Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn was born in Johannesburg, South Africa,{{cite web | url=https://www.ok.co.uk/tv/inside-ripley-star-johnny-flynns-32498052 | title=Ripley star Johnny Flynn's life off-screen from dog attack to famous family | date=5 April 2024 }} the son of Eric Flynn, a British actor and singer, and Caroline Forbes.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1387893/Eric-Flynn.html |title=Eric Flynn |newspaper=Telegraph |access-date=25 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206112638/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1387893/Eric-Flynn.html |archive-date=6 December 2013 }}{{failed verification|date=April 2024}}{{better source needed|reason=Flynn not named and no date given|date=January 2024}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/media/2010/11/johnny-flynn-sussex-wit-interview|title=On the Road With Johnny Flynn'|access-date=25 October 2013}}

At the age of two, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/02/johnny-flynn|title=Johnny Flynn's special relationship |first=Andrew |last=Purcell |work=The Guardian |date=2 December 2010 |access-date=25 October 2013}} 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.

Flynn had parts in the television series Murder in Suburbia, Holby City and Kingdom. He rose to fame in his starring role of Dolf Vega in the film Crusade in Jeans (2006).

In 2011, Flynn's music was used in the film A Bag of Hammers. In 2013, Flynn was cast in Song One, a film starring Anne Hathaway. Flynn plays a musician by the name of James Forester, who becomes involved with Hathaway's character, following an accident involving her brother.{{cite web|last=Patten |first=Dominic |url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/anne-hathaway-joined-by-mary-steenburgen-in-song-one-509186/ |title=Mary Steenburgen Joins Anne Hathaway In 'Song One' |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=28 May 2013 |access-date=11 August 2014}}

In 2014, Flynn played the lead role of Dylan in the rom-com television series Scrotal Recall which aired on Channel 4. After finding success on Netflix, the streaming network went on to commission a second series of 8 episodes, without Channel 4's involvement, which was made available globally on the streaming network in November 2016 under the new name Lovesick.{{cite web|url=http://premieredate.tv/tv-series/2637-when-does-scrotal-recall-season-2-premiere-release-date.html|title=Netflix Has Officially Renewed Scrotal Recall for Season 2|work=Premiere Date|access-date=10 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404161348/http://premieredate.tv/tv-series/2637-when-does-scrotal-recall-season-2-premiere-release-date.html|archive-date=4 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/nov/16/c4-comedy-scotal-recall-returns-as-netflix-series-lovesick|last=Virtue|first=Graeme|date=16 November 2016|title=A whole new ball game: the unlikely return of STI sitcom Scrotal Recall|work=The Guardian|access-date=16 November 2016}} The show's third series arrived on Netflix on 1 January 2018.

In 2015, he was one of the stars of the Comedy Central sitcom Brotherhood. In it, he played one of two adult brothers who have to raise their younger brother when their mother unexpectedly dies. It was billed as the British version of the US sitcom Two and a Half Men.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/brotherhood/videos/brotherhood-coming-soon-to-comedy-central|title=Brotherhood... coming soon to Comedy Central|website=Comedycentral.co.uk|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526194626/http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/brotherhood/videos/brotherhood-coming-soon-to-comedy-central|archive-date=26 May 2015|url-status=dead}}

In 2017, he played the younger Albert Einstein in National Geographic's show Genius .

Also in 2017, he played Pascal Renouf, a secretive outsider suspected of a series of brutal murders in director/writer Michael Pearce's debut dark thriller Beast, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK on 27 April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/beast-30west-toronto-film-festival-michael-pearce-1202168729/|title='Beast' Acquired For North America By 30WEST In Upstart's Third Major Toronto Deal|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|date=13 September 2017|website=Deadline|access-date=23 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.filmoria.co.uk/uk-release-date-confirmed-for-beast/|title=UK Release Date Confirmed For Beast|date=3 November 2017|website=Filmoria|access-date=23 January 2019}}

In 2018, Flynn played William Dobbin in the ITV and Amazon Studios television serial adaptation of Vanity Fair.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/vanity-fair-suranne-jones-michael-palin-olivia-cooke-itv-amazon-drama-first-photo-1202176149/|title='Vanity Fair': Suranne Jones, Michael Palin Join Olivia Cooke in ITV/Amazon Drama|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|date=25 September 2017|website=Deadline|access-date=23 January 2019}} He also played Felix Tholomyès in the BBC miniseries adaptation of Les Misérables.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06t60pl|title=BBC One – Les Miserables, Series 1, Episode 1|website=BBC|access-date=23 January 2019}}

In 2019, he starred as David Bowie in the drama Stardust, based on a screenplay by Christopher Bell and directed by Gabriel Range.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/david-bowie-movie-johnny-flynn/|title=David Bowie Movie in the Works Starring Actor-Singer Johnny Flynn|website=Collider|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=31 January 2019|access-date=31 January 2019}}

In early 2020 he was set to star in a heist musical starring Will Poulter and Naomi Ackie, titled The Score.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/ripley-johnny-flynn-star-andrew-scott-steven-zaillians-tom-ripley-drama-series-at-showtime-1202838217/|title=Johnny Flynn Joins Andrew Scott in Steven Zaillian's Tom Ripley Drama Series at Showtime|first=Denise|last=Petski|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=22 January 2020|access-date=22 January 2021}} In 2020, he starred in Emma,{{Cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2020-02-14/emma-title-full-stop-period/|title=Emma. director Autumn de Wilde explains the film's unusual punctuation|website=Radio Times}} Autumn de Wilde's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy, and Josh O'Connor. He wrote the song played over the ending credits, "Queen Bee," which was released as a single alongside the film.{{cite news |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=14 January 2021 |title=How Johnny Flynn Gave 'Emma' Its Modern Soul (and Its Perfect End Credits Song) |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/johnny-flynn-emma-best-original-song-1234609351/ |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=Idie Wire }}

The film Operation Mincemeat, in which Flynn played author Ian Fleming, was released in 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879016/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm/ |title=Operation Mincemeat (2021) – Full Cast and Crew |website=IMDb |access-date=15 August 2022}} Also in 2021, he co-starred in another British film The Dig, which was released on Netflix on 29 January 2021. He plays the character of Rory Lomax.{{cite web|last=Wilner|first=Norman|date=28 January 2021|title=Review: The Dig is a simple Netflix drama with surprising depth|url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/review-netflix-the-dig-carey-mulligan-ralph-fiennes|access-date=30 January 2021|website=NOW Magazine}}

In 2022, he had a major role in The Outfit, alongside Mark Rylance.{{cite news |last1=Dargis |first1=Manohla |title='The Outfit' Review: The Violent Measure of a Man |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/movies/the-outfit-review.html |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=17 March 2022}}

In 2023 he portrayed Nicholas Winton as a young man in the film One Life.

He plays Dickie Greenleaf in the 2024 Netflix series Ripley, opposite Andrew Scott.{{cite web | last=Peng | first=Cici | title=Johnny Flynn on Ripley: "We Leaned Into This Yearning Between Them" | website=AnOther | date=4 April 2024 | url=https://www.anothermag.com/design-living/15551/johnny-flynn-ripley-interview-andrew-scott | access-date=5 April 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/ripley-tv-series-news/|title=Talented Mr. Ripley Series Adds Johnny Flynn to Cast|date=22 January 2020|first=David|last=Crow|website=Den of Geek|access-date=22 January 2021}}

Flynn will star in the upcoming historical fiction survival thriller A Prayer for the Dying.{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=2024-09-07 |title=First Look at Survival Thriller 'A Prayer for the Dying' Starring John C. Reilly and Johnny Flynn (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/prayer-for-the-dying-john-c-reilly-johnny-flynn-first-look-1236133038/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Flynn performed in Propeller's all-male Shakespeare troupe, playing Curtis (The Taming of the Shrew) and Sebastian (Twelfth Night) in the 2007 season.Theatre programme, Old Vic Theatre, London, January 2007.

He has also performed in several other plays, including Richard Bean's play The Heretic at the Royal Court Theatre (2011).{{cite web|last=Rudland |first=Victoria |url=http://londonist.com/2011/02/theatre-review-the-heretic-royal-court.php |title=Theatre Review: The Heretic @ Royal Court |publisher=Londonist |date=12 February 2011 |access-date=30 March 2012}} Flynn was cast in the role of Lee in Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth's hit play, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for best supporting actor.{{cite web|url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/jerusalem-west-end |title=Theatre information |website=Royalcourttheatre.com |access-date=1 June 2012 }}

In summer of 2012, Flynn appeared in Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's productions of Richard III, as Lady Anne, opposite Jerusalem co-star Mark Rylance and then as Viola/Cesario in the Globe's production of Twelfth Night with Rylance as well.{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/02-2012/cast-spiro-is-globe-shrew-flynn-and-barnett-suppor_5509.html |title=Cast: Spiro is Globe Shrew, Flynn & Barnett support Rylance |first=Theo |last=Bosanquet |work=What's On Stage |date=3 February 2012 |access-date=11 August 2014}} The productions transferred to the Apollo Theatre in the West End until February 2013. In March 2013 Flynn played the lead role in Bruce Norris' play The Low Road at the Royal Court.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/9959579/The-Low-Road-Royal-Court-review.html |title=The Low Road, Royal Court |first=Charles |last=Spencer |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=28 March 2013 |location=London |issn=0307-1235 |oclc=49632006 |access-date=11 August 2014}}

In September 2015 he played Mooney alongside David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith also at the Royal Court in Martin McDonagh's new play Hangmen.{{cite web| url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/hangmen/?tab=3|title=Hangmen at The Royal Court Theatre|website=Royalcourttheatre.com|access-date=24 October 2017}} He joined the transfer to London's West End at Wyndham's Theatre later that year until March 2016. During this run the play was recorded and broadcast for National Theatre Live.{{Cite web |title=NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HANGMEN |url=https://royalcourttheatre.com/national-theatre-live-hangmen/ |website=Royal Court Theatre|date=13 January 2016 }} He reprised the role again in the 2018 Off-Broadway production in New York at the Atlantic Theatre.

In November 2018 until February 2019, Flynn starred as Lee in the West End Premiere of Sam Shepard’s play, True West.{{Cite news |year=2018 |title=True West Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/production/true-westvaudeville-theatre-2018-2019 |work=Playbill Inc.}} The production was recorded as an audio play, released by Audible,{{Cite news |last=Fierberg |first=Ruthie |date=14 February 2019 |title=Audible to Release Recording of London's True West, Starring Kit Harrington and Johnny Flynn |url=https://playbill.com/article/audible-to-release-recording-of-londons-true-west-starring-kit-harrington-and-johnny-flynn |work=Playbill Inc.}} which features original music by Flynn.

In 2023, Flynn played actor Richard Burton in The Motive and the Cue, a new play by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes at London's National Theatre. The story of how Burton and Sir John Gielgud clashed as they staged Hamlet on Broadway in 1964, the production received rave reviews, particularly the performances of the two leads.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jessie |date=3 May 2023 |title=The Motive and the Cue review: Burton/Gielgud luvvie-off will give you goosebumps |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/motive-cue-review-mark-gatiss-johnny-flynn-b2331559.html |access-date=24 May 2023 |website=The Independent}}{{Cite news |last=Cavendish |first=Dominic |date=2 May 2023 |title=The Motive and the Cue: To see or not to see? No question – go |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/motiveandthecuereview/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_psc_ppc_us_news_dsa_culture&gclid=CjwKCAjwgqejBhBAEiwAuWHioDRCaGwaN6f5hFBuwcmaHVAxXCJ8-H8QzddJtRj6Wg9otyZP9U0MIRoC8FgQAvD_BwE |access-date=23 May 2023 |work=The Telegraph}} It was recorded and broadcast in March 2024 for National Theatre Live{{Cite web |title=National Theatre Live Screens The Motive and the Cue Beginning March 21 |url=https://playbill.com/article/national-theatre-live-screens-the-motive-and-the-cue-beginning-march-21 |website=Playbill}} during its West End run at Noël Coward Theatre.

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Flynn has released several studio albums featuring folk revival songs of his own composition. He released his debut, A Larum, in 2008, and received critical acclaim.{{cite web|title=Johnny Flynn: Stirring Up 'A Larum'|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93881943|access-date=26 April 2021|website=NPR.org}}{{Citation|title=A Larum – Johnny Flynn {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-larum-mw0000792521|access-date=26 April 2021}} His second album Been Listening featured a duet with fellow British folk musician Laura Marling on the track "The Water".{{cite web|last=Schurr|first=Maria|title=Johnny Flynn: Been Listening, PopMatters|url=https://www.popmatters.com/133627-johnny-flynn-been-listening-2496110568.html|access-date=26 April 2021|website=PopMatters|date=22 November 2010 }} This was followed by Country Mile in 2013 and Sillion in 2017. Aside from Been Listening, each of Flynn's albums has charted in the top 100 in the UK.{{Cite web|title=JOHNNY FLYNN {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4096/johnny-flynn/|access-date=26 April 2021|website=www.officialcharts.com}} In May 2021, Flynn released Lost in the Cedar Wood, a collaboration with nature writer Robert Macfarlane.{{cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane – 'Lost in the Cedar Wood' review|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/johnny-flynn-and-robert-macfarlane-lost-in-the-cedar-wood-review-2937236|access-date=25 May 2021|website=NME}} The album was influenced by the ancient Mesopotamian poem the Epic of Gilgamesh. In November 2023, Flynn and Macfarlane released a second album, The Moon Also Rises.{{cite web|last=Mongredien|first=Phil |date=12 November 2023|title=Johnny Flynn and Robert Macfarlane: The Moon Also Rises review – celebratory and thought-provoking|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/12/johnny-flynn-and-robert-macfarlane-the-moon-also-rises-review-celebratory-and-thought-provoking|website=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225085908/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/12/johnny-flynn-and-robert-macfarlane-the-moon-also-rises-review-celebratory-and-thought-provoking|archive-date=25 December 2023|url-status=live}}

Flynn has also written musical scores for films, television shows, and theatre productions. This includes writing the film score for the 2012 film A Bag of Hammers, and the score and theme song of the BBC Four television series Detectorists,{{cite web|url=http://www.transgressiverecords.com/news/detail/johnny-flynn-detectorists-original-soundtrack-from-the-tv-series-out-now|title=Johnny Flynn – Detectorists (Original Soundtrack from the TV Series) – Out Now|publisher=Transgressive Records|date=3 October 2014|access-date=1 November 2014|archive-date=2 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102000017/http://www.transgressiverecords.com/news/detail/johnny-flynn-detectorists-original-soundtrack-from-the-tv-series-out-now|url-status=dead}} which he performed in a cameo appearance as a performer at an open mic night in series one, episode three. In 2015, he also composed the music (on period instruments) for the Globe Theatre's production of As You Like It.{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/as-you-like-it-2015|title=As You Like It starring Michelle Terry as Rosalind / Shakespeare's Globe|website=Shakespearesglobe.com|access-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625154111/http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/as-you-like-it-2015|archive-date=25 June 2017|url-status=dead}}

Flynn's version of "Rambleaway" appeared on Shirley Inspired..., a 2015 tribute album to British folk singer Shirley Collins.{{cite web|url=http://www.shirleyinspired.com/tribute-album/ |title=Earth Recordings to release 'Shirley Inspired' Triple LP |date=6 March 2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428202646/http://www.shirleyinspired.com/tribute-album |archive-date=28 April 2015 }}

Flynn and Joe Zeitlin are the theme music composers for the 2019 Netflix TV Mini Series, The Last Czars.{{Cite web |title= The Last Czars (TV Mini Series 2019) - IMDb| website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7949606/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm}}

He co-wrote the song Coins for Eyes with Robert Macfarlane for the 9th series of the BBC archaeology programme Digging for Britain.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/johnnyflynnhq/status/1478369788133101571|last=Flynn|first=Johnny|title=Johnny Flynn|date=4 January 2022|access-date=14 April 2022|website=Twitter}}

Flynn performed Song with No Name at the U.K. national commemoration for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, which took place at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, Normandy, France on 6 June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/d-day-80-commemorations-artists-confirmed|title=BBC announces top names to star in its coverage of D-Day 80 commemorations on BBC One and iPlayer|date=3 June 2024|access-date=25 August 2024|website=BBC.com}}

Flynn will compose the score for the Audible original The Mysterious Affair at Styles.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/digital/global/peter-dinklage-jessica-gunning-himesh-patel-audible-agatha-christie-mysterious-affair-at-styles-1236161466/|title=Peter Dinklage, Jessica Gunning, Himesh Patel and More to Star in Audible Adaptation of Agatha Christie's 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Ellise|last=Shafer|date=2 October 2024|access-date=2 October 2024}}

In 2019, Flynn adapted a stage musical called Zog with its director, Mike Shepherd. The musical is based on the children's book Zog by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Flynn composed the music and lyrics. It was toured in the UK and produced by Freckle Productions and Rose Theatre Kingston.{{Cite web |title=Cast announced and a first look at ZOG in rehearsal for Rose Theatre Kingston premiere |url=https://www.theatre-news.com/news/UK/61640/Cast-announced-and-a-first-look-at-ZOG-in-rehearsal-for-Rose-Theatre-Kingston-premiere |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Theatre-News.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_CJJgoTDQ&t=9s |title=ZOG - Interview with Cast & Creatives |date=2019-03-04 |last=BradfordTheatres |access-date=2025-01-10 |via=YouTube}}

In January 2020, Magnitsky the Musical was released by BBC Radio 3. It was written by Flynn and Robert Hudson. Flynn also performed the lead role and composed the music.{{Cite web |date=12 January 2020 |title=Magnitsky the Musical |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000d6yy |website=BBC Radio 3}}

Flynn is the co-author of the children's book The World to Come, written with Robert Macfarlane. It was published in the UK on 3 October 2024. The book is based on and inspired by the song of the same name, featured on their 2021 album, Lost in the Cedar Wood. It is illustrated by Emily Sutton.{{Cite news |date=7 March 2024 |title=Magic Cat signs picture book with Robert Macfarlane and Johnny Flynn |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/magic-cat-signs-picture-book-with-robert-macfarlane-and-johnny-flynn |work=The Bookseller}}

Flynn has narrated a number of books and an audio drama.

• The Lost Spells Macfarlane, R., & Morris, J. (2020). The Lost Spells. Anansi Audio.
• The Octopus Man Gibson, J. (2021). The Octopus Man. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
• The Waves Woolf, V. (2021). The Virginia Woolf Collection. Audible Audio.
• Isaac and the Egg Palmer, B. (2022). Isaac and the Egg. Headline Publishing Group.
• Mrs. Wickham Page, S. (2022). Mrs. Wickham. Audible Audio.
• For Your Eyes Only Fleming, I. (2024). For Your Eyes Only. HarperAudio.

In 2005, Flynn was one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow.{{cite news |last=Dean |first=Jonathan |date=6 May 2024 |title=Johnny Flynn interview: The star of the new Emma adaptation on playing David Bowie in Stardust — and writing a song for him |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/johnny-flynn-interview-the-emma-star-on-playing-david-bowie-in-stardust-and-duncan-jones-reaction-to-the-biopic-mvt3x7x90 |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=The Times |issn=0140-0460}}

Flynn was longlisted in the Evening Standard Awards and the What's On Stage Awards for best Newcomer for his role in The Heretic in 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-theatre-nominated-for-nine-2012-whatso/|title=ROYAL COURT THEATRE NOMINATED FOR NINE 2012 WHATSONSTAGE.COM AWARDS at The Royal Court Theatre|website=Royalcourttheatre.com|access-date=24 October 2017}} He was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role, for his role in Jerusalem the same year.{{cite web |url=http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/news/articles/royal-court-nominated-for-three-olivier-awards/|title=Royal Court nominated for three Olivier Awards at The Royal Court Theatre|website=Royalcourttheatre.com|access-date=24 October 2017}} He won a commendation in the 2012 Ian Charleson Awards for his role as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Globe Theatre.{{cite news |date=6 May 2024 |title=Stars in their eyes |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/stars-in-their-eyes-ldn9vcmwzws |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=The Sunday Times |issn=0140-0460}}

In 2018 he won a Theatre World Award for his performance in the Off-Broadway production of Hangmen at the Atlantic Theatre, New York.{{Cite web |title=Johnny Flynn Credits |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Johnny-Flynn/#:~:text=What%20awards%20has%20Johnny%20Flynn,for%20his%20role%20in%20Hangmen. |website=Broadway World}} His radio play Magnitsky the Musical won Best Original Single Drama at the BBC Audio Awards in 2021.{{Cite web |title=Audio Drama Awards 2021 – The Winners |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2FwQLMfjvLTX54NLxpFwLWm/audio-drama-awards-2021-the-winners |website=BBC}}

In 2011, Flynn married theatre designer Beatrice Minns, whom he had dated on and off since secondary school. They have three children together and live in east London.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/apr/15/johnny-flynn-severe-panic-attacks|title=Johnny Flynn: 'I'd just had a kid and started having severe panic attacks'|date=14 April 2012|work=The Guardian}}{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/johnny-flynn-interview-2018-a3810261.html|title=Is Johnny Flynn the UK's most in-demand actor?|first=Jane|last=Mulkerrins|date=12 April 2018|work=London Evening Standard}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/true-west-vaudeville-theatre-kit-harington-and-johnny-flynn-ncng5bphm|work=The Times|date=30 September 2018|last=Wise|first=Louise|title=Kit Harington and Johnny Flynn interview: the boys on True West, Game of Thrones and the traumas of brotherly love}}

• Sweet William EP (2009)
• Home & Dry (For the Fishing Industry Safety Group) (2021)
• Coins for the Eyes {{small|(with Robert Macfarlane)}} (2022)
• Six Signs: Six Songs {{small|(with Robert Macfarlane, Hélöise Tunstall-Behrens, and Luisa Gerstein)}} (2022){{Cite instagram|user=johnnyflynnmusic|postid=CmZRduTLvy1|title=Six Signs: Six Songs (inspired by Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising) is out now.|date=20 December 2022|access-date=24 January 2023}}

• A Bag of Hammers (2011)
• Detectorists (2014)
• Song One (2014)
• Emma (2020)
• The Score (2021)
• The Mysterious Affair at Styles (2024)

• A Larum (2008)
• Been Listening (2010)
• Country Mile (2013)
• Live in Washington DC (2014)
• Sillion (2017){{Cite web|url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2017/03/johnny-flynn-sillion-2/|title=StackPath|website=www.folkradio.co.uk|date=31 March 2017 }}{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19869/reviews/4150905|title=Album Review: Johnny Flynn – Sillion|website=DrownedInSound|access-date=21 April 2021|archive-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328093953/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19869/reviews/4150905|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/johnny-flynn-sillion|title=Johnny Flynn returns with the draining, enriching Sillion|website=The Line of Best Fit}}
• Live at the Roundhouse {{small|(as Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit)}} (2018){{Cite web|url=http://www.transgressiverecords.com/news/detail/johnny-flynn-live-at-the-roundhouse|title=A year on, we're releasing the complete recording of Johnny Flynn at the Roundhouse|first=Transgressive|last=Records|website=www.transgressiverecords.com|access-date=27 February 2021|archive-date=12 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012025243/http://www.transgressiverecords.com/news/detail/johnny-flynn-live-at-the-roundhouse|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/johnny-flynn-and-the-sussex-wit-announce-new-live-album|title=Johnny Flynn and the Sussex Wit Announce New Live Album|website=Clash Magazine|date=8 October 2018 }}
• Lost in the Cedar Wood {{small|(with Robert Macfarlane)}} (2021)
• The Moon Also Rises (2023) {{small|(with Robert Macfarlane)}}

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