Finbar Lynch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor.
Finbar Lynch | |
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Born | Dublin, Ireland | 28 August 1959
Nationality | Irish |
Other names | Barry Lynch |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Niamh Cusack |
Children | Calam Lynch |
Early life
editLynch 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 2 brothers.[1]
Career
editBack 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. 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 Tennessee Williams play Not About Nightingales.[2]
Lynch's television work includes recurring appearances in the soap opera Glenroe, Proof, Breathless and the miniseries Small World; as Doctor Martin Wells in the Bourne spin-off television series Treadstone, along with as minor appearances in Waking the Dead, Dalziel and Pascoe, Inspector George Gently, DCI Banks, Game of Thrones, Foyle's War, and The Mallorca Files.[citation needed]
Personal life
editLynch is married to actress Niamh Cusack and they have a son, Calam Lynch, who is also an actor.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Finbar Lynch at IMDb