William Flynn (born May 29, 1985) is an American actor and producer. He is known for portraying

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on the

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''.

Early life

Flynn was born in St. Francis, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Cloud State University in 2007, majoring in finance and minoring in economics. In the same year Flynn did an internship and worked at Accenture as a

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. In 2010 he took a job as an analyst at

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, where he worked for four years.

Career

Flynn is managed by PCM International. He moved to

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to pursue an acting career. Before making his acting debut, Flynn worked with director

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in 2013, by appearing in a

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commercial. In the same year he made his acting debut as Liret in the short movie ''80 in 10''. He did a campaign of "Silk" for photographer Bryony Shearmur. In February 2014 Flynn had a guest role on the

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television series ''

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'', in the episode "Hoku Welowelo". Flynn played Nick Spitz, opposite

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. Flynn also co-produced a short movie, ''Solely''. In August 2014 DAYS co-executive producer Greg Meng confirmed to

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that Flynn had joined the cast of

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'' as a recast of

, previously played by

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. Flynn debuted on September 12, 2014. In October 2016 ''

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'' confirmed that Flynn had booked a role in the thriller movie ''D.O.A. Blood River''.

Personal life

Flynn became engaged to Gina Comparetto on May 29, 2015, his 30th birthday. He and Comparetto married on October 1, 2016. In a 2021 episode of

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's program ''State of Mind'', Flynn acknowledged battling substance addiction.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Billy 1985 births American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Minnesota People from St. Francis, Minnesota St. Cloud State University alumni