Johnny Flynn

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Johnny Flynn

Acting 43 March 14, 1983

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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, an…

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Elsinore

    Movie Richard Eyre

  2. 2026
    A Prayer for the Dying

    Movie Jacob Hansen

  3. 2026
    The Idiot(s)

    Movie Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  4. 2026
    & Sons

    Movie Richard

  5. 2025
    Goodbye June

    Movie Connor

  6. 2025
    A Death in the Family

    Movie Noah

  7. 2025
    MobLand

    TV show Frankie Cooper

  8. 2024
    RIPLEY

    TV show Dickie Greenleaf

  9. 2024
    National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

    Movie Richard Burton

  10. 2023
    One Life

    Movie Young Nicholas Winton

  11. 2023
    The Lovers

    TV show Seamus O'Hannigan

  12. 2022
    Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

    Movie Bob Cratchit (voice)

  13. 2022
    The Score

    Movie Mike

  14. 2022
    Operation Mincemeat

    Movie Ian Fleming

  15. 2022
    The Outfit

    Movie Francis

  16. 2021
    The Dig

    Movie Rory Lomax

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  1. 2020
    Stardust

    Movie David Bowie

  2. 2020
    Emma.

    Movie George Knightley

  3. 2019
    Cordelia

    Movie Frank

  4. 2018
    Les Misérables

    TV show Felix Tholomyès

  5. 2018
    Vanity Fair

    TV show William Dobbin

  6. 2018
    Beast

    Movie Pascal Renouf

  7. 2017
    Love Is Thicker Than Water

    Movie Arthur

  8. 2017
    Contractor 014352

    Movie Guy

  9. 2017
    Genius

    TV show Albert Einstein

  10. 2016
    National Theatre Live: Hangmen

    Movie Mooney

  11. 2016
    The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

    TV show Alec

  12. 2015
    Brotherhood

    TV show Toby

  13. 2014
    Detectorists

    TV show Johnny Piper

  14. 2014
    Lovesick

    TV show Dylan Witter

  15. 2014
    Clouds of Sils Maria

    Movie Christopher Giles

  16. 2014
    Inside No. 9

    TV show Elliot Quinn

  17. 2014
    Song One

    Movie James Forester

  18. 2012
    Something in the Air

    Movie Folk Singer

  19. 2012
    Twelfth Night

    Movie Viola

  20. 2011
    Lotus Eaters

    Movie Charlie

  21. 2011
    A Bag of Hammers

    Movie Music

  22. 2007
    Kingdom

    TV show David Matthews

  23. 2006
    Crusade in Jeans

    Movie Dolf Vega

  24. —
    The Road Home

    Movie Paul Simon