Daniel Flynn (actor)
Daniel Flynn | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Evesham, Worcestershire, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | [1] |
Children | 2 |
Father | Eric Flynn |
Relatives | Jerome Flynn (brother) Johnny Flynn (half-brother) |
Daniel Flynn (born 1961) is an English actor. His credits include Biggles: Adventures in Time (1986), The Detectives (1994), Soldier Soldier (1994), Peak Practice (1998), Murder in Mind (2003), William and Mary (2003), Afterlife (2005), The Bill (2006-2009), Unforgotten (2021), and The Crown (2022).
Early life
[edit]Flynn was born in Evesham, Worcestershire,[1] the son of actor Eric Flynn and his wife Fern Warner; the family moved to Bromley, Kent, when he was a baby. He has a brother and sister; his brother is actor Jerome Flynn.[2] He also has a half-brother and sister from his father's second marriage; Johnny Flynn is a musician and actor.[3] Flynn is an alumnus of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1982 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).[4]
Career
[edit]Flynn has been acting on television since 1983. From 2006 until 2009, he played the role of Superintendent John Heaton in the long-running ITV1 police drama The Bill.[1] He had previously had brief parts in The Bill playing a criminal in the episode "The Assassins" on 20 December 1988 and a Mr. Hemming in "Bringing Up Baby" in January 1993. Flynn's other television credits include Goodbye Mr Chips, The Detectives,[1] The Peter Principle, Soldier Soldier,[1] Peak Practice,[1] Murder in Mind, William and Mary,[5] Afterlife, Star Trap, and Island at War. He also starred as 'Ginger' in the motion picture Biggles: Adventures in Time.[1]
In 2021, he starred as Geoff Tomlinson in six episodes of Unforgotten,[5] and in 2022, he appeared as Andrew Parker Bowles in The Crown.[1]
Flynn has also worked as a voice actor.[6] He supplied the voice of Pak the Banana in the English version of the Spanish animated series The Fruities,[6] and appeared in anime films including Angel Cop (1995),[6] Dark Myth, Cyber City Oedo 808 (1995),[6] and both movies of The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1995).[6] He has voiced numerous video games, including Dark Souls (2011),[6] where he played Solaire of Astora,[6] Vamos the Blacksmith and Giant Blacksmith.[6] He was also Alfred in the game Bloodborne (2015).[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Biggles | Ginger | |
2013 | All Stars | Additional voice | |
2018 | Another Day of Life | Queiroz | Voice |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | No Excuses | Billy | 4 episodes |
1983 | The Two Gentlemen of Verona | Servant | Television film |
1984 | Goodbye Mr. Chips | Terris | 2 episodes |
1986 | The Kit Curran Radio Show | Bob | Episode: "The Street of Shame" |
1986 | Call Me Mister | Purcell | Episode: "Running Time" |
1988 | Star Trap | The Detective | Television film |
1988–2009 | The Bill | Supt. John Heaton | 134 episodes |
1989 | Traffik | Winwood | Episode: "The Addict" |
1989 | Angel Cop | Tachihara | Episode: "Special Security Force" |
1990 | The Dark Myth | Brahman | Miniseries |
1990–1991 | Cyber City Oedo 808 | Merrill 'Benten' Yanagawa | 3 episodes |
1992, 1994 | Tokyo Babylon | Seishirô | 2 episodes |
1993 | Heidi | John | |
1993 | Casualty | Dennis | Episode: "Good Friends" |
1993 | The Buddha of Suburbia | Simon | 2 episodes |
1993 | Dominion | Anchor / Cops | Television short |
1993–1995 | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Narsus | 4 episodes |
1994 | The Detectives | Peter Burlington | Episode: "Never Without Protection" |
1994 | Screen One | Lt. Tim Bryant | Episode: "A Breed of Heroes" |
1994 | Soldier Soldier | Danny Garvey | 2 episodes |
1995 | The Choir | Roger Farrell | 4 episodes |
1997 | Bugs | Reinhold | Episode: "Fugitive" |
1997–2000 | The Peter Principle | David Edwards | 12 episodes |
1998 | Peak Practice | Dr. Henry Little | Episode: "All Fall Down" |
2003 | Murder in Mind | Pete | Episode: "Stalkers" |
2003 | William and Mary | Martin Owing | Episode #1.3 |
2004 | Island at War | Hauptmann Dieter Muller | 6 episodes |
2005 | The Murder Room | FIO Anderson | Episode #1.1 |
2005 | Afterlife | Donald Bardo | Episode: "Lower Than Bones" |
2007 | War and Peace | Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky | 4 episodes |
2009 | Leipzig Homicide | Supt. John Heaton | Episode: "Entführung in London" |
2009 | Mr. Baby | Patrick | Episode: "Daddy Cool" |
2011 | Vera | Godfrey Waugh | Episode: "The Crow Trap" |
2012 | Room at the Top | George Aisgill | Episode #1.1 |
2012 | Young Dracula | Ustrel Bouderon | Episode: "Bootiful Breathers" |
2013 | The Last Days of Anne Boleyn | Henry VIII | Television film |
2014 | Line of Duty | News Narrator | Episode: "Carly" |
2015 | Lewis | Jay Fennell | 2 episodes |
2015 | Holby City | Hugo Featherstone | Episode: "Blue Christmas" |
2015, 2018 | Father Brown | Daniel Whittaker | 2 episodes |
2017 | Level Up Norge | Vileblood Hunter Alfred | Episode: "Fyll mitt hull: Bloodborne #5" |
2021 | Unforgotten | Geoff Tomlinson | 6 episodes |
2022 | The Crown | Andrew Parker Bowles | Episode: "The Way Ahead" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Daniel Flynn". trakt.tv. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Eric Flynn (obituary)". The Telegraph. 16 March 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Maxford, Howard (8 November 2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2914-8.
- ^ "RADA Student & graduate profiles - Daniel Flynn". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Daniel Flynn". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Daniel Flynn". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
External links
[edit]Daniel Flynn at IMDb