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Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Actor and composer · Born March 14, 1983 (43) · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Critics Choice Award nominee

John Patrick Vivian Flynn (born 14 March 1983) is a British actor and singer-songwriter. He has starred as Dylan Witter in the Channel 4 and Netflix television sitcom Lovesick, and portrayed David Bowie in the film Stardust. Flynn is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit. He has released six studio albums and two live albums. He has also composed music for stage, screen, and radio.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 14, 1983 (43)
From
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Works as
Actor and composer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 569% in 30 days

What are Johnny Flynn's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
26%
Morality
18%
Survival
8%
Society
7%
Power
7%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 14 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 18
Shadow
5 of 18
Ally
2 of 18
Shapeshifter
1 of 18
Threshold guardian
1 of 18
Herald
1 of 18
Mentor
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
19
Tense
11
Contemplative
12
Warm
8
Hopeful
5
Other
24

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet20
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Johnny Flynn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Johnny Flynn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • Elsinore(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Idiot(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  • & Sons(2025)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Prayer for the Dying(2026)

    as Jacob Hansen

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter(2026)

    Show as Lucius Malfoy

  • Tenzing(2026)

    as George Mallory

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye June(2025)

    as Connor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Death in the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Noah

  • Ripley(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dickie Greenleaf

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue(2024)

    as Richard Burton

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • One Life(2023)

    as Young Nicholas Winton

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Lovers(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Seamus O'Hannigan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol(2022)

    as Bob Cratchit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Score(2021)

    Composer · Executive Producer · Songs · as Mike

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Operation Mincemeat(2021)

    as Ian Fleming

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Outfit(2022)

    as Francis

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Dig(2021)

    as Rory Lomax

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Stardust(2020)

    as David Bowie

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Emma.(2020)

    as George Knightley

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Cordelia(2019)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Les Misérables(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix Tholomyès

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Vanity Fair(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as William Dobbin

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Beast(2017)

    as Pascal Renouf

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Thicker Than Water(2016)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Contractor 014352 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Guy

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Alain Cuny · as Albert Einstein

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Hangmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mooney

  • The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Alec

  • Brotherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Toby

  • Detectorists(2014)

    Show 18 episodes · Composer · as Johnny Piper

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Lovesick(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · as Dylan Witter

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Clouds of Sils Maria(2014)

    as Christopher Giles

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliot Quinn

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Song One(2014)

    as James Forester

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Something in the Air(2012)

    as Folk Singer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Viola

  • Lotus Eaters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Charlie

  • A Bag of Hammers(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kingdom(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as David Matthews

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Crusade in Jeans(2006)

    as Dolf Vega

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Smallholding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer · as Tonkey

  • Codes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jasper Slater

  • The Road Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Paul Simon

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles, 37 of them dated from 2006 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

One Life (2023)

$57M worldwide

Highest rated

Tenzing (2026)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

20062026

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· Crusade in Jeans
  • 2006First top-billed film· Crusade in Jeans
  • 2023Career best· One Life

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 41: 37 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thProducing1 of 41: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic4 of 41: 1 only music, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 41: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and music overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s19 · 18 acting · 2 crew2020s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 14% of 14 roles
0621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Critics Choice Award in 2018, Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Johnny Flynn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Elsinore (2026)

77th percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, composer

Detectorists (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Johnny Flynn's work okay for kids?

Across up to 15 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles3–68 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity15 titles16–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles8–65 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles26–59 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles23–62 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Johnny Flynn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johnny Flynn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Simon Russell Beale shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers