Johnny Flynn is a British actor and musician. He starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom Lovesick and is also known for his performances as David Bowie in the 2020 film Stardust; Mr. Knightley in the 2020 film Emma; and a young Nicholas Winton in the 2023 film One Life.
Flynn is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit. He has released six studio albums, as well as soundtracks and live albums. He also composed and sang the theme song for the comedy series Detectorists.
Flynn was born on 14 March 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the son of Eric Flynn, a British actor and singer, and Caroline Forbes. He has a younger sister, Lillie Flynn, who sings with the Sussex Wit.
From his father's first marriage he has two older half-brothers, actors Jerome Flynn and Daniel Flynn, and an older half-sister, Kerry Flynn.
At the age of 2, 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. Because of his scholarship, he was required to learn two instruments: the violin and trumpet. Later, he taught himself guitar and won a second music scholarship to Bedales School, another independent school in Hampshire. He next went to Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art to study acting.
Flynn has scars on his face from an attack by a dog when he was a child in South Africa.
