Finbar Lynch
Finbar Lynch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1959 Dublin, Ireland |
| Other names | Barry Lynch |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Niamh Cusack |
| Children | Calam Lynch |
| Relatives | Cyril Cusack (father-in-law) Maureen Cusack (mother-in-law) |
Finbar Lynch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]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.[2] 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.[3]
Lynch's television work includes recurring appearances in the soap opera Glenroe,[4] Proof, Breathless and the miniseries Small World; as Doctor Martin Wells in the Bourne spin-off television series Treadstone,[4] along with as minor appearances in Waking the Dead,[5] Dalziel and Pascoe, Inspector George Gently,[6] DCI Banks, Game of Thrones,[4] Foyle's War, and The Mallorca Files.[7]
In November 2025, it was announced that Lynch will star in the thriller film Banquet, directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, alongside Meghann Fahy, Alfie Williams, and Corey Mylchreest, and will be produced by David Yates.[8]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Lynch is married to actress Niamh Cusack and they have a son, Calam Lynch, who is also an actor.[3]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
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| 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 | [9] |
| 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 | [10] | |
| 2022 | York Witches' Society | Matthias | [11] |
| 2023 | Unwelcome | Father Brendan | |
| 2025 | Hedda | Professor Greenwood | [12] |
| The Governor | Klemens von Metternich | [13] | |
| TBA | Banquet † | TBA | Filming |
Television
[edit | edit source]| 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[5] |
| 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"[6] |
| 2012 | Silk | Jody Farr | 4 episodes[14] |
| 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"[7] | |
| 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"[15] |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Finbar Lynch at IMDb
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