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Acting

John Lynch

Career: Active from 1984 to 2025, busiest in 1991 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 27
top three billing

Average score: 59/100

Highest rated: In the Name of the Father
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Lynch Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Situational Comedy
1.3, average 2.7
Pop Culture
0.8, average 2.2
Physical Comedy
1.2, average 2.4
Absurdist Humor
1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 7
Gritty Realism 4
Moral Ambiguity 4
Tragic Romance 4
Character Study 3
Historical Setting 3
Psychological Tension 3
Survival Story 2
Psychological Struggle 2
Bleak & Intense 2
Romantic Drama 2
Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 62

Sew Torn

71

as Hudson Armitage

The Watchers

46

as Kilmartin

Blue Lights

83

TV show · as James McIntyre

The Banishing

43

as Malachi

Boys from County Hell

65

as George Bogue

The Head

67

TV show · as Arthur Wilde

Caravan

as Sam

2010s

23 titles · average score 60

Paul, Apostle of Christ

62

as Aquila

Kissing Candice

63

as Donal

Pilgrimage

62

as The Herbalist - Brother Ciaran

Upstream

as Sean

Detour

55

as Frank Malone

Alleycats

47

as Redman

The Trials of Jimmy Rose

57

TV show · as DI Steve McIntyre

Scintilla

38

as Powell

The Fall

80

TV show · as Jim Burns

Möbius

58

as Joshua

Ghosted

45

as Jack

Black Death

65

as Wolfstan

2000s

21 titles · average score 59

Holy Water

29

as Tom Gaffney

In Tranzit

52

as Yakov

Merlin

75

TV show · as Balinor

The Yellow House

as Paul Gaugin

Lassie

76

as Sam Carraclough

Isolation

59

as Dan

Alien Hunter

40

as Dr. Michael Straub

Evelyn

64

as Senior Counsel Mr. Wolfe

Spooks

80

TV show · as Davie King

Best

45

as George Best

Boston Public

49

TV show · as Jerry

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song

62

as Sean O'Casey

1990s

26 titles · average score 66

Sliding Doors

64

as Gerry

Night Train

66

Director

Moll Flanders

53

as Fielding

Nothing Personal

56

as Liam

Angel Baby

68

as Harry

The Secret of Roan Inish

72

as Tadhg

In the Name of the Father

86

as Paul Hill

The Secret Garden

78

as Lord Archibald Craven

The Railway Station Man

60

as Damian Sweeney

Chimera

62

TV show · as Peter Carson

Out of the Blue

as Rudy

Hardware

49

as Shades

1980s

7 titles · average score 76

Making Out

TV show

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

as Stephen Dedalus

The Play on One

TV show · as Rudy

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

TV show · as Stephen Dedalus

Screen Two

68

TV show · as Damian Sweeney / Spencer

Cal

79

as Cal

Natural World

80

TV show · as Narrator

1950s

1 title · average score 84

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Tomas Dunhill