Born in South Africa, Johnny Flynn, 39, studied at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Artwork. He performed the lead in Netflix’s Lovesick, went on to seem in TV diversifications of Vanity Fair and Les Misérables and was Olivier-nominated for his function within the play Jerusalem. His movie credit embrace Emma, Stardust, Operation Mincemeat and The Outfit. Final yr, he launched an album with nature author Robert Macfarlane, Misplaced within the Cedar Wooden; the pair embark on a five-date tour from 26 April. He’s married with three youngsters and lives in London.
When have been you happiest?
Once I was about eight, by a river ready for my dad to complete fishing, consuming a Mars bar, consuming a can of Coke and listening to Beat It by Michael Jackson on my Walkman. I keep in mind feeling I couldn’t be happier.
What’s your best concern?
I’ve obtained vertigo, so something to do with heights.
What’s the trait you most deplore in your self?
Management freakery within the kitchen.
What’s the trait you most deplore in others?
Greediness.
What was your most embarrassing second?
I used to be in a judo membership once I was seven. A woman I had a crush on squeezed me around the abdomen throughout a manoeuvre and I let loose a large fart.
What would your superpower be?
I’d like to wave a wand and be capable of induce frequent sense.
What makes you sad?
Kids falling sufferer to adults’ stupidity and violence.
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What’s your most treasured possession?
I’ve the watch that my dad was carrying when he died. It’s probably the most boring Casio watch with a Velcro strap, nevertheless it nonetheless smells of him.
Describe your self in three phrases.
Nearly OK.
What do you most dislike about your look?
My legs are too brief for the highest half of my physique.
What’s your most unappealing behavior?
I typically go away my fly buttons undone.
Who’s your movie star crush?
Kelly Macdonald.
Would you select fame or anonymity?
I’d love to do what I do, however anonymously.
What’s your guiltiest pleasure?
My son and I’ve simply found a Netflix present known as Is It Cake?.
What does love really feel like?
Not feeling like you need to be anyplace else.
What was the very best kiss of your life?
My spouse once I was 16. We met at college. It was my first kiss, however I lied and mentioned it was my fourth. It positively wasn’t her first kiss.
What has been your greatest disappointment?
Once I left drama college, I assumed I used to be going to work on the Royal Courtroom and inform tales about political injustice. I obtained forged in ITV homicide mysteries.
When was the final time you modified your thoughts about one thing important?
I used to be doing a movie and this morning I pulled out.
How typically do you’ve intercourse?
Typically sufficient.
Would you slightly have extra intercourse, cash or fame?
I feel fame and cash are completely overrated.
What’s crucial lesson life has taught you?
In the previous few years, which you can’t make certain of something.
