Acting
Johnny Flynn
Born 1983-03-14
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Johnny Flynn
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Emma.
2020
TMDB3.5
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The Outfit
2022
TMDB3.5
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The Dig
2021
TMDB3.4
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One Life
2023
TMDB3.9
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Operation Mincemeat
2022
TMDB3.3
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Clouds of Sils Maria
2014
TMDB3.3
TV
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Genius
2017
TMDB3.8
TV
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RIPLEY
2024
TMDB4.0
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Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
2022
TMDB3.4
TV
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Inside No. 9
2014
TMDB4.0
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (48 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Elsinore | Richard Eyre | Movie | 2026 |
 | A Prayer for the Dying | Jacob Hansen | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Idiot(s) | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Movie | 2026 |
 | & Sons | Richard | Movie | 2026 |
 | Goodbye June | Connor | Movie | 2025 |
 | A Death in the Family | Noah | Movie | 2025 |
 | RIPLEY | Dickie Greenleaf | TV Series | 2024 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue | Richard Burton | Movie | 2024 |
 | One Life | Young Nicholas Winton | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Lovers | Seamus O'Hannigan | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Scrooge: A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Score | Mike | Movie | 2022 |
| The Score | Songs | Movie | 2022 |
| The Score | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
| The Score | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Operation Mincemeat | Ian Fleming | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Outfit | Francis | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Dig | Rory Lomax | Movie | 2021 |
 | Stardust | David Bowie | Movie | 2020 |
 | Emma. | George Knightley | Movie | 2020 |
 | Cordelia | Frank | Movie | 2019 |
 | Les Misérables | Felix Tholomyès | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Vanity Fair | William Dobbin | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Beast | Pascal Renouf | Movie | 2018 |
 | Love Is Thicker Than Water | Arthur | Movie | 2017 |
 | Contractor 014352 | Guy | Movie | 2017 |
 | Genius | Albert Einstein | TV Series | 2017 |
| Genius | Alain Cuny | TV Series | 2017 |
 | National Theatre Live: Hangmen | Mooney | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells | Alec | TV Series | 2016 |
| Brotherhood | Toby | TV Series | 2015 | |
 | Lovesick | Dylan Witter | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Detectorists | Johnny Piper | TV Series | 2014 |
| Detectorists | Original Music Composer | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Clouds of Sils Maria | Christopher Giles | Movie | 2014 |
 | Inside No. 9 | Elliot Quinn | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Song One | James Forester | Movie | 2014 |
 | Something in the Air | Folk Singer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Movie | 2012 |
 | Lotus Eaters | Charlie | Movie | 2011 |
 | A Bag of Hammers | Music | Movie | 2011 |
 | Kingdom | David Matthews | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Crusade in Jeans | Dolf Vega | Movie | 2006 |
 | A Smallholding | Tonkey | Movie | — |
| Codes | Jasper Slater | Movie | — | |
| The Road Home | Paul Simon | Movie | — | |
| If Love Should Die | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| A Smallholding | Music | Movie | — |