Actor profile

Johnny Flynn

14th March 1983 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Acting

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.

23 Movies 11 TV Shows 2 In Production 41 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Prayer for the Dying poster

A Prayer for the Dying 13th February 2026 as Jacob Hansen

Goodbye June poster

Goodbye June 12th December 2025 as Connor

A Death in the Family poster

A Death in the Family 14th September 2025 as Noah

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue poster

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue 21st March 2024 as Richard Burton

One Life poster

One Life 21st December 2023 as Young Nicholas Winton

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol poster

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 18th November 2022 as Bob Cratchit (voice)

The Score poster

The Score 3rd June 2022 as Mike

Operation Mincemeat poster

Operation Mincemeat 1st April 2022 as Ian Fleming

The Outfit poster

The Outfit 25th February 2022 as Francis

The Dig poster

The Dig 14th January 2021 as Rory Lomax

Stardust poster

Stardust 25th November 2020 as David Bowie

Emma. poster

Emma. 13th February 2020 as George Knightley

Cordelia poster

Cordelia 25th September 2019 as Frank

Beast poster

Beast 18th April 2018 as Pascal Renouf

Love Is Thicker Than Water poster

Love Is Thicker Than Water 31st August 2017 as Arthur

Contractor 014352 poster

Contractor 014352 23rd June 2017 as Guy

National Theatre Live: Hangmen poster

National Theatre Live: Hangmen 3rd March 2016 as Mooney

Clouds of Sils Maria poster

Clouds of Sils Maria 20th August 2014 as Christopher Giles

Song One poster

Song One 20th January 2014 as James Forester

Something in the Air poster

Something in the Air 14th November 2012 as Folk Singer

Twelfth Night poster

Twelfth Night 4th May 2012 as Viola

Lotus Eaters poster

Lotus Eaters 21st April 2011 as Charlie

Crusade in Jeans poster

Crusade in Jeans 15th November 2006 as Dolf Vega

RIPLEY poster

RIPLEY 4th April 2024 as Dickie Greenleaf

The Lovers poster

The Lovers 7th September 2023 as Seamus O'Hannigan

Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables 30th December 2018 as Felix Tholomyès

Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair 2nd September 2018 as William Dobbin

Genius poster

Genius 25th April 2017 as Albert Einstein

Genius poster

Genius 25th April 2017 as Alain Cuny

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells poster

The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells 28th January 2016 as Alec

Detectorists poster

Detectorists 2nd October 2014 as Johnny Piper

Lovesick poster

Lovesick 2nd October 2014 as Dylan Witter

Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9 5th February 2014 as Elliot Quinn

Kingdom poster

Kingdom 22nd April 2007 as David Matthews

Elsinore poster

Coming soon

Elsinore 20th November 2026

& Sons poster

Coming soon

& Sons 21st August 2026 as Richard