Jerome Flynn

Last updated

Jerome Flynn
Jerome Flynn 2013 (cropped).jpg
Flynn at the 2013 BAFTA TV Awards
Born
Jerome Patrick Flynn

(1963-03-16) 16 March 1963 (age 61)
Bromley, Kent, England
Alma mater Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1985–present
Website www.jeromeflynn.com

Jerome Patrick Flynn (born 16 March 1963) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Bronn in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011-19). His other roles include Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the ITV series Soldier Soldier (1991-95), Bennet Drake in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012-16), Hector in the Black Mirror episode Shut Up and Dance (2016), and Banner Creighton in the Paramount+ western series 1923 (2022-).

Contents

He and his Soldier Soldier co-star Robson Green also performed as Robson & Jerome in the latter half of the 1990s. They released a version of "Unchained Melody", which stayed at number 1 for 7 weeks on the UK Chart, selling more than a million copies and becoming the best-selling single of 1995. The duo had two further number 1 singles: "I Believe" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". Their eponymous debut album and the follow-up Take Two both reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

Early life

Flynn was born on 16 March 1963 in Bromley, Kent (now part of Greater London), the son of actor and singer Eric Flynn, who was born on Hainan Island in China, and drama teacher Fern Flynn. [1] He has a brother, actor Daniel Flynn, a sister; and a half-sister and a half-brother, musician and actor Johnny Flynn, from his father's second marriage. [1] [2]

Career

In 1986, Flynn appeared in the LWT television film London's Burning as firefighter Kenny "Rambo" Baines. [3] When the film spawned a series of the same name in 1988, he was unable to reprise his role due to previous commitments. Also in 1986, he played a minor role as the soldier "Franny" in "The Monocled Mutineer".In 1988 he played the character Freddie in the ITV drama; The Fear which was about the London underworld. He appeared as D.S Eddie Hargreaves for six episodes of the British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) winning police drama, Between The Lines between 1992 and 1994. [4]

Flynn portrayed Corporal Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the ITV series Soldier Soldier . The series began in 1991. He acted alongside Robson Green in the series. After Flynn and Green performed Unchained Melody on the programme, ITV was inundated by people looking to buy the song, and the pair were persuaded by record producer Simon Cowell to record it and release it as a single, a double A-side with White Cliffs of Dover. The single was released under the name Robson & Jerome and reached number one in the UK chart in 1995. It stayed at No.1 for 7 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, selling more than 1.9 million copies and making it the best-selling single of the year, and winning the duo the Music Week Awards in 1996 for best single and best album. The duo had two more number one hits in 1995 and 1996 with "I Believe" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" both re-makes of standards, they also produced two number one albums. [5]

In 1997, Soldier Soldier ended. Flynn went on to star as Eddie Wallis (alongside singing partner Robson Green) in the comedy-drama Ain't Misbehavin'. [6]

In 1999, Flynn starred in the short-lived police show Badger, played real-life footballer Bobby Charlton in the film Best, played Tommy Cooper in Jus' Like That, a tribute to the comic magician written by John Fisher and directed by Simon Callow.

In 2007, Flynn having semi-retired from acting and moved to Pembrokeshire, [7] directed and starred in the low budget film Rude Tales. The film was split into a series of short stories centred in the lead character, Jerome Rude, played by Flynn. The film was screened at a small number of independent cinemas in the Pembrokeshire area.

In July 2010, after almost 10 years away from acting, [7] it was confirmed that Flynn would be playing the role of Bronn in the HBO television series Game of Thrones , [7] based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels of George R. R. Martin. [8] [9]

Flynn provides the voice of Daniel (the hound) in the children's television show Tommy Zoom .

Flynn stars alongside Matthew Macfadyen in four series of Ripper Street for the BBC. [10]

In 2016, Flynn appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror . [11]

In 2019, in an interview, Flynn revealed that he'd been cast in Amazon Prime Video's upcoming series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series in an unannounced role. [12]

In 2021, Flynn portrayed Neil Wallis specialist in crisis management in the BBC1 drama The Trick based on the true story around Climategate.

In 2022 he starred alongside Harrison Ford & Helen Mirren in Taylor Sheridan’s “1923” a spin off from the “Yellowstone” series with Kevin Costner. Flynn plays Scottish sheep farmer, Banner Creighton.

Flynn has narrated several Sleep Stories for the Calm App and is an advocate for Meditation and Mindfulness. Flynn acts as patron for the Mindfulness in Schools Project [13] [14]

Personal life

Vegetarian since the age of 18, [15] Flynn is a patron of the Vegetarian Society and Compassion in World Farming. [16] [17] He has joined PETA in advocating the vegan lifestyle he himself lives by. [18] In December 2018, Flynn joined the board of directors of VeganNation, [19] an Israeli-based vegan lifestyle project that aims to create an ‘international vegan economy based on a virtual currency, the VeganCoin.” [20] Having taken childhood holidays in Pembrokeshire, Wales with his family, as a then follower of Ratu Bagus, a form of meditation, Flynn and some friends moved to a Georgian house there in the late 1990s, where he still lived in 2014. [7]

In the height of his Soldier Soldier and music career, Flynn was in a relationship with Anna Jacobs. An actor friend introduced him to the works of the American spiritual guru Andrew Cohen, which he then followed. In the mid 90s, Anna sadly miscarried the couple's twins four months into her pregnancy,

Flynn was in a relationship with Game of Thrones co-star Lena Headey; rumours spread about the relationship ending on bad terms some time before March 2014, resulting in the couple being kept apart on-set. [21] However, Flynn rebuffed the claims, stating he and Headey had worked in a scene together, adding "And the last time I saw Lena we were speaking, so I wouldn’t believe everything you read, and like I said, [the media] can get pretty desperate for stories." [22] He continued by calling Headey "a wonderful person and a wonderful actress."

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 A Summer Story Joe Narracombe
1988 To Kill a Priest
1991 Edward II Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
1991 Kafka Castle Attendant
2000 Best Bobby Charlton
2007Rude TalesJerome Rude
2013Dante's DaemonFisherman
2017 Loving Vincent Dr. Gachet
2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Berrada

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985 American Playhouse KurtEpisode: "Displaced Person"
1986 Screen Two NigelEpisode: "The Russian Soldier"
1986 The Monocled Mutineer FrannyEpisodes: "When the Hurly-Burly's Done", "Before the Shambles"
1986Breaking UpJohn Mailer
1986 London's Burning: The Movie Kenny 'Rambo' BainesTV movie
1988TroublesMatthewsTV miniseries
1988 The Fear Freddie
1989 Flying Lady Benny BartonEpisode: "The Trip"
1990 Bergerac Alan BrutonEpisode: "Under Wraps"
1991 Casualty Alan DeaconEpisode: "Living in Hope"
1991 Boon Chris ShepleyEpisode: "Lie of the Land"
1991–1995 Soldier Soldier Patrick "Paddy" Garvey
1992 Between the Lines Eddie Hargreaves6 episodes
1993Don't Leave Me This WayTony FlemingTV movie
1995 A Mind to Murder Peter NagleTV movie
1997Ain't Misbehavin'Eddie WallisTV miniseries
1999 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Martin UrbanEpisode: "The Lake of Darkness"
1999–2000 Badger Tom McCabe
2007 Tommy Zoom DanielVoice role
2011–2019 Game of Thrones Bronn 36 episodes
2012–2016 Ripper Street Bennet Drake31 episodes
2016 Black Mirror HectorEpisode: "Shut Up and Dance"
2022 1923 Banner CreightonMiniseries
2023 The Change Pig ManTV series [23]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2011 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated
2013 British Academy Television Awards Best Supporting Actor Ripper Street Nominated
2015 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones Nominated

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Cowell</span> English reality television judge, television producer and music executive (born 1959)

Simon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), and the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor US (2011–2013) and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco in 2005, as well as its now-defunct predecessor, Syco Music in 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robson Green</span> British actor, musician and presenter (born 1964)

Robson Golightly Green is an English actor, singer-songwriter, and television presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matthew Macfadyen</span> English actor (born 1974)

David Matthew Macfadyen is an English actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained prominence for his role as Mr. Darcy in Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005). He rose to international fame for his role as Tom Wambsgans in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023), for which he received two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

<i>Soldier Soldier</i> British television drama series (1991–1997)

Soldier Soldier is a British television drama series. Created by Lucy Gannon, produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven series and 82 episodes from 10 June 1991 to 9 December 1997. It featured the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment loosely based on the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name, an instrumental version of which was used as its theme music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bradley Walsh</span> English actor, singer and television presenter (born 1960)

Bradley John Walsh is an English actor, television presenter, comedian, singer, and former professional footballer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clive Russell</span> Scottish actor

Clive Russell is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline in Ripper Street, Angus O'Connor in Happiness and Brynden Tully in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lena Headey</span> English actress (born 1973)

Lena Kathren Headey is an English actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination, and Queen Gorgo in 300 (2006).

Linda Patricia Mary Robson Dunford is an English actress and television presenter. She is best known for playing Tracey Stubbs in the sitcom Birds of a Feather and her appearances as a weekly panellist on the ITV series Loose Women.

Eric William Flynn was a British actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee Mack</span> English comedian (born 1968)

Lee Gordon McKillop, known by his stage name Lee Mack, is an English comedian, actor, podcaster and presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MyAnna Buring</span> Swedish-born British actress (born 1979)

MyAnna Buring is a Swedish-born British actress. Her films include The Descent (2005), Kill List (2011), and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and Part 2 (2012). On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Ripper Street (2012–2016) and the Netflix series The Witcher (2019–2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anton Lesser</span> English actor

Anton Lesser is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Qyburn in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Thomas More in Wolf Hall, Harold Macmillan in The Crown, Clement Attlee in A United Kingdom, Chief Superintendent Bright in Endeavour, and Major Partagaz in Star Wars: Andor. An associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he has performed numerous Shakespearean roles on stage and television.

Ian Kelsey is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Dave Glover in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, Patrick Spiller in the BBC medical drama Casualty, DI Richard Mayne in the ITV crime drama Blue Murder and Howard Bellamy in the BBC soap opera Doctors. As well as appearing in the BBC drama Down to Earth, he also portrayed the role of Vinny Ashford in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2016 to 2017.

Jane Annabelle Apsion is an English actress best known for playing Monica Gallagher in the television comedy-drama Shameless (2004-2013), Joy Wilton in Soldier Soldier (1991-1995), and Violet Buckle in Call the Midwife (2015-Present).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Owen Teale</span> Welsh actor (born 1961)

Owen Teale is a Welsh character actor having appeared in many films, including Robin Hood (1991), The Hawk (1993), King Arthur (2004), The Last Legion (2007), Tolkien (2019), and Dream Horse (2020). On television, he has appeared in Doctor Who (1985), David Copperfield (1986), The Thin Blue Line (1995), Ballykissangel (1999), Line of Duty (2012), Stella (2012–2013), A Discovery of Witches (2018–2022), and The Rig (2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Flynn</span> British actor and musician (born 1983)

John Patrick Vivian Flynn 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 2020 film Stardust and Nicholas Winton as a young man in the 2023 film One Life.

Robson & Jerome were an English pop duo active in the mid-1990s, consisting of actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn. They rose to prominence via the British television series Soldier Soldier.

<i>Robson & Jerome</i> (album) 1995 studio album by Robson & Jerome

Robson & Jerome is the debut studio album by British singing duo Robson & Jerome. It was released in the UK in 1995 by RCA Records, and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It was the Christmas number one album of 1995, and was the biggest-selling album of the year, with sales of 2,040,000. For almost 20 years, it held the record for selling 2 million copies in the UK in the fastest time, doing so in 42 days; in 2015, Adele surpassed the record when her album 25 took just 29 days to reach the landmark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faye Marsay</span> British actress (born 1986)

Faye Elaine Marsay is an English actress. Her notable roles include Anne Neville in The White Queen (2013), the recurring character Candice in Fresh Meat (2013), Steph in the film Pride (2014), Amy in Need for Speed (2015), The Waif in the fifth and sixth seasons of Game of Thrones (2015–2016), Blue Colson in the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation" (2016), and Vel Sartha in Andor (2022).

Lena Headey is an English actress and producer. Headey studied acting at Shelley College where she performed in a number of school productions at the Royal National Theatre. She made her film debut in the 1992 mystery drama Waterland. After appearing in a series of supporting parts throughout the 1990s, she went on to find fame for lead performances in big-budget films such as the fantasy film The Brothers Grimm (2005) and the action film 300 (2007), portraying Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, a role she yet again played in 300: Rise of an Empire (2014).

References

  1. 1 2 "Eric Flynn's obituary". The Telegraph. 16 March 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Johnny Flynn's special relationship". The Guardian. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. ↑ London's Burning (TV Movie 1986) - IMDb , retrieved 14 May 2019
  4. ↑ Between the Lines (TV Series 1992–1994) - IMDb , retrieved 14 May 2019
  5. ↑ "Robson Green live on Breakfast". BBC.co.uk. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ↑ Ain't Misbehavin' – TV Guide
  7. 1 2 3 4 Gerard Gilbert (22 November 2014). "Jerome Flynn: Game of Thrones and Ripper Street star is back in the limelight" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Game of Thrones cast gets local additions". BBC News. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "From HBO". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "In like Flynn: Soldier Soldier star Jerome is back on TV in Ripper yarn". The Mirror. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Joe Wright To Direct 'Black Mirror' Episode For Netflix; Bryce Dallas Howard & Alice Eve To Star". Deadline. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Jenkins, Kelly (20 April 2019). "Game Of Thrones star quit acting and bought holiday cottage before bagging role". Mirror Online. Daily Mirror.
  13. ↑ Calm. "Jerome Flynn chooses mindfulness over the sword".
  14. ↑ Mindfulness in Schools Project. "Jerome Flynn, MiSP Patron".
  15. ↑ "Jerome Flynn". Viva! Vegetarians International Voice for Animals. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "List of patrons". Vegetarian Society. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  17. ↑ "Patrons and High profile supporters". www.ciwf.org.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Jerome Flynn Urges People to Go Vegan," vegconomist.com, 11 January 2019.
  19. ↑ "Jerome Flynn Joins the VeganNation Initiative". Medium. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Game of Thrones Star Jerome Flynn for VeganNation!". YouTube.com. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  21. ↑ "Game of Thrones stars Lena Headey and Jerome Flynn 'not on speaking terms'". Telegraph. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Bill Bradley (13 July 2019). "'Game Of Thrones' Star Jerome Flynn Shoots Down Long-Time On-Set Feud Rumor". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  23. ↑ "Bridget Christie comedy reveals cast". Comedy.co.uk. 5 July 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.