Guy Flanagan

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Guy Flanagan
Born1980 [1]
Occupation Actor
Years active2002present

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

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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

YearShowRoleNotes
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

YearShowRoleNotes
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
2010Meet Pursuit DelangeJonty McInnes Short film
2012 Dark Shadows Bearded Hippie Feature film
2012 Hammer of the Gods Jokul Feature film

Theatre

YearProductionVenue(s)Role
2002 King Lear Swan Theatre / Young Vic / Spain, Italy, FranceOswald
2007 Cymbeline Barbican Centre Iachimo
2008Mimi and the StalkerTheatre503Larson / Barnes

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