Guy Nicholas Flanagan (born 1980) is an

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, best known for portraying John Mitchell in the

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of '' Being Human''.

Background

Born in

New Longton New Longton is a village located south west of Preston, in the district of South Ribble, in the county of Lancashire, North West England. It is in the parish of Longton, which is the name of the older village located to the west of New Long ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, Flanagan attended Cardinal Newman College, and went on to train at

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint Martins, a constitu ...

. Flanagans mother Poppy Flanagan is also an actress, she previously worked as a teacher.

Career

After graduating from drama school, Flanagan joined the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

, playing Oswald in the RSC Academy production of ''

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''.The RSC Shakespeare - King Lear
See listing for 2002 RSC Academy production. Retrieved on 10 August 2009. His other theatre work includes ''

Cymbeline ''Cymbeline'' , also known as ''The Tragedie of Cymbeline'' or ''Cymbeline, King of Britain'', is a play by William Shakespeare set in British Iron Age, Ancient Britain () and based on legends that formed part of the Matter of Britain concerni ...

'' and ''Mimi and the Stalker''.Guy Flanagan , London Theatre Database
Retrieved on 10 August 2009. Flanagan has appeared in the films '' Millions'' (2004), '' Stoned'' (2005) and ''

A Bunch of Amateurs ''A Bunch of Amateurs'' is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Andy Cadiff, and stars Burt Reynolds, Derek Jacobi, Alistair Petrie and Samantha Bond. In November 2008, the premiere in Leicester Square was attended by Elizabeth II. The scr ...

'' (2008). Flanagan played the lead role of John Mitchell in the

of '' Being Human''; the character was played by

Aidan Turner Aidan Turner (born 19 June 1983) is an Irish actor. He played the roles of Ross Poldark in the 2015–2019 BBC adaptation of ''The Poldark Novels'' by Winston Graham, Dante Gabriel Rossetti in ''Desperate Romantics'', Ruairí McGowan in '' Th ...

in the subsequently produced series. His other television credits include '' Messiah: The Harrowing'', ''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...

'', ''

Totally Frank ''Totally Frank'' is a comedy drama series with a real-life band as its stars on Channel 4. It follows a band, Frank, who were struggling to make it in the music industry. Frank The band on the show consisted of lead singer Tasha ( Lauren Bl ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Guy Actors from Preston, Lancashire Alumni of the Drama Centre London English male television actors English male film actors English male stage actors Living people 1980 births