Finbar Lynch

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Finbar Lynch
Born (1959-08-28) 28 August 1959 (age 65)
Dublin, Ireland
Other namesBarry Lynch
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
Spouse Niamh Cusack
Children Calam Lynch

Finbar Lynch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor.

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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. [1]

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. [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]

Personal life

Lynch is married to actress Niamh Cusack and they have a son, Calam Lynch, who is also an actor. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983The SchoonerJoe
1986 Rawhead Rex Andy Johnson
1996A Midsummer Night's Dream Puck / Philostrate
2003 To Kill a King Cousin Henry [8]
2004 Mathilde The Major
2013 The Numbers Station Michaels
2015 Child 44 Doctor Boris Zarubin
Suffragette Hugh Ellyn
Departure Philip
2016Property of the StateHeffernan
2018 Black '47 Brown
2020 Adventures of a Mathematician G. D. Birkhoff
The World We KnewCarpenter [9]
2022York Witches' SocietyMatthias [10]
2023 Unwelcome Father Brendan
TBA Hedda TBAPost-production [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982–1983 Les Poneys sauvages George (aged 18)4 episodes
1983–1987 Glenroe Matt Moran
1987Three Wishes for JamieMattie (uncredited)Television film
1988 Small World Persse McGarrigle6 episodes
1994 Between the Lines Danny McLaughlinEpisode: "Shoot to Kill"
1998 Performance EdmundEpisode: "King Lear"
The Scold's Bridle Dave Hughes2 episodes
Riddler's Moon Kevin SandersTelevision film
1999 Holby City StrangerEpisode: "Tidings of Comfort and Joy"
2000 Waking the Dead Jimmy Marshall2 episodes [5]
Second Sight: Hide and Seek Gavin FinnTelevision film
2001 Mind Games DCI Chris MedwynterTelevision film
The Lost Battalion Pvt. FergusonTelevision film
2003 Red Cap Liam YoungEpisode: "Cold War"
2004–2005 Proof Terry CorcoranMain role
2005 Dalziel and Pascoe Dave Cashman2 episodes
Born with Two MothersNarrator (voice)Television film
2007Richard Is My BoyfriendNarrator (voice)Television film
Comedy Showcase Concrete O'HaraEpisode: "The Eejits"
2008 Inspector George Gently Ruairi O'ConnellEpisode: "The Burning Man" [6]
2012 Silk Jody Farr4 episodes [12]
The Hollow Crown Lord MarshalEpisode: "Richard II"
2013 Breathless Monty Meecher5 episodes
2014 DCI Banks Ian Bassett2 episodes
Game of Thrones Farmer HamletEpisode: "Breaker of Chains"
2015 Foyle's War Avraham GreenfeldEpisode: "Trespass"
The Musketeers BaltasarEpisode: "The Good Traitor"
Antigone at the BarbicanTeiresiasTelevision film
2019 Treadstone Dr. Martin Wells3 episodes
The Feed AidenEpisode #1.8
The Mallorca Files PacoEpisode: "The Oligarch's Icon" [7]
2020 Devils William TrevorEpisode #1.4
2022 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Vice President Robert Fleming3 episodes
2024 The Regime Joseph VernhamEpisode: "The Heroes' Banquet" [13]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Q&A: Finbar Lynch". officiallondontheatre.com. Official London Theatre. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. 1 2 3 Brady, Tara (14 May 2022). "Calam Lynch, the Cusack acting dynasty's brightest new star". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 "Waking the Dead". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Inspector George Gently". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. 1 2 "The Mallorca Files". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Elley, Derek (12 May 2003). "To Kill a King". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Unsworth, Martin. "The World We Knew [FrightFest October 2020]". starburstmagazine.com. Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "York Witches' Society". highfieldgrangestudios.co.uk. Highfield Grange Studios. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ↑ Grobar, Matt (8 January 2024). "Orion Pictures' 'Hedda' Adds Imogen Poots & Five Others". deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Silk". bbc.com. BBC Media Centre. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Baldwin, Kristen (1 March 2024). "The Regime review: Kate Winslet's dictatorship dramedy falls flat". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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