John Lynch
Biography
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).
Filmography
Sew Torn
2025
as Hudson Armitage
The Watchers
2024
as Kilmartin
Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
2023
Boys from County Hell
2021
as George Bogue
The Banishing
2021
as Malachi
Caravan
2020
as Sam
Kissing Candice
2018
as Donal
Paul, Apostle of Christ
2018
as Aquila
Number One
2017
as Gary
Upstream
2017
as Sean
Pilgrimage
2017
as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
Detour
2017
as Frank Malone
Alleycats
2016
as Redman
Scintilla
2014
as Powell
Möbius
2013
as Joshua
Private Peaceful
2012
as Sergeant Hanley
Ghosted
2011
as Jack
Night of the Hunt
2011
as Narrator (voice)
13Hrs
2010
as McRae
Black Death
2010
as Wolfstan
Mo
2010
as Gerry Adams
Holy Water
2009
as Tom Gaffney
The Tournament
2009
as Gene Walker
In Tranzit
2008
as Yakov