Acting

Johnny Flynn

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