Finbar Lynch

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Finbar Lynch
Born (1959-08-28) 28 August 1959 (age 66)
Dublin, Ireland
Other namesBarry Lynch
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present
SpouseNiamh Cusack
ChildrenCalam Lynch
RelativesCyril Cusack (father-in-law)
Maureen Cusack (mother-in-law)

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

Early life

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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

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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

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

Filmography

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Film

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
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

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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]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Brady, Tara (14 May 2022). "Calam Lynch, the Cusack acting dynasty's brightest new star". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Waking the Dead". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Inspector George Gently". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "The Mallorca Files". bbc.co.uk. BBC One. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ^ Ritman, Alex (5 November 2025). "Corey Mylchreest and Alfie Williams Join Meghann Fahy in Supernatural Thriller 'Banquet' From 'May December' Producer Project Infinity and XYZ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  9. ^ Elley, Derek (12 May 2003). "To Kill a King". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ^ Unsworth, Martin. "The World We Knew [FrightFest October 2020]". starburstmagazine.com. Starburst Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ "York Witches' Society". highfieldgrangestudios.co.uk. Highfield Grange Studios. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (8 January 2024). "Orion Pictures' 'Hedda' Adds Imogen Poots & Five Others". deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Kapodistrias': Smaragdis' Cinematic Ode to Greece's First Governor". greekcitytimes.com. 28 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Silk". bbc.com. BBC Media Centre. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  15. ^ 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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