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John Lynch

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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).

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

In the Name of the Father

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Assets

As Vitaly Yurchenko

The Secret Garden

As Lord Archibald Craven

Sliding Doors

As Gerry

Alien Hunter

As Dr. Michael Straub

Princess Caraboo

As Amon McCarthy

The Secret of Roan Inish

As Tadhg

The Railway Station Man

As Damian Sweeney

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The Quiet Art of the British Character Actor

Eight films that celebrate the scene-stealers, the scene-setters, and the soul of British cinema: the character actors who make every frame richer.

8 films

Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

Acted

The Assets

2014 · Vitaly Yurchenko

Alien Hunter

2003 · Dr. Michael Straub

Sliding Doors

1998 · Gerry

Princess Caraboo

1994 · Amon McCarthy

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994 · Tadhg

In the Name of the Father

1993 · Paul Hill

The Secret Garden

1993 · Lord Archibald Craven

The Railway Station Man

1992 · Damian Sweeney