Johnny Flynn
Acting·March 14, 1983 — 43 years old·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.
Known For
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—A SmallholdingTonkey · Music—The Idiot(s)Fyodor Dostoyevsky—Elsinore—CodesJasper Slater—The Road HomePaul Simon—LovesongTVCompositor · Executive Co-Producer2026& SonsRichard2026A Prayer for the DyingJacob Hansen2025Goodbye JuneConnor2025A Death in the FamilyNoah2024RIPLEYTVDickie Greenleaf2024National Theatre Live: The Motive and the CueRichard Burton2023One LifeYoung Nicholas Winton2023The LoversTVSeamus O'Hannigan2022Scrooge: A Christmas CarolBob Cratchit (voice)2022The ScoreMike · Songs · Executive Producer · Original Music Composer2022Operation MincemeatIan Fleming2022The OutfitFrancis2021Ten Degrees of StrangeMusic2021The DigRory Lomax2020StardustDavid Bowie2020Emma.George Knightley2019CordeliaFrank2018Les MisérablesTVFelix Tholomyès2018Vanity FairTVWilliam Dobbin2018BeastPascal Renouf2017Love Is Thicker Than WaterArthur2017Contractor 014352Guy2017GeniusTVAlbert Einstein · Alain Cuny2016National Theatre Live: HangmenMooney2016The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. WellsTVAlec2015BrotherhoodTVToby2014LovesickTVDylan Witter2014DetectoristsTVJohnny Piper · Original Music Composer2014Clouds of Sils MariaChristopher Giles2014Inside No. 9TVElliot Quinn2014Song OneJames Forester2012Something in the AirFolk Singer2012Twelfth NightViola2011Lotus EatersCharlie2011A Bag of HammersMusic2007KingdomTVDavid Matthews2006Crusade in JeansDolf Vega