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Shannon Flynn (born 22 August 1996) is an English actress and presenter from
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
,
Greater Manchester
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, who is best known for appearing in ''
Friday Download
''Friday Download'' was a British children's entertainment television programme, produced by Saltbeef Productions on CBBC. It premiered on 6 May 2011. The final presenting team consisted of Molly Rainford, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, Ak ...
as well as Emily James in the
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school-based drama,
''Waterloo Road''.
, and had starred in its film, ''
Up All Night''. From 2013–2015, Flynn starred in the
CBBC
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children's show, ''
Dani's Castle
''Dani's Castle'' (also known as ''Rich, Jimmy & Kait's Castle'' during the third series) is a British children's comedy series broadcast on the CBBC Channel. Dani inherits a castle in Northern Ireland from her deceased aunt and gets more than ...
.''
Career
Flynn's acting career began in 2008 with some small roles in theatre productions. In 2009, she joined the cast of the
BBC One
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drama ''
Waterloo Road'' as Emily James alongside
Jenna-Louise Coleman
Jenna-Louise Coleman (born 27 April 1986), known professionally as Jenna Coleman, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Jasmine Thomas in the soap opera ''Emmerdale'', Clara Oswald in the science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', Qu ...
.
In 2012, she was cast in the CBBC children's television programme ''
Dani's Castle
''Dani's Castle'' (also known as ''Rich, Jimmy & Kait's Castle'' during the third series) is a British children's comedy series broadcast on the CBBC Channel. Dani inherits a castle in Northern Ireland from her deceased aunt and gets more than ...
''alongside
Dani Harmer
Danielle Jane Harmer (born 8 February 1989) is an English actress, television personality, and former singer. She is best known for her lead role as Tracy Beaker in the CBBC series ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' (2002–2006), ''Tracy Beaker R ...
. The show began airing in 2013 and a second series began airing in 2014. The show was renewed for a third series which was filmed in 2014 and began airing on 7 July 2015.
In 2012, she made her first appearance on the CBBC children's entertainment show ''
Friday Download
''Friday Download'' was a British children's entertainment television programme, produced by Saltbeef Productions on CBBC. It premiered on 6 May 2011. The final presenting team consisted of Molly Rainford, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, Ak ...
''as a guest presenter, and in 2013 she joined the main presenting team. In 2014, she was cast in the ''Friday Download'' movie ''
Up All Night''. Filming began on 6 September 2014. ''Up All Night'' will be released on 22 May 2015.
On 14 April 2015, Flynn announced that she would not be returning for the ninth series of ''Friday Download''.
On 4 March 2016, Flynn began playing
Lauren
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, the bully of
Bethany Platt
Bethany Platt is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 4 June 2000. She was played by Mia Cookson in 2000 and by twins Amy and Emily Walton from 2000 ...
(
Lucy Fallon
Lucy Fallon (born 13 November 1995) is an English actress. She played Bethany Platt in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2015–2020). The role has earned her widespread recognition and several accolades, including two British Soap Awa ...
) in the long-running
ITV
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ITV
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** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
soap opera
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, ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
''. Her final appearance as Lauren was broadcast on 30 September 2016.
Filmography
Television
Radio
Theatre
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
English child actresses
Actors from Rochdale
English television actresses
English radio actresses
English soap opera actresses
Actresses from Greater Manchester