Calam Lynch

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Calam Lynch
Born
Calam Finbar Lynch

(1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30)
Warwickshire, England
Alma mater Somerville College, Oxford
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
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Calam Finbar Lynch (born 7 November 1994) is a British actor. His films include the Disney adaptation of Black Beauty (2020) and Terence Davies' Benediction (2021). On television, he appeared in the BBC One drama Mrs Wilson (2018) and the second season of the Netflix series Bridgerton (2022).

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Early life

Lynch was born in Warwickshire to Irish actors Niamh Cusack and Finbar Lynch. He spent some of his childhood in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire and went to the local primary academy while his parents worked in Manchester. [1] They then moved to Barnes, South West London. Lynch attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith before going on to study classics at Somerville College, Oxford, graduating in 2017. [2] Originally interested in football, he became inspired to act by his cousin Max Irons and participated in stage productions during his time at university. [3] [4]

Career

In his third and final year at Oxford, Lynch signed with an agent and appeared in Dunkirk . After graduating, he played Claudio in the Rose Theatre Kingston production of Much Ado About Nothing and Gordon Wilson, the son of the titular character played by Ruth Wilson in the BBC One miniseries Mrs Wilson . [5] That same year, Lynch had a guest role as John-Paul O'Reilly in an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls . [6] He appeared in Wife at the Kiln Theatre in 2019. [7]

Lynch starred in the 2020 adaptation of Black Beauty opposite Mackenzie Foy, which was released on Disney+. [8] He played Stephen Tennant in the Terence Davies-directed biographical film Benediction followed by a role of Theo Sharpe in season 2 of the Netflix period drama Bridgerton . [9] He portrayed young Cary Grant in the 2023 ITV miniseries Archie . [10] In 2022, it was announced that Lynch will appear in a recurring role in the second season of the Amazon Prime Video fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Dunkirk Deal Sailor
2020 Black Beauty George Winthorp
2021 Benediction Stephen Tennant

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Mrs Wilson Gordon Wilson3 episodes
2019 Derry Girls John-Paul O'ReillyEpisode: "The Prom"
2022 Bridgerton Theo Sharpe6 episodes
2023 The Long Shadow PC Robert HydesEpisode #1.7
Archie Archie 3 episodes
2024 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power CamnirSeason 2 [12]
Sweetpea AJMain role [13]
TBA Miss Austen TBAPost-production [14]
TBA Outrageous Bryan Guinness

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenue
2018 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio Rose Theatre Kingston
2019WifeEric / Cas Kiln Theatre, London

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