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John Lynch

Actor • Born 1961

John Lynch

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About

John Lynch (born 26 December 1961) is an Irish actor and novelist from Northern Ireland. He won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for the 1995 film Angel Baby. His other film appearances include Cal (1984), The Secret Garden (1993), In the Name of the Father (1993), Sliding Doors (1998), The Fall (2013–2016), Medici (2019), The Head (2020), and The Banishing (2021). Lynch has also written two novels, Torn Water (2005) and Falling Out of Heaven (2010).

Known for

Silent Witness posterSilent WitnessSeries • 1996Vera posterVeraSeries • 2011Shetland posterShetlandSeries • 2013Peak Practice posterPeak PracticeSeries • 1993Spooks posterSpooksSeries • 2002Boston Public posterBoston PublicSeries • 2000Merlin posterMerlinSeries • 2008Natural World posterNatural WorldSeries • 1983Screen Two posterScreen TwoSeries • 1985Blue Lights posterBlue LightsSeries • 2023The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles posterThe Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSeries • 1992Crossing Lines posterCrossing LinesSeries • 2013The Watchers posterThe WatchersMovie • 2024The Head posterThe HeadSeries • 2020The Fall posterThe FallSeries • 2013The Play on One posterThe Play on OneSeries • 1988Bleak House posterBleak HouseSeries • 2005In the Name of the Father posterIn the Name of the FatherMovie • 1993Paul, Apostle of Christ posterPaul, Apostle of ChristMovie • 2018Pilgrimage posterPilgrimageMovie • 2017The Secret Garden posterThe Secret GardenMovie • 1993One of Us posterOne of UsSeries • 2016Sliding Doors posterSliding DoorsMovie • 1998Hardware posterHardwareMovie • 1990