Earned a degree in law from Cambridge before becoming an actor.
Nephew of Israeli statesman Abba Eban, who preceded him
at Cambridge (Eban states in his 1992 book "Personal Witness" that
Lynn appropriated his phrase "a working funeral" for Yes Minister (1980)).
Became an Associate Member of RADA.
While at university, Lynn became a member of the prestigious
Cambridge University Footlights Club.