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'''Jerome Patrick Flynn''' (born 16 March 1963) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his
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 Singles Chart|UK Chart]], selling more than a million copies and becoming the [[List of best-selling singles by year (UK)|best-selling single of 1995]]. The duo had two further number 1 singles: "[[I Believe (1953 song)|I Believe]]" and "[[What Becomes of the Brokenhearted]]". Their eponymous [[Robson & Jerome (album)|debut album]] and the follow-up ''[[Take Two (Robson & Jerome album)|Take Two]]'' both reached number 1 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].
== Early life ==
Flynn was born on 16 March 1963,<ref name="tomato"/> in [[Bromley]], [[Kent]],<ref name="tomato">{{Citation|title= Jerome Flynn |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jerome_flynn |work=rottentomatoes.com |access-date= May 10, 2023}}</ref> (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.<ref name="
==Career==
In 1986, Flynn appeared in the [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] television film ''[[List of London's Burning episodes#The TV Movie (1986)|London's Burning]]'' as firefighter Kenny "Rambo" Baines.<ref name="tv">{{Citation|title=
▲In 1986, Flynn appeared in the [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] television film ''[[List of London's Burning episodes#The TV Movie (1986)|London's Burning]]'' as firefighter Kenny "Rambo" Baines.<ref>{{Citation|title=London's Burning (TV Movie 1986) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095537/fullcredits|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> When the film spawned [[London's Burning (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Between The Lines]]'' between 1992 and 1994.<ref>{{Citation|title=Between the Lines (TV Series 1992–1994) - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103362/fullcredits|access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref>
Flynn portrayed Corporal Paddy Garvey of the [[King's Fusiliers]], alongside [[Robson Green]] in the [[ITV Network|ITV]] series ''[[Soldier Soldier]]''.<ref
In 1997, he starred as Eddie Wallis, alongside singing partner [[Robson Green]], in the comedy-drama ''[[Ain't Misbehavin' (TV series)|Ain't Misbehavin]]''.<ref name="tv"/> In 1999, Flynn starred in the short-lived police show ''[[Badger (TV series)|Badger]]
In 2007, Flynn having semi-retired from acting and moved to [[Pembrokeshire]],<ref name="Indp9868077"/> 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. In July 2010, after almost 10 years away from acting,<ref name="Indp9868077"
▲In 1999, Flynn starred in the short-lived police show ''[[Badger (TV series)|Badger]],'' played real-life footballer [[Bobby Charlton]] in the film '' [[Best (film)|Best]],'' played [[Tommy Cooper]] in ''Jus' Like That'', a tribute to the comic [[Magician (illusion)|magician]] written by John Fisher and directed by [[Simon Callow]].
Flynn provides the voice of Daniel (the hound) in the children's television show ''[[Tommy Zoom]]''. In 2012, Flynn stars alongside [[Matthew Macfadyen]] in four series of ''[[Ripper Street]]'' for the BBC.<ref name="ripper">{{cite news|title=In like Flynn: Soldier Soldier star Jerome is back on TV in Ripper yarn|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tv-film-news/jerome-flynn-is-back-on-tv-in-ripper-766615|access-date=24 May 2012|newspaper=
In 2016, Flynn appeared in "[[Shut Up and Dance (Black Mirror)|Shut Up and Dance]]", an episode of the [[anthology series]] ''[[Black Mirror]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joe Wright To Direct 'Black Mirror' Episode For Netflix; Bryce Dallas Howard & Alice Eve To Star|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/joe-wright-to-direct-black-mirror-ep-for-netflix-bryce-dallas-howard-and-alice-eve-to-star-1201699785/|access-date=1 March 2016|publisher=Deadline|date=10 February 2016}}</ref> In 2017, he was the voice of Dr. Gachet in the film ''[[Loving Vincent]]''.<ref name="tv"/><ref name="tomato"/>▼
▲In July 2010, after almost 10 years away from acting,<ref name="Indp9868077" /> it was confirmed that Flynn would be playing the role of [[Bronn (character)|Bronn]] in the [[HBO]] television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'',<ref name="Indp9868077" /> based on the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels of [[George R. R. Martin]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-10696107|title=Game of Thrones cast gets local additions|work=BBC News|date=20 July 2010 |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://grrm.livejournal.com/164794.html |title=From HBO |access-date=4 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307150640/http://grrm.livejournal.com/164794.html |archive-date=7 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In 2019, in an interview, Flynn revealed that he'd been cast in [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s [[The Dark Tower (TV series)|upcoming series adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' series in an unannounced role.<ref name="DarkTower">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Kelly |title=Game Of Thrones star quit acting and bought holiday cottage before bagging role |url= https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/game-thrones-star-quit-acting-14439301 |website=Mirror Online |publisher=
In 2021, Flynn portrayed Neil Wallis specialist in crisis management in the BBC1 television drama film ''[[The Trick (film)|The Trick]]'',<ref name="tomato"/> based on the true story around [[Climatic Research Unit email controversy|Climategate]]. In 2022, he starred alongside [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Helen Mirren]], where he played Scottish sheep farmer, Banner Creighton in [[Taylor Sheridan]]’s ''[[1923 (TV series)]]''.<ref name="tv"/>▼
▲Flynn stars alongside [[Matthew Macfadyen]] in four series of ''[[Ripper Street]]'' for the BBC.<ref>{{cite news|title=In like Flynn: Soldier Soldier star Jerome is back on TV in Ripper yarn|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tv-film-news/jerome-flynn-is-back-on-tv-in-ripper-766615|access-date=24 May 2012|newspaper=The Mirror|date=20 March 2012}}</ref>
Flynn has narrated several ''Sleep Stories'' for the [[Calm (company)|Calm]] App and is an advocate for Meditation and Mindfulness.<ref name="mind"/> Flynn acts as patron for the
▲In 2016, Flynn appeared in "[[Shut Up and Dance (Black Mirror)|Shut Up and Dance]]", an episode of the [[anthology series]] ''[[Black Mirror]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joe Wright To Direct 'Black Mirror' Episode For Netflix; Bryce Dallas Howard & Alice Eve To Star|url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/joe-wright-to-direct-black-mirror-ep-for-netflix-bryce-dallas-howard-and-alice-eve-to-star-1201699785/|access-date=1 March 2016|publisher=Deadline|date=10 February 2016}}</ref>
== Personal life ==▼
▲In 2019, in an interview, Flynn revealed that he'd been cast in [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s [[The Dark Tower (TV series)|upcoming series adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' series in an unannounced role.<ref name="DarkTower">{{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Kelly |title=Game Of Thrones star quit acting and bought holiday cottage before bagging role |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/game-thrones-star-quit-acting-14439301 |website=Mirror Online |publisher=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=20 April 2019}}</ref>
Vegetarian since the age of 18,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viva.org.uk/celebs/jerome.html |title=Jerome Flynn |work=Viva! Vegetarians International Voice for Animals |access-date=21 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105150845/http://www.viva.org.uk/celebs/jerome.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Flynn is a patron of the [[Vegetarian Society]] and [[Compassion in World Farming]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegsoc.org/page.aspx?pid=669|title=List of patrons|work=Vegetarian Society|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429160332/http://www.vegsoc.org/page.aspx?pid=669|archive-date=29 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrons and High profile supporters|url=https://www.ciwf.org.uk/about-us/patrons-and-high-profile-supporters/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.ciwf.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> He has joined [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] in advocating the vegan lifestyle he himself lives by.<ref>"Jerome Flynn Urges People to Go Vegan," [https://vegconomist.com/marketing-and-media/jerome-flynn-urges-people-to-go-vegan/ vegconomist.com], 11 January 2019.</ref> In December 2018, Flynn joined the board of directors of VeganNation,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerome Flynn Joins the VeganNation Initiative |url=https://medium.com/vegannation/jerome-flynn-joins-the-vegannation-initiative-dbbbda61959e |website=Medium |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=19 December 2018}}</ref> an Israeli-based vegan lifestyle project that aims to create an ‘international vegan economy based on a [[virtual currency]], the VeganCoin.”<ref>{{cite web |title=Game of Thrones Star Jerome Flynn for VeganNation! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yRGp-Xw0ok |website=YouTube.com |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=15 April 2019}}</ref> ▼
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 architecture|Georgian]] house there in the late 1990s, where he still lived in 2014.<ref name=Indp9868077>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/jerome-flynn-the-game-of-thrones-and-ripper-street-star-is-back-in-the-limelight-9868077.html
▲In 2021, Flynn portrayed Neil Wallis specialist in crisis management in the BBC1 drama ''The Trick'' based on the true story around [[Climatic Research Unit email controversy|Climategate]].
Flynn was in a brief relationship with ''Game of Thrones'' co-star [[Lena Headey]]
▲Flynn has narrated several ''Sleep Stories'' for the [[Calm (company)|Calm]] App and is an advocate for Meditation and Mindfulness. Flynn acts as patron for the [[Mindfulness in Schools Project]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calm |title=Jerome Flynn chooses mindfulness over the sword |url=https://www.calm.com/blog/jerome-flynn-chooses-mindfulness-over-the-sword}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mindfulness in Schools Project |title=Jerome Flynn, MiSP Patron |url=https://mindfulnessinschools.org/jerome-flynn-misp-patron/}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
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| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''{{sortname|A|Summer Story}}''
| Joe Narracombe
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| ''[[To Kill a Priest]]''
| Traffic militiaman
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| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[Edward II (film)|Edward II]]''
| [[Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent]]
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| ''[[Kafka (film)|Kafka]]''
| Castle Attendant
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| Episode: "Displaced Person"
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| rowspan="4" | 1986
| ''[[Screen Two]]''
| Nigel
| Episode: "[[Screen Two#The Russian Soldier|The Russian Soldier]]"
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| ''[[The Monocled Mutineer]]''
| Franny
| Episodes: "[[The Monocled Mutineer#When the Hurly-Burly's Done|When the Hurly-Burly's Done]]", "[[The Monocled Mutineer#Before the Shambles|Before the Shambles]]"
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| ''Breaking Up''
| John Mailer
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| ''[[List of London's Burning episodes#The TV Movie (1986)|London's Burning: The Movie]]''
| Kenny 'Rambo' Baines
| TV movie
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| rowspan="2" | 1988
| ''Troubles''
| Matthews
| TV miniseries
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| ''{{sortname|The|Fear|dab=1988 TV series}}''
| Freddie
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| Episode: "[[List of Bergerac episodes#Under Wraps|Under Wraps]]"
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| rowspan="2" | 1991
| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
| Alan Deacon
| Episode: "[[Casualty (series 6)#Living in Hope|Living in Hope]]"
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| ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]''
| Chris Shepley
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▲== Personal life ==
▲Vegetarian since the age of 18,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viva.org.uk/celebs/jerome.html |title=Jerome Flynn |work=Viva! Vegetarians International Voice for Animals |access-date=21 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105150845/http://www.viva.org.uk/celebs/jerome.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Flynn is a patron of the [[Vegetarian Society]] and [[Compassion in World Farming]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegsoc.org/page.aspx?pid=669|title=List of patrons|work=Vegetarian Society|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429160332/http://www.vegsoc.org/page.aspx?pid=669|archive-date=29 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrons and High profile supporters|url=https://www.ciwf.org.uk/about-us/patrons-and-high-profile-supporters/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.ciwf.org.uk|language=en}}</ref> He has joined [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] in advocating the vegan lifestyle he himself lives by.<ref>"Jerome Flynn Urges People to Go Vegan," [https://vegconomist.com/marketing-and-media/jerome-flynn-urges-people-to-go-vegan/ vegconomist.com], 11 January 2019.</ref> In December 2018, Flynn joined the board of directors of VeganNation,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerome Flynn Joins the VeganNation Initiative |url=https://medium.com/vegannation/jerome-flynn-joins-the-vegannation-initiative-dbbbda61959e |website=Medium |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=19 December 2018}}</ref> an Israeli-based vegan lifestyle project that aims to create an ‘international vegan economy based on a [[virtual currency]], the VeganCoin.”<ref>{{cite web |title=Game of Thrones Star Jerome Flynn for VeganNation! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yRGp-Xw0ok |website=YouTube.com |access-date=21 May 2019 |date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
▲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 architecture|Georgian]] house there in the late 1990s, where he still lived in 2014.<ref name=Indp9868077>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/jerome-flynn-the-game-of-thrones-and-ripper-street-star-is-back-in-the-limelight-9868077.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220608/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/jerome-flynn-the-game-of-thrones-and-ripper-street-star-is-back-in-the-limelight-9868077.html |archive-date=8 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Jerome Flynn: Game of Thrones and Ripper Street star is back in the limelight|author=Gerard Gilbert|date=22 November 2014|work=The Independent|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>
▲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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10693120/Game-of-Thrones-stars-Lena-Headey-and-Jerome-Flynn-not-on-speaking-terms.html|title=Game of Thrones stars Lena Headey and Jerome Flynn 'not on speaking terms'|date=13 March 2014|work=Telegraph|access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/game-of-thrones-jerome-flynn-feud-rumor_n_5d29613de4b0060b11eca2d4|title='Game Of Thrones' Star Jerome Flynn Shoots Down Long-Time On-Set Feud Rumor|author=Bill Bradley|date=July 13, 2019|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=August 30, 2019}}</ref> He continued by calling Headey "a wonderful person and a wonderful actress."
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