Johnny Flynn
Biography
John Patrick Vivian Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a British actor and singer-songwriter. He has starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom Lovesick, and portrayed David Bowie in the film Stardust.
Flynn is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. He has released six studio albums and two live albums. He has also composed music for stage, screen, and radio.
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Acting History
2025
Goodbye June as Connor
2025A Death in the Family as Noah
2025& Sons as Richard
2024RIPLEY as Dickie Greenleaf
2024National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue as Richard Burton
2023One Life as Young Nicholas Winton
2023The Lovers as Seamus O'Hannigan
2022Scrooge: A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit (voice)
2022The Score as Mike
2022Operation Mincemeat as Ian Fleming
2022The Outfit as Francis
2021The Dig as Rory Lomax
2020Stardust as David Bowie
2020Emma. as George Knightley
2019Cordelia as Frank
2018Les Misérables as Felix Tholomyès
2018Vanity Fair as William Dobbin
2018Beast as Pascal Renouf
2017Love Is Thicker Than Water as Arthur
2017Contractor 014352 as Guy
2017Genius as Albert Einstein
2017Genius as Alain Cuny
2016National Theatre Live: Hangmen as Mooney
2016The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells as Alec
2015Brotherhood as Toby
2014Lovesick as Dylan Witter
2014Detectorists as Johnny Piper
2014Clouds of Sils Maria as Christopher Giles
2014Inside No. 9 as Elliot Quinn
2014Song One as James Forester
2013Lotus Eaters as Charlie
2012Something in the Air as Folk Singer
2012Twelfth Night as Viola
2007Kingdom as David Matthews
2006Crusade in Jeans as Dolf Vega
—A Prayer for the Dying as Jacob Hansen
—The Idiots as Fyodor Dostoyevsky
—A Smallholding as Tonkey