Flynn is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. He rose to fame in his starring role of Dolf Vega in the film Crusade in Jeans. He has starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom Lovesick.
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John Patrick Vivian Flynn is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor. Flynn is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. He rose to fame in his starring role of Dolf Vega in the film Crusade in Jeans. He has starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom Lovesick. He portrayed David Bowie in the movie Stardust. Flynn has scars on his face from an attack by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier when he was a child in South Africa. His upcoming projects include a heist musical starring Will Poulter and Naomi Ackie, titled The Score. He also has been cast as Dickie Greenleaf for Showtime’s new TV series of Ripley, to star Andrew Scott.
The films Operation Mincemeat and The Dig are also currently in production. Flynn was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Eric Flynn, a British actor and singer, and Caroline Forbes. At the age of two he moved with his family to the UK. 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. He was required, due to his scholarship, to learn two instruments: the violin and trumpet. Flynn performed in Propeller’s all-male Shakespeare troupe.
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