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

Early life

Lynch was born in Dublin, and at the age of 11, moved with his family to the village of Inverin,

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where his father ran a clothing factory under a scheme to encourage business investment in

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areas. Lynch has 2 brothers.

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

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play ''

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'', which started off his acting career. In 1999, Lynch was nominated for the

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and

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for his performance as Canary Jim in the Broadway run of the rediscovered Tennessee Williams play '' Not About Nightingales''. Lynch's television work includes recurring appearances in the soap opera ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Breathless'' and the miniseries '' Small World''; as Doctor Martin Wells in the '' Bourne'' spin-off television series ''

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'', along with as minor appearances in '' Waking the Dead'', '' Dalziel and Pascoe'', '' Inspector George Gently'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Foyle's War ''Foyle's War'' is a British detective drama television series set during and shortly after the Second World War, created by ''Midsomer Murders'' screenwriter and author Anthony Horowitz and commissioned by ITV after the long-running series ...

'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Finbar 1959 births Living people Irish male stage actors Irish male television actors Irish male film actors Male actors from County Galway Male actors from Dublin (city)