Guy Flanagan

Guy Flanagan
Born	1980 [1] New Longton, Lancashire, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present

Guy Nicholas Flanagan (born 1980 ^[1] ) is an English actor, best known for portraying John Mitchell in the pilot episode of Being Human .

Background

Born in New Longton, Lancashire, ^[2] Flanagan attended Cardinal Newman College, and went on to train at Drama Centre London. ^[3] Flanagans mother Poppy Flanagan is also an actress, she previously worked as a teacher. ^[4]

Career

After graduating from drama school, Flanagan joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing Oswald in the RSC Academy production of King Lear . ^{[3] [5]} His other theatre work includes Cymbeline and Mimi and the Stalker. ^[6]

Flanagan has appeared in the films Millions (2004), Stoned (2005) ^[7] and A Bunch of Amateurs (2008).

Flanagan played the lead role of John Mitchell in the pilot episode of Being Human ; ^[8] the character was played by Aidan Turner in the subsequently produced series. ^{[9] [10]} His other television credits include Messiah: The Harrowing , Holby City , Totally Frank , Doctors and The Bill .

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2003	Henry VIII	Tall servant	Television serial
2005	Messiah: The Harrowing	Tim Evans	Television film
2006	Holby City	Trev Stone - Passing On (2006)	Medical drama
	Totally Frank	Callum - Episode 2.1 (2006)	Comedy drama
2007	Party Animals	Felix Carrera - Episode 1.3 (2007)	TV series
2008	Being Human	John Mitchell - Pilot (2008)	Supernatural drama
2009	Doctors	Lance Bright - Towards the Light (2009)	Soap opera
	The Bill	Jason Devlin - Conviction: Cover Up (2009) - Conviction: To the Limit (2009) - Conviction: Breaking Point (2009) - Conviction: Walk the Line (2009) - Conviction: Riot City (2009) - Conviction: Judgement Day (2009)	Police procedural
	Shameless	Raymondo - Episode #6.16 (2009)	Comedy drama
2013	The White Queen	James Friars - Episode 04 (2013)	Historical drama
	A Touch of Cloth	Animal - Undercover Cloth: Part One (2013) - Undercover Cloth: Part Two (2013)	Comedy police procedural

Film

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2004	Millions	All Saint 3	Feature film
2005	Stoned	Dino	Feature film
2008	A Bunch of Amateurs	Box Office Guy	Feature film
	In Transit	Hans	Feature film
2009	Together	Brother	Short film
2010	Meet Pursuit Delange	Jonty McInnes	Short film
2012	Dark Shadows	Bearded Hippie	Feature film
2012	Hammer of the Gods	Jokul	Feature film

Theatre

Year	Production	Venue(s)	Role
2002	King Lear	Swan Theatre / Young Vic / Spain, Italy, France	Oswald
2007	Cymbeline	Barbican Centre	Iachimo
2008	Mimi and the Stalker	Theatre503	Larson / Barnes

References

1. "Results for Births & Baptisms in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". Find my Past. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
2. "Taxi News". Preston City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
3. "Performing Arts Course: Performance" (PDF). Cardinal Newman College. Retrieved 10 August 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
4. Ron Ellis (15 September 2014). "A Separate Table for am-dram Grand Dame". lep.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
5. The RSC Shakespeare - King Lear See listing for 2002 RSC Academy production. Retrieved on 10 August 2009.
6. Guy Flanagan | London Theatre Database Archived 30 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 10 August 2009.
7. Staff, Hollywood.com (3 February 2015). "Guy Flanagan | Biography and Filmography". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
8. "Guy Flanagan plays Mitchell (The Vampire)". BBC. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
9. Neil Wilkes (4 November 2008). "Exclusive: New 'Being Human' cast revealed!". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
10. Daniel Martin (13 February 2009). "How online fans rescued BBC3's Being Human". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

External links

• Guy Flanagan at IMDb