Lynn Rafferty
Biography
A queer Irish actress originally from Dublin's north inner city who now splits her time between Dublin and Toronto. Trained in Bull Alley Performing arts school and The Gaiety school of acting. Recent credits include BBC / Showtime TV series The Woman in the Wall, and the feature film Just Frankie is set to begin filming. Lynn can be seen across North America in the highly anticipated TV crime movie Bad Behind Bars, based on the actual events story of the notorious murderer Jodie Arias; Lynn plays one of the three lead roles Tracy Brown. Other credits include North Sea Connecion on BBC4 and A&E across North America for Mopar and Subotica Productions. Also a working voice actor, Lynn is a series regular in the top Netflix Cartoon series Daniel Spellbound; other voice work includes the lead character Thorn in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Seige video game for Ubisoft. Previous credits, The Expanse season 6 for Amazon. She is best known for her lead role as Detective Inspector Jen Rooney in the critically acclaimed Irish crime drama Taken Down, directed by recent BAFTA winner David Caffrey and her role as Nadine in the multi-award-winning Irish drama Love/Hate.
Known For & Full Filmography14 Titles
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as Marta
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Drama Series - 2012, 16 episodes • as Margaret Artherton
A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel. Ripper Street explores the lives of characters trying to recover from the Ripper's legacy, from crimes that have not only irretrievably altered their lives, but the very fabric of their city. At the drama's heart our detectives try to bring a little light into the dark world they inhabit.
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Nadine
Modern-day underworld characters Nidge and John Boy wrestle for control of Dublin's illicit drug trade in this forceful crime drama.
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Prostitute
A group of young men and women in Dublin in 1916 are embroiled in a fight for independence during the Easter Rising. The story begins with the outbreak of World War I. As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded and Irish nationalism comes to the fore. The tumultuous events that follow are seen through the eyes of a group of friends from Dublin, Belfast and London as they play vital and conflicting roles in the narrative of Ireland's independence.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Bixby Prospero (voice)
In New York City, a teenage tracker makes his living selling hard-to-find mystical items to sorcerers — but dealing in magic can be risky business.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Additional Voices (voice)
In New York City, a teenage tracker makes his living selling hard-to-find mystical items to sorcerers — but dealing in magic can be risky business.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Zara Bailey
A police detective returns to her hometown and becomes involved in a missing person case, which is linked to her traumatic past and the town's dark history.
Drama Series - 2023, 16 episodes • as Anna
When Lorna Brady, a survivor of one of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries, wakes to find a corpse in her house, she has no idea who the dead woman is or if she's responsible for the apparent murder, because she has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Bridie
Breathe follows Patrick, a bare knuckle fighting Traveller who becomes increasingly concerned with his young son Francie's femininity.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Evie
The stunning scenery of Ireland's west coast conceals a dark secret in 'North Sea Connection', in which Ciara must confront the dramatic consequences of her brother Aidan's decision to transport drugs at sea. Threatened by a cartel and with a Swedish police officer closing in, Ciara's plans lead her family into a new series of unpredictable and dangerous events.
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Inspector Jen Rooney
Taken Down is a crime drama series set in Dublin. The first series investigates the violent death of a young Nigerian migrant found abandoned close to a Direct Provision Centre, where refugees await the hope of asylum. The investigation brings us into a twilight world of the new Ireland where slum landlords and criminals prey on the vulnerable.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Tracy Brown
Jodi Arias befriends Donavan Bering and Tracy Brown in prison, and they became inseparable. Donavan is released from prison before Jodi's trial and becomes her mouthpiece, posting on social media and defending Jodi. When the details of the case and Jodi's story no longer add up, Donavan refuses to continue her work, bringing out Jodi's vengeful side.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Sarah
Following the death of his father, the past catches up with Dublin taxi driver, Frank Burke.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as (segment "The Ties That Bind")
A chilling omnibus of terror tales from the cutting edge of horror underground, featuring short but devilishly sweet bites of blood-soaked stories.