Jerome Flynn

Flynn was born on 16 March 1963, (now part of Greater London). He is the son of actor and singer Eric Flynn, who was born on Hainan Island in China, and drama teacher Fern Flynn. He has a brother, actor Daniel Flynn, a sister; and a half-sister and a half-brother, musician and actor Johnny Flynn, from his father's second marriage. ==Career==

In 1986, Flynn appeared in the LWT television film ''London's Burning as firefighter Kenny "Rambo" Baines. When the film spawned 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, After Flynn and Green performed Unchained Melody'' on the programme, ITV was inundated by people looking to buy the song, and the pair were persuaded by record producer Simon Cowell to record it and release it as a single, a double A-side with White Cliffs of Dover. In 1997, he starred as Eddie Wallis, alongside singing partner Robson Green, in the comedy-drama ''Ain't Misbehavin''. In 2007, Flynn having semi-retired from acting and moved to Pembrokeshire, He continued the role for nine years until 2019. 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. In 2016, Flynn appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. In 2017, he was the voice of Dr. Gachet in the film Loving Vincent. In 2021, Flynn portrayed Neil Wallis specialist in crisis management in the BBC1 television drama film The Trick, == Personal life ==

Vegetarian since the age of 18, Flynn is a patron of the Vegetarian Society and Compassion in World Farming. He has joined PETA in advocating the vegan lifestyle he himself lives by. In December 2018, Flynn joined the board of directors of VeganNation, an Israeli-based vegan lifestyle project that aims to create an ‘international vegan economy based on a virtual currency, the VeganCoin.” Flynn has narrated several Sleep Stories for the Calm App and is an advocate for Meditation and Mindfulness. 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 house there in the late 1990s, where he still lived in 2014. Flynn was in a brief relationship with Game of Thrones co-star Lena Headey, which ended in 2014. == Filmography ==

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