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).

John Lynch

Acting Born December 26, 1961 Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK

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).

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Silent Witness

Tom Flannery

Vera

Edmund Fulwell

Shetland

Frank Blake

Peak Practice

Father Mel Davey

Spooks

Davie King

Boston Public

Jerry

Merlin

Balinor

Screen Two

Spencer

Screen Two

Damian Sweeney

Natural World

Narrator

Blue Lights

James McIntyre

Crossing Lines

Frankie