Shannon Flynn
{{short description|British actress}}
{{for|the American television director|Shannon Flynn (director)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{infobox person
| name = Shannon Flynn
| birth_name = Shannon May Flynn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|08|22|df=y}}
| birth_place= Rochdale, Greater Manchester
| occupation = Actress and presenter
| years_active = 2008–2022
| height =
| known_for = Waterloo Road (2009–2012)
Dani's Castle (2013–2015)
Coronation Street (2016)
}}
Shannon May Flynn (born 22 August 1996){{cite news|url=http://amberltd.co.uk/?client=shannon-flynn|title=Shannon Flynn CV|work=Amber Ltd|access-date=5 May 2015}} is an English former actress and television presenter from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who is known for appearing as Emily James in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road.{{Cite web|title = ScreenTerrier: Waterloo Road new faces Part 1|url = http://screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/waterloo-road-new-faces-part-1.html|website = screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk|access-date = 14 April 2015|date = 28 October 2014}} She was also a presenter on Friday Download and had starred in its film, Up All Night.{{Cite web|title=Up All Night - Film - British Comedy Guide|website=British Comedy Guide |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/film/up_all_night|access-date=14 April 2015}} From 2013–2015, Flynn starred in the CBBC children's show, Dani's Castle.{{Cite web|title=Dani's Castle - CBBC Sitcom - British Comedy Guide|website=British Comedy Guide |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/danis_castle|access-date=14 April 2015}}
In 2022, Flynn stopped acting and moved to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CcPbAn1vXVp/?img_index=1 | title=Instagram }}
Career
Flynn's acting career began in 2008 with some small roles in theatre productions. In 2009, she joined the cast of the BBC One drama Waterloo Road as Emily James alongside Jenna-Louise Coleman.
In 2012, she was cast in the CBBC children's television programme Dani's Castle alongside Dani Harmer.{{Cite web|title=Dani's House becomes a Castle for CBBC spin-off|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/danis-house-becomes-a-castle-for-cbbc-spin-off/5044054.article|access-date=14 April 2015|date=5 July 2012|publisher=Broadcastnow}} The show began airing in 2013 and a second series began airing in 2014. The show was renewed for a third series which was filmed in 2014 and began airing on 7 July 2015.{{Cite web|title = Shannon Flynn on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/ShannonFlynn22/status/587750335608971265|access-date = 14 April 2015|date = 14 April 2015}}
In 2012, she made her first appearance on the CBBC children's entertainment show Friday Download as a guest presenter, and in 2013 she joined the main presenting team. In 2014, she was cast in the Friday Download movie Up All Night.{{Cite news|title = CBBC's Friday Download heads to the big screen|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/29079331|access-date=14 April 2015|date=5 September 2014}} Filming began on 6 September 2014. Up All Night will be released on 22 May 2015.
On 14 April 2015, Flynn announced that she would not be returning for the ninth series of Friday Download.{{Cite web|title = Shannon Flynn on Twitter|url = https://twitter.com/ShannonFlynn22/status/587749935103225856|access-date = 14 April 2015|date = 14 April 2015}}
On 4 March 2016, Flynn began playing Lauren, the bully of Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) in the long-running ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Her final appearance as Lauren was broadcast on 30 September 2016.
Filmography
=Television=
=Radio=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Date ! Title ! Role ! Station ! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan=2|2010
|Lilo |Simone |rowspan=2|BBC Radio 4 |
| Sherbet Dolls
|Olivia |
| rowspan=3|2011
|Lost Property: The Year My Mother Went Missing |Ruthie |BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
| Betsy Coleman
|Young Betsy |rowspan=3|BBC Radio 4 |
| Raft To Bondi
|Carol |
| 2012
|Mad Girl |Rose |
=Theatre=
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|3700052|Shannon Flynn (III)}}
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Category:Actresses from Rochdale
Category:English emigrants to Australia
Category:English child actresses
Category:English radio actresses