Jerome Flynn

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Jerome Patrick Flynn (born 16 March 1963) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Bronn in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–19). His other roles include Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the ITV series Soldier Soldier (1991–95), Bennet Drake in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012–16), Hector in the Black Mirror episode Shut Up and Dance (2016), Banner Creighton in the Paramount+ western series 1923 (2022–25) and Boris Oliver in L2: Empuraan (2025).

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 Chart, selling more than a million copies and becoming the best-selling single of 1995. The duo had two further number 1 singles: "I Believe" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted". Their eponymous debut album and the follow-up Take Two 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">Template:Citation</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="eric">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="eric"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

In 1986, Flynn appeared in the LWT television film London's Burning as firefighter Kenny "Rambo" Baines.<ref name="tv">Template:Citation</ref> 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,<ref name="tomato"/> 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 between 1992 and 1994.Template:Cn

Flynn portrayed Corporal Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers, alongside Robson Green in the ITV series Soldier Soldier.<ref name="tv">Template:Citation</ref> 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.<ref name="melody"/> The single was released under the name Robson & Jerome and reached number one in the UK chart in 1995.<ref name="melody"/> It stayed at No.1 for 7 weeks in the UK Singles Chart,<ref name="melody"/> selling more than 1.9 million copies, and making it the best-selling single of the year,<ref name="melody"/> and winning the duo the Music Week Awards in 1996 for best single and best album. The duo had two more number one hits in 1995 and 1996 with "I Believe" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" both re-makes of standards, they also produced two number one albums.<ref name="melody">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1997, he starred as Eddie Wallis, alongside singing partner Robson Green, in the comedy-drama Ain't Misbehavin.<ref name="tv"/> In 1999, Flynn starred in the short-lived police show Badger, played real-life footballer Bobby Charlton in the film Best,<ref name="tv"/> played Tommy Cooper in Jus' Like That, a tribute to the late comic, written by John Fisher and directed by Simon Callow.<ref name="cooper">Template:Cite news</ref>

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"/> it was confirmed that Flynn would be playing the role of Bronn in the HBO television series Game of Thrones.<ref name="Indp9868077"/><ref name="game">Template:Cite news</ref> He continued the role for nine years until 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2016, Flynn appeared in "Shut Up and Dance", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, he was the voice of Dr. Gachet in the film Loving Vincent.<ref name="tv"/><ref name="tomato"/>

In 2019, in an interview, Flynn revealed that he had been cast in Amazon Prime Video's upcoming series adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series in an unannounced role.<ref name="DarkTower">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2021, Flynn portrayed Neil Wallis specialist in crisis management in the BBC1 television drama film The Trick,<ref name="tomato"/> based on the true story about Climategate. In 2022, he starred alongside Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, playing Scottish sheep farmer, Banner Creighton in Taylor Sheridan’s 1923.<ref name="tv"/> In 2025, Flynn portrayed an MI6 officer Boris Oliver in the Indian-Malayalam action thriller film L2: Empuraan, directed by Prithviraj Sukumaran.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Vegetarian since the age of 18,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Flynn is a patron of the Vegetarian Society and Compassion in World Farming.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has joined PETA in advocating the vegan lifestyle he himself lives by.<ref>"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>Template:Cite web</ref> an Israeli-based vegan lifestyle project that aims to create an ‘international vegan economy based on a virtual currency, the VeganCoin.”<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Flynn has narrated several Sleep Stories for the Calm App and is an advocate for Meditation and Mindfulness.<ref name="mind"/> Flynn acts as patron for the Mindfulness in Schools Project.<ref name="mind">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</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 house there in the late 1990s, where he still lived in 2014.<ref name=Indp9868077>Template:Cite web</ref>

Flynn was in a brief relationship with Game of Thrones co-star Lena Headey, which ended in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Template:Sortname	Joe Narracombe
	To Kill a Priest	Traffic militiaman
1991	Edward II	Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
	Kafka	Castle Attendant
2000	Best	Bobby Charlton
2007	Rude Tales	Jerome Rude
2013	Dante's Daemon	Fisherman
2017	Loving Vincent	Dr Gachet
2019	John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum	Berrada
2025	L2: Empuraan	Boris Oliver	Indian-Malayalam language film<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	American Playhouse	Kurt	Episode: "Displaced Person"
1986	Screen Two	Nigel	Episode: "The Russian Soldier"
	The Monocled Mutineer	Franny	Episodes: "When the Hurly-Burly's Done", "Before the Shambles"
	Breaking Up	John Mailer
	London's Burning: The Movie	Kenny 'Rambo' Baines	TV movie
1988	Troubles	Matthews	TV miniseries
	Template:Sortname	Freddie
1989	Flying Lady	Benny Barton	Episode: "The Trip"
1990	Bergerac	Alan Bruton	Episode: "Under Wraps"
1991	Casualty	Alan Deacon	Episode: "Living in Hope"
	Boon	Chris Shepley	Episode: "Lie of the Land"
1991–1995	Soldier Soldier	Patrick "Paddy" Garvey
1992	Between the Lines	Eddie Hargreaves	6 episodes
1993	Don't Leave Me This Way	Tony Fleming	TV movie
1995	Template:Sortname	Peter Nagle	TV movie
1997	Ain't Misbehavin'	Eddie Wallis	TV miniseries
1999	Template:Sortname	Martin Urban	Episode: "The Lake of Darkness"
1999–2000	Badger	Tom McCabe
2007	Tommy Zoom	Daniel	Voice role
2011–2019	Game of Thrones	Bronn	36 episodes
2012–2016	Ripper Street	Bennet Drake	31 episodes
2016	Black Mirror	Hector	Episode: "Shut Up and Dance"
2022	1923	Banner Creighton	Miniseries
2023	Template:Sortname	Pig Man	TV series<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Game of Thrones	Template:Nom
2013	British Academy Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Ripper Street	Template:Nom
2015	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Game of Thrones	Template:Nom

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