Evanna Patricia Lynch (born 16 August 1991) is an Irish actress and activist. She is best known for portraying Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter film series. Born in County Louth, Ireland, Lynch made her film debut in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and reprised her role in successive sequels to critical praise, concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). Lynch appeared in G.B.F. (2013), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to positive reviews. She made her stage debut in Houdini as Bess Houdini, which toured the UK in 2013. Lynch starred in the indie drama My Name Is Emily, which premiered at the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh to critical acclaim. In 2017, Lynch starred in revival of Disco Pigs at the Trafalgar Theatre in London. In 2018, she competed and scored third place on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars. She went on to star in the British stage adaptation of The Omission of the Family Coleman at the Theatre Royal, Bath in 2019. As an activist, Lynch advocates for veganism and animal rights. She has been involved with several non-profit organisations and launched both a vegan-themed podcast and the cruelty-free cosmetics brand Kinder Beauty Box.

Filmography

• Dragon Striker — Ameline (voice)
• 2026SEED
• 2024Gardening — Leonora
• 2024My Freaky Family — Betty Flood (voice)
• 2022Bus Girl — Beth
• 2021Other Half — Icarus
• 2021You Eat Other Animals? — Chakrita
• 2019Lucia Joyce: Full Capacity — Lucia Joyce
• 2019Madness in the Method — Abbie Fox
• 2016My Name Is Emily — Emily
• 2015Addiction: A 60's Love Story — Theresa Bornstein
• 2015Danny & the Human Zoo — Bridget Riordan
• 2014G.B.F. — McKenzie Pryce
• 2013A Very Potter Senior Year — Luna
• 2013It Don't Come Easy — Ella
• Sinbad — Alehna
• 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 — Luna Lovegood
• 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 — Luna Lovegood
• 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — Luna Lovegood
• 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — Luna Lovegood
• Silent Witness — Paisley Robertson
• Each Coming Night — Sophie
• Sandwich Man — Beth

Appearances as themselves (7)

• Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking — Self
• Fantastic Friends — Self
• 2022Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts — Self
• 2017Harry Potter: A History Of Magic — Herself
• The Russell Howard Hour — Self
• 2014Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley — Self
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant