Jerome Flynn
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| Jerome Flynn | |
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| Born | Jerome Patrick Flynn 16 March 1963 Bromley, Kent, England |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1995-Present |
| Website | |
| http://www.jeromeflynn.com | |
Jerome Flynn (born 16 March 1963) is an English actor best known for his role as Corporal Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the ITV series Soldier Soldier.
Flynn was born in Bromley, Kent, the son of actor and singers Eric Flynn and drama teacher Fern Flynn.[1] His brother is Daniel Flynn (actor). His half-brother Johnny Flynn is also an up and coming musician and actor.
Flynn had three UK number one hits with Robson Green (as Robson & Jerome) in 1995 and 1996 with "Unchained Melody", "I Believe" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted".
He appeared as D.S Eddie Hargreaves for six episodes of the police drama Between The Lines (1992). Starred as Eddie Wallis (again with Robson Green) in the comedy-drama Ain't Misbehavin' (1997), and was the star of the short-lived police show Badger in 1999. He Played Bobby Charlton in the 1999 film Best. He also played Tommy Cooper in Jus' Like That, a tribute to the comic magician written by John Fisher and directed by Simon Callow. A recent television programme, So You Think You're Royal?, established that through his mother he is a direct descendant of Oliver Cromwell, through his son Henry Cromwell, and also a descendent of Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III of England.
In 1986 he appeared in the London's Burning pilot as Firefighter Kenny "Rambo" Bains. In 1988 he played the character 'Freddie' in the ITV drama; 'The Fear' which was about the London underworld.
In 2007, Flynn directed and starred in the low budget movie, Rude Tales. The film was split into a series of short stories, all centered around the lead character, Jerome Rude, played by Flynn. The film was screened at a small number of independent cinemas in the Pembrokeshire area.
In July 2010, it was confirmed that Flynn would be playing the role of Bronn in the HBO television series Game of Thrones, based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels of George R.R. Martin, to air in 2011.[2][3]
He also provides the voice of Daniel (the hound) in the children's television show Tommy Zoom.
Jerome now lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
[edit] References
- ^ Swann, Yvonne; Ellis, Janet (2009-08-15). "Me an My School Photo". Daily Mail - Weekend magazine.
- ^ BBC News
- ^ George R.R. Martin's blog
[edit] External links
Jerome Flynn at the Internet Movie Database
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