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Born | Calam Finbar Lynch 7 November 1994 Warwickshire, England |
Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2017–present |
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Calam Finbar Lynch (born 7 November 1994) is a British actor of Irish descent. 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).
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]
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 is set to portray a young Cary Grant in the ITV drama series 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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Dunkirk | Deal Sailor | |
2019 | Poppycock | Lawrence Bower | Short film |
2020 | Black Beauty | George Winthorp | |
2021 | Benediction | Stephen Tennant | |
2023 | Taming a Seahorse | Nathan | Short film |
TBA | The Upside of Falling Down | Pre-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Mrs Wilson | Gordon Wilson | |
2019 | Derry Girls | John-Paul O'Reilly | Episode: "The Prom" |
2022 | Bridgerton | Theo Sharpe | 6 episodes |
2023 | Archie | Archie | 3 episodes |
2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | ||
TBA | Miss Austen | TBA | In-production [12] |
Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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2018 | Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | Rose Theatre Kingston |
2019 | Wife | Eric / Cas | Kiln Theatre, London |
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