Johnny Flynn (musician)
| Johnny Flynn | |
|---|---|
 Flynn photographed by Steve Gullick in 2010 | |
| Born |
14 March 1983 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Joe Flynn |
| Occupation | Musician and actor |
| Spouse(s) | Beatrice Minns (2011–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website |
www |
Johnny Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a South African born English musician and actor.[1]
He is the singer and songwriter for the band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. He is also known for being the lead actor in the television series Scrotal Recall.[2]
Early life and education
Flynn was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Eric Flynn, an actor and singer, and Caroline Forbes.[1] From his father's first marriage he has two older half-brothers, actors Jerome Flynn and Daniel Flynn, and an older sister, Kerry Flynn, and from his father's second marriage, a younger sister, Lillie Flynn, who sings with the Sussex Wit.[3] At the age of two he moved with his family to the UK.[4]
Flynn won a music scholarship to Pilgrims School, an independent school in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, where he sang in the chapel choir and was required, due to his scholarship, to learn two instruments: the violin and trumpet.[5] Later, he would teach himself guitar and win a second music scholarship to Bedales School, an independent school in the village of Steep, near the market town of Petersfield, also in Hampshire.[5]
Career
Film and television
In 2005, Flynn was one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow.
Flynn had parts in the television series Murder in Suburbia, Holby City and Kingdom. He rose to fame in his starring role of Dolf Vega in the film Crusade in Jeans (2006).
In 2011, Flynn's music was in the film A Bag of Hammers.
In 2013, Flynn was cast in Song One, a film starring Anne Hathaway.[6] Flynn plays a musician by the name of James Forrester, who becomes involved with Hathaway's character, following an accident involving her brother.[7]
In 2014, he appeared in the lead role of the Channel 4 television series Scrotal Recall.[2] In 2015 the series was released in North America on Netflix.
In 2015, he was one of the stars of the Comedy Central show Brotherhood. In it, he played one of two adult brothers who have to raise their younger brother when their mother unexpectedly dies.[8]
Stage
Flynn performed in Propeller's all-male Shakespeare troupe, playing Curtis (The Taming of the Shrew) and Sebastian (Twelfth Night) in the 2007 season.[9] He has also performed in several other plays including Richard Bean's play The Heretic at the Royal Court Theatre (2011).[10] Johnny Flynn was cast in the role of Lee in Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth's hit play, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for best supporting actor.[11] In summer of 2012, Flynn appeared in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's productions of Richard III, as Lady Anne, opposite Jerusalem co-star Mark Rylance and then as Viola/Cesario in the Globe's production of Twelfth Night with Rylance as well.[12] The productions transferred to the Apollo Theatre in the West End until February 2013. In March 2013 Flynn played the lead role in Bruce Norris' play The Low Road at the Royal Court.[13] In September 2015 he will be appearing with David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith at the Royal Court again in Martin McDonagh's new play Hangmen.[14]
Awards and Nominations
Flynn was longlisted in the Evening Standard Awards and the What's On Stage Awards for best Newcomer for his role in "The Heretic" in 2012.[15] He was nominated for an Olivier Award for his role in "Jerusalem" the same year.[16] He won a commendation in the 2012 Ian Charleson Awards for his role as Viola in "Twelfth Night" at the Globe Theatre.[17]
Music
Flynn released several studio albums and plays folk-influenced songs of his own composition. He wrote the entire score including the theme song for the BBC Four television series Detectorists[18] and made a cameo appearance performing the song in series one, episode 3. In 2015 he also composed the music (on period instruments) for the Globe Theatre's production of 'As You Like It'.[19] He has composed music for several films, Television series and Theatre productions. In 2015 he also appeared on a compilation tribute album to Shirley Collins "Shirley Inspired...".[20]
Discography
- A Larum (2008)
- Sweet William EP (2009)
- Been Listening (2010)
- A Film Score of a Bag of Hammers (2012)
- Country Mile (2013)
- Live in Washington DC (2014)
- Detectorists 7 (2014)
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Crusade in Jeans | Dolf Vega | |
| 2011 | Lotus Eaters | Charlie | |
| 2012 | Something in the Air | ||
| 2014 | Song One | James Forrester | |
| 2015 | Clouds of Sils Maria | Christopher Giles | |
| 2015 | A Smallholding | Tonkey | Post-Production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Murder in Suburbia | Josh Egan | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Holby City | Karl Massingham | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Kingdom | David Matthews | 1 episode |
| 2014-present | Scrotal Recall | Dylan | 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Detectorists | Johnny Piper | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Brotherhood | Toby | 8 episodes |
References
- 1 2 "Eric Flynn Obituary". Daily Telegraph. 16 March 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- 1 2 Sam Wollaston (3 October 2014). "Scrotal Recall; Detectorists; Peaky Blinders review – two charming comedies about sex and metal-detecting, and the return of the Shelby gang". The Guardian.
- ↑ "On the Road With Johnny Flynn'". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1387893/Eric-Flynn
- 1 2 Purcell, Andrew (2 December 2010). "Johnny Flynn's special relationship". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Song One (2014)". IMDb. 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Patten, Dominic (28 May 2013). "Mary Steenburgen Joins Anne Hathaway In 'Song One'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/brotherhood/videos/brotherhood-coming-soon-to-comedy-central
- ↑ Theatre programme, Old Vic Theatre, London, January 2007.
- ↑ Rudland, Victoria (12 February 2011). "Theatre Review: The Heretic @ Royal Court". Londonist. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ↑ "Theatre information". Royalcourttheatre.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ↑ Bosanquet, Theo (3 February 2012). "Cast: Spiro is Globe Shrew, Flynn & Barnett support Rylance". What's On Stage. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ Spencer, Charles (28 March 2013). "The Low Road, Royal Court". The Daily Telegraph (London: TMG). ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/hangmen/?tab=3
- ↑ http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-theatre-nominated-for-nine-2012-whatso/
- ↑ http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-nominated-for-three-olivier-awards/
- ↑ Ian Charleson Awards
- ↑ "Johnny Flynn - Detectorists (Original Soundtrack from the TV Series) - Out Now". Transgressive Records. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/as-you-like-it-2015
- ↑ http://www.shirleyinspired.com/tribute-album/
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