John Lynch (born 26 December 1961) is an Irish actor and novelist. 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) and Sliding Doors (1998). He
has also written two novels, Torn Water (2005) and Falling Out of
Heaven (2010).Lynch was born in Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern
Ireland. He attended St Colman's College, Newry. He began acting in
Irish language-medium plays at school during the early years of the
conflict in Northern Ireland. He is the eldest of five children of an
Irish father and an Italian mother from Trivento (Campobasso). His
younger sister Susan and his nephew Thomas Finnegan are also
actors.Lynch has appeared in numerous films related to Northern
Ireland's problems such as Cal (1984) with Helen Mirren, In the Name
of the Father (1993) with Daniel Day-Lewis, The Railway Station Man
(1992) with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, Nothing Personal and
Some Mother's Son (1996), also with Mirren, as well as the
Irish-themed film Evelyn (2002).
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) and Sliding Doors (1998). He
has also written two novels, Torn Water (2005) and Falling Out of
Heaven (2010).Lynch was born in Corrinshego, County Armagh, Northern
Ireland. He attended St Colman's College, Newry. He began acting in
Irish language-medium plays at school during the early years of the
conflict in Northern Ireland. He is the eldest of five children of an
Irish father and an Italian mother from Trivento (Campobasso). His
younger sister Susan and his nephew Thomas Finnegan are also
actors.Lynch has appeared in numerous films related to Northern
Ireland's problems such as Cal (1984) with Helen Mirren, In the Name
of the Father (1993) with Daniel Day-Lewis, The Railway Station Man
(1992) with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, Nothing Personal and
Some Mother's Son (1996), also with Mirren, as well as the
Irish-themed film Evelyn (2002).
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