Jerome Flynn

Jerome Patrick Flynn (born 16 March 1963) is a British actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Bronn in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). His other roles include Paddy Garvey of the King's Fusiliers in the ITV series Soldier Soldier (1991–1995), Bennet Drake in the BBC mystery series Ripper Street (2012–2016), Hector in the Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance", Banner Creighton in the Paramount+ western series 1923 (2022–2025) 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, (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,

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; the two have not been on speaking terms since that year.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 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

Television

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 2013British Academy Television AwardsBest Supporting ActorRipper Street 2015 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Game of Thrones