| Finbar Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1959-08-28) 28 August 1959 (age 65) Dublin, Ireland |
| Other names | Barry Lynch |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Niamh Cusack |
| Children | Calam Lynch |
Finbar Lynch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor.
Early life
Lynch was born in Dublin and, at the age of 11, moved with his family to the village of Inverin, County Galway, where his father ran a clothing factory under a scheme to encourage business investment in Gaeltacht areas. Lynch has two brothers.
Career
Back in Dublin at the age of 18, Lynch doorknocked local theatres seeking acting work but was turned down due to lack of experience. Working as a stagehand, he successfully auditioned for a minor role in the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire, which started off his acting career. In 1999, Lynch was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for his performance as Canary Jim in the Broadway run of the rediscovered Williams play Not About Nightingales.
Lynch's television work includes recurring appearances in the soap opera Glenroe, Proof, Breathless and the miniseries Small World; as Doctor Martin Wells in the Bourne spin-off television series Treadstone, along with as minor appearances in Waking the Dead, Dalziel and Pascoe, Inspector George Gently, DCI Banks, Game of Thrones, Foyle's War, and The Mallorca Files.
Personal life
Lynch is married to actress Niamh Cusack and they have a son, Calam Lynch, who is also an actor.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Schooner | Joe | |
| 1986 | Rawhead Rex | Andy Johnson | |
| 1996 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck / Philostrate | |
| 2003 | To Kill a King | Cousin Henry | |
| 2004 | Mathilde | The Major | |
| 2013 | The Numbers Station | Michaels | |
| 2015 | Child 44 | Doctor Boris Zarubin | |
| Suffragette | Hugh Ellyn | ||
| Departure | Philip | ||
| 2016 | Property of the State | Heffernan | |
| 2018 | Black '47 | Brown | |
| 2020 | Adventures of a Mathematician | G. D. Birkhoff | |
| The World We Knew | Carpenter | ||
| 2022 | York Witches' Society | Matthias | |
| 2023 | Unwelcome | Father Brendan | |
| TBA | Hedda | TBA | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1983 | Les Poneys sauvages | George (aged 18) | 4 episodes |
| 1983–1987 | Glenroe | Matt Moran | |
| 1987 | Three Wishes for Jamie | Mattie (uncredited) | Television film |
| 1988 | Small World | Persse McGarrigle | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Between the Lines | Danny McLaughlin | Episode: "Shoot to Kill" |
| 1998 | Performance | Edmund | Episode: "King Lear" |
| The Scold's Bridle | Dave Hughes | 2 episodes | |
| Riddler's Moon | Kevin Sanders | Television film | |
| 1999 | Holby City | Stranger | Episode: "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead | Jimmy Marshall | 2 episodes |
| Second Sight: Hide and Seek | Gavin Finn | Television film | |
| 2001 | Mind Games | DCI Chris Medwynter | Television film |
| The Lost Battalion | Pvt. Ferguson | Television film | |
| 2003 | Red Cap | Liam Young | Episode: "Cold War" |
| 2004–2005 | Proof | Terry Corcoran | Main role |
| 2005 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Dave Cashman | 2 episodes |
| Born with Two Mothers | Narrator (voice) | Television film | |
| 2007 | Richard Is My Boyfriend | Narrator (voice) | Television film |
| Comedy Showcase | Concrete O'Hara | Episode: "The Eejits" | |
| 2008 | Inspector George Gently | Ruairi O'Connell | Episode: "The Burning Man" |
| 2012 | Silk | Jody Farr | 2 episodes |
| The Hollow Crown | Lord Marshal | Episode: "Richard II" | |
| 2013 | Breathless | Monty Meecher | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | DCI Banks | Ian Bassett | 2 episodes |
| Game of Thrones | Farmer Hamlet | Episode: "Breaker of Chains" | |
| 2015 | Foyle's War | Avraham Greenfeld | Episode: "Trespass" |
| The Musketeers | Baltasar | Episode: "The Good Traitor" | |
| Antigone at the Barbican | Teiresias | Television film | |
| 2019 | Treadstone | Dr. Martin Wells | 3 episodes |
| The Feed | Aiden | Episode #1.8 | |
| The Mallorca Files | Paco | Episode: "The Oligarch's Icon" | |
| 2020 | Devils | William Trevor | Episode #1.4 |
| 2022 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Vice President Robert Fleming | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | The Regime | Joseph Vernham | Episode: "The Heroes' Banquet" |
References
- Toner, Niall (17 April 2011). "Time and place: Finbar Lynch". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- "Q&A: Finbar Lynch". officiallondontheatre.com. Official London Theatre. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ O'Haire, Patricia (7 April 1999). "Irish Actor Makes It To B'way Via Tennessee Lynch Knocked About Before Landing 'Nightingales'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Brady, Tara (14 May 2022). "Calam Lynch, the Cusack acting dynasty's brightest new star". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Waking the Dead". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Inspector George Gently". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "The Mallorca Files". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- Elley, Derek (12 May 2003). "To Kill a King". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- Unsworth, Martin. "The World We Knew [FrightFest October 2020]". starburstmagazine.com. Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- "York Witches' Society". highfieldgrangestudios.co.uk. Highfield Grange Studios. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- Grobar, Matt (8 January 2024). "Orion Pictures' 'Hedda' Adds Imogen Poots & Five Others". deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- "Silk". bbc.com. BBC Media Centre. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- Baldwin, Kristen (1 March 2024). "The Regime review: Kate Winslet's dictatorship dramedy falls flat". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
External links
- Finbar Lynch at IMDb