Simon Lynch — Mercury Rising Character Profile

About Simon Lynch

A nine-year-old autistic savant who accidentally cracks the NSA's 'Mercury' cipher, making him a high-priority target for assassination.

Character Facts

Played by

Miko Hughes

Appears in

Mercury Rising (1998)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Simon Lynch — Narrative Protector — Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis)

  Art transitions from a demoted agent to Simon's primary guardian.

• Simon Lynch — Unknown Cipher Breaker — Dean Crandell (Robert Stanton)

  Simon's unique ability directly impacts the creator of the code.

• Simon Lynch — Unknown Cipher Breaker — Leo Pedranski (Bodhi Elfman)

  Simon's actions inadvertently expose the code's creators.

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