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Director
John Lynch
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Cinematography (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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Lynch.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Lynch.
7.9
In the Name of the Father
as Paul Hill
1993 Movie
7.6
Paul, Apostle of Christ
as Aquila
2018 Movie
7.4
The Secret Garden
as Lord Archibald Craven
1993 Movie
6.7
The Secret of Roan Inish
as Tadhg
1994 Movie
6.6
Sliding Doors
as Gerry
1998 Movie
6.4
Evelyn
as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
2002 Movie
6.4
Lassie
as Sam Carraclough
2005 Movie
6.4
The Watchers
as Kilmartin
2024 Movie
6.3
Detour
as Frank Malone
2017 Movie
6.1
Moll Flanders
as Fielding
1996 Movie
6.1
Black Death
as Wolfstan
2010 Movie
6.0
Pilgrimage
as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
2017 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Lynch.
7.8
Merlin
as Balinor • 2 eps
2008 Series
7.7
Spooks
as Davie King • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.7
The Fall
as Jim Burns • 17 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Shetland
as Frank Blake • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Silent Witness
as Tom Flannery • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.4
Blue Lights
as James McIntyre • 6 eps
2023 Series
7.4
Vera
as Edmund Fulwell • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.1
The Head
as Arthur Wilde • 18 eps
2020 Series
6.7
Crossing Lines
as Frankie • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.6
One of Us
as Bill Douglas • 4 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Lynch.
5.9
Hardware
as Shades
1990 Movie
6.4
Lassie
as Sam Carraclough
2005 Movie
5.4
Princess Caraboo
as Amon McCarthy
1994 Movie
5.1
Alleycats
as Redman
2016 Movie
6.1
Moll Flanders
as Fielding
1996 Movie
6.4
The Watchers
as Kilmartin
2024 Movie
5.5
In Tranzit
as Yakov
2008 Movie
5.5
Kissing Candice
as Donal
2018 Movie
7.4
The Secret Garden
as Lord Archibald Craven
1993 Movie
5.9
The Tournament
as Gene Walker
2009 Movie
7.9
In the Name of the Father
as Paul Hill
1993 Movie
7.6
Paul, Apostle of Christ
as Aquila
2018 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Lynch.
7.4
Vera
as Edmund Fulwell • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Silent Witness
as Tom Flannery • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.8
Merlin
as Balinor • 2 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Shetland
as Frank Blake • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.7
Spooks
as Davie King • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Boston Public
as Jerry • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.1
Peak Practice
as Father Mel Davey • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.4
Natural World
as Narrator • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.7
The Fall
as Jim Burns • 17 eps
2013 Series
6.7
Arli$$
1 eps
1996 Series
6.8
Trial & Retribution
2 eps
1997 Series
7.4
Blue Lights
as James McIntyre • 6 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Lynch.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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