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).
Awards & recognition
- AACTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1995
- BAFTA Award — Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles · 1985 · nominated
Filmography47 titles
Bleak House
In the Name of the Father
Merlin
The Fall
Spooks
Paul, Apostle of Christ
Blue Lights
Shetland
Silent Witness
Vera
The Secret Garden
Natural World
The Seventh Stream
The Head
The Jury
The Assets
Some Mother's Son
Sew Torn
Crossing Lines
Angel Baby
The Secret of Roan Inish
Private Peaceful
Sliding Doors
Evelyn
The Watchers
Detour
Edward II
Black Death
Moll Flanders
Pilgrimage
This Is the Sea
The Tournament
Cal
Möbius
Mo
Hard Times
Boys from County Hell
Princess Caraboo
Kissing Candice
In Tranzit
Isolation
Labyrinth
The Banishing
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Alien Hunter
The Hybrid
Night Wolf