---
name: "John Lynch"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-lynch"
fi1m_id: "john-lynch"
imdb_id: "nm0001487"
tmdb_id: 28743
wikidata_id: "Q267356"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 December 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T15:18:35.025544+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Lynch

## Identity

John Lynch

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-lynch
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-lynch
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001487
- **TMDB ID:** 28743
- **Wikidata ID:** Q267356
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267356, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001487/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28743

Actor. Born 26 December 1961 in Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 December 1961, Corrinshego, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** 존 린치 분, جان لینچ
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 73 (2), 2000s 65 (1), 2010s 68 (2), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 73 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 3, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $125m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267356, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001487/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/28743

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Blue Lights*](https://film.one/tv/blue-lights.md) (82)
- **AMC+:** [*The Fall*](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md) (73)
- **Peacock:** [*Sliding Doors*](https://film.one/film/sliding-doors.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Lynch is a Northern Irish actor and novelist. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and began his career in the early 1980s.

His film roles include Paul Hill in *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Lord Archibald Craven in *The Secret Garden* (1993), Gerry in *Sliding Doors* (1998), and Kilmartin in *The Watchers* (2024). On television he has played Jim Burns in *The Fall* (2013–2016), Balinor in *Merlin* (2008), and James McIntyre in *Blue Lights* (2023). He won the AFI Award for Best Actor for *Angel Baby* (1995).

Lynch has written the novels *Torn Water* (2005) and *Falling Out of Heaven* (2010). His sister Susan Lynch is also an actress.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Blue Lights* (2023), Fi1m 82, as James McIntyre — [page](https://film.one/tv/blue-lights.md)
- *Shetland* (2013), Fi1m 62, as Frank Blake — [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *The Fall* (2013), Fi1m 73, as Jim Burns — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md)
- *Bleak House* (2005), Fi1m 65, as Nemo / Captain James Hawdon — [page](https://film.one/tv/bleak-house.md)
- *Sliding Doors* (1998), Fi1m 63, as Gerry — [page](https://film.one/film/sliding-doors.md)
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Fi1m 83, as Paul Hill — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)

## Complete filmography (87)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sew Torn* (2025), as Hudson Armitage
- *The Watchers* (2024), as Kilmartin
- *Blue Lights* (2023), series, as James McIntyre — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/blue-lights.md)
- *Starting Tomorrow I'll Get Up Late* (2023), Actor
- *Boys from County Hell* (2021), as George Bogue
- *The Banishing* (2021), as Malachi
- *Caravan* (2020), as Sam
- *The Head* (2020), series, as Arthur Wilde
- *Kissing Candice* (2018), as Donal
- *Paul, Apostle of Christ* (2018), as Aquila
- *Number One* (2017), as Gary
- *Upstream* (2017), as Sean
- *Pilgrimage* (2017), as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran
- *Detour* (2017), as Frank Malone
- *One of Us* (2016), series, as Bill Douglas
- *Alleycats* (2016), as Redman
- *The Trials of Jimmy Rose* (2015), series, as DI Steve McIntyre
- *Scintilla* (2014), as Powell
- *The Assets* (2014), series, as Vitaly Yurchenko
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, as Frankie
- *The Fall* (2013), series, as Jim Burns — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fall-2013.md)
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Frank Blake — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *Möbius* (2013), as Joshua
- *Labyrinth* (2012), series, as Simeon de Montfort
- *Private Peaceful* (2012), as Sergeant Hanley
- *Ghosted* (2011), as Jack
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Edmund Fulwell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Night of the Hunt* (2011), as Narrator (voice)
- *13Hrs* (2010), as McRae
- *Black Death* (2010), as Wolfstan
- *Mo* (2010), as Gerry Adams
- *Holy Water* (2009), as Tom Gaffney
- *The Tournament* (2009), as Gene Walker
- *Merlin* (2008), series, as Balinor
- *The Passion* (2008), series, as Sagan
- *In Tranzit* (2008), as Yakov
- *The Yellow House* (2007), as Paul Gaugin
- *Lassie* (2005), as Sam Carraclough
- *Isolation* (2005), as Dan
- *Bleak House* (2005), series, as Nemo / Captain James Hawdon — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/bleak-house.md)
- *The Bridge of San Luis Rey* (2004), as Captain Alvarado
- *Alien Hunter* (2003), as Dr. Michael Straub
- *Conspiracy of Silence* (2003), as Father Francis
- *Evelyn* (2002), as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Davie King — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *The Jury* (2002), series, as Alan Lane
- *Puckoon* (2002), as O'Brien
- *The Seventh Stream* (2001), as Tomas Dunhill
- *blur | The Best Of* (2000), Cinematography
- *Boston Public* (2000), series, as Jerry
- *The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song* (2000), as Sean O'Casey
- *Best* (2000), as George Best · Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Quarry* (1998), as The Man
- *Sliding Doors* (1998), as Gerry — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/sliding-doors.md)
- *Night Train* (1998), Director
- *This Is the Sea* (1997), as Padhar McAliskey
- *Nothing Personal* (1996), as Liam
- *Some Mother's Son* (1996), as Bobby Sands
- *Moll Flanders* (1996), as Fielding
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Tom Flannery
- *Angel Baby* (1995), as Harry
- *Princess Caraboo* (1994), as Amon McCarthy
- *Words Upon the Window Pane* (1994), as John Corbet
- *The Secret of Roan Inish* (1994), as Tadhg
- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), as Paul Hill — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)
- *The Secret Garden* (1993), as Lord Archibald Craven
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Father Mel Davey
- *He-Play She-Play* (1993), series, as Jim
- *Monkey Boy* (1992), as Peter Carson
- *The Railway Station Man* (1992), as Damian Sweeney
- *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), series, as Sean O'Casey
- *Edward II* (1991), as Spencer
- *Out of the Blue* (1991), as Rudy
- *Chimera* (1991), series, as Peter Carson
- *All Good Things* (1991), series, as Vincent Gibney
- *Hardware* (1990), as Shades
- *1871* (1990), as O'Brien
- *Who Bombed Birmingham?* (1990), as IRA man in cottage
- *Making Out* (1989), series, Actor
- *The Play on One* (1988), series, as Rudy
- *The Modern World: Ten Great Writers* (1988), series, as Stephen Dedalus
- *James Joyce's 'Ulysses'* (1988), as Stephen Dedalus
- *Waiting Tables* (1986), Actor
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Spencer, Damian Sweeney
- *Cal* (1984), as Cal
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Tomas Dunhill

## Awards

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1985: Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (nominated), for *Cal*

### Other awards — 1 won

- AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1995: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (won), for *Angel Baby*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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