Acting credits
82
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Lynch
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 57Series: 27Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 28743
IMDb ID: nm0001487
Known for: Acting
Born: December 26, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.39
Wikidata: Q267356
Also known as
Джон Линч • 존 린치 분 • جان لینچ
Other jobs
Cinematography (1)Director (1)Writer (1)
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Lynch.
7.0
Sew Torn
as Hudson Armitage
2025 Movie
6.4
The Watchers
as Kilmartin
2024 Movie
5.0
Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late
2023 Movie
5.7
Boys from County Hell
as George Bogue
2021 Movie
5.1
The Banishing
as Malachi
2021 Movie
Caravan
as Sam
2020 Movie
5.5
Kissing Candice
as Donal
2018 Movie
7.6
Paul, Apostle of Christ
as Aquila
2018 Movie
6.1
Number One
as Gary
2017 Movie
6.2
Upstream
as Sean
2017 Movie
6.0
Pilgrimage
as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
2017 Movie
6.3
Detour
as Frank Malone
2017 Movie
5.1
Alleycats
as Redman
2016 Movie
5.0
Scintilla
as Powell
2014 Movie
5.7
Möbius
as Joshua
2013 Movie
6.6
Private Peaceful
as Sergeant Hanley
2012 Movie
5.2
Ghosted
as Jack
2011 Movie
8.0
Night of the Hunt
as Narrator (voice)
2011 Movie
4.3
13Hrs
as McRae
2010 Movie
6.1
Black Death
as Wolfstan
2010 Movie
5.7
Mo
as Gerry Adams
2010 Movie
5.6
Holy Water
as Tom Gaffney
2009 Movie
5.9
The Tournament
as Gene Walker
2009 Movie
5.5
In Tranzit
as Yakov
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Lynch.
7.4
Blue Lights
as James McIntyre • 6 eps
2023 Series
7.1
The Head
as Arthur Wilde • 18 eps
2020 Series
6.6
One of Us
as Bill Douglas • 4 eps
2016 Series
4.8
The Trials of Jimmy Rose
as DI Steve McIntyre • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.0
The Assets
as Vitaly Yurchenko • 8 eps
2014 Series
6.7
Crossing Lines
as Frankie • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.7
The Fall
as Jim Burns • 17 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Shetland
as Frank Blake • 2 eps
2013 Series
5.4
Labyrinth
as Simeon de Montfort • 2 eps
2012 Series
7.4
Vera
as Edmund Fulwell • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Merlin
as Balinor • 2 eps
2008 Series
5.3
The Passion
as Sagan • 6 eps
2008 Series
Movie Connections
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
8.1
Bleak House
as Nemo / Captain James Hawdon • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Spooks
as Davie King • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.8
The Jury
as Alan Lane • 5 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Boston Public
as Jerry • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.8
Trial & Retribution
2 eps
1997 Series
6.7
Arli$$
1 eps
1996 Series
7.5
Silent Witness
as Tom Flannery • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.1
Peak Practice
as Father Mel Davey • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.0
Chimera
as Peter Carson • 4 eps
1991 Series
All Good Things
as Vincent Gibney • 6 eps
1991 Series
5.8
Making Out
8 eps
1989 Series