Shannon Flynn

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Shannon Flynn (born 22 August 1996)[1] is an English actress and presenter from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who is best known for appearing in Friday Download as well as Emily James in the BBC school-based drama, Waterloo Road.[2], and had starred in its film, Up All Night.[3] From 2013–2015, Flynn starred in the CBBC children's show, Dani's Castle.[4]

Shannon Flynn
Born (1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 27)
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Occupation(s)Actress and presenter
Years active2008–present
Known forWaterloo Road (2009–2012)
Dani's Castle (2013–2015)
Coronation Street (2016)
Height5’2 (1.57 m)

Career[edit]

Flynn's acting career began in 2008 with some small roles in theatre productions. In 2009, she joined the cast of the BBC One drama Waterloo Road as Emily James alongside Jenna-Louise Coleman.[2]

In 2012, she was cast in the CBBC children's television programme Dani's Castle alongside Dani Harmer.[5] 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.[6]

In 2012, she made her first appearance on the CBBC children's entertainment show Friday Download 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.[7] Filming began on 6 September 2014. Up All Night will be released on 22 May 2015.[6]

On 14 April 2015, Flynn announced that she would not be returning for the ninth series of Friday Download.[8]

On 4 March 2016, Flynn began playing Lauren, the bully of Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) in the long-running ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Her final appearance as Lauren was broadcast on 30 September 2016.

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Years Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2009–2012 Waterloo Road Emily James Regular role [9][10]
2011 Holby City Beatrice "Bean" Fisher Guest role [11]
Scott & Bailey Elise Scott Regular role [12]
Shameless Grace Guest role [citation needed]
2012 Doctors Cleo Hardey Guest role [13]
Friday Download Herself Guest presenter [citation needed]
2013 Hacker Time Herself Guest [citation needed]
2013–2015 Friday Download Herself Presenter [citation needed]
Dani's Castle Kait / Roxy Began playing Roxy in Series 2 [14]
2016 Coronation Street Lauren Recurring role; 14 episodes [15][16]
2017 Doctors Myra Guest Role [17]
2018 Radio 1 Stories Steph Guest Role [18]
2019 Flatmates Kelly Episode 3 [19][20]

Radio[edit]

Date Title Role Station Ref(s)
2010 Lilo Simone BBC Radio 4 [21]
Sherbet Dolls Olivia BBC Radio 4 [22]
2011 Lost Property: The Year My Mother Went Missing Ruthie BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play [23]
Betsy Coleman Young Betsy BBC Radio 4 [24]
Raft To Bondi Carol BBC Radio 4 [25]
2012 Mad Girl Rose BBC Radio 4 [26]

Theatre[edit]

Years Title Role Theater !Ref(s)
2008 Macbeth Weird Sister Manchester Royal Exchange [27][28][29]
Babes In The Wood Jill Gracie Fields Theatre [citation needed]
2009 Annie Annie Gracie Fields Theatre [citation needed]
2018–2019 Cinderella Cinderella Palace Theatre and Opera House [30][31]
2019–2020 Cinderella Cinderella Buxton Opera House [32][33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Shannon Flynn CV". Amber Ltd. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "ScreenTerrier: Waterloo Road new faces Part 1". screenterrier.blogspot.co.uk. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Up All Night - Film - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Dani's Castle - CBBC Sitcom - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Dani's House becomes a Castle for CBBC spin-off". Broadcastnow. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Shannon Flynn on Twitter". 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  7. ^ "CBBC's Friday Download heads to the big screen". 5 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Shannon Flynn on Twitter". 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Series 5 - Episode 1 of 20". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Waterloo Road Ep. 29/30 -". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Blue Valentine - Series 13 - Episode 18 of 52". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Scott & Bailey - S1 - Episode 4". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Dancing Queen". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Dani's Castle - Ep. 1/13". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  15. ^ Fitzpatrick, Katie (30 August 2016). "Coronation Street spoilers: bully Lauren gets her comeuppance when she meets David". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  16. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (26 August 2016). "Pic of the Day: Corrie's Gary confronts Bethany's bully". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Displacement". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Restorative Justice: Meeting The Bogeyman". BBC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  19. ^ Flynn, Shannon (6 August 2019). ""You can catch me guest starring as feisty Kelly in ep 3 of new bbc comedy series #Flatmates streaming on iplayer now!"". Twitter. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Swiping Up". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Lilo". BBC. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Sherbet Dolls - Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  23. ^ "Katie Hims - Lost Property - The Year My Mother Went Missing". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Betsy Coleman". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Raft to Bondi". BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Afternoon Drama: Mad Girl". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  27. ^ "Shannon's all set for a taste of the dark side". Manchester Evening News. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Murder comes thick and fast". oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Theatre review: Macbeth at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Cinderella review, Opera House, Manchester, 2018". The Stage. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  31. ^ Eagleton, Michelle (13 December 2018). "Review: Cinderella at the Opera House". Manchester’s Finest. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  32. ^ Wakefield, Andrew (6 January 2020). "REVIEW: Opera House panto Cinderella was a real triumph". www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  33. ^ Francis, Jen (26 April 2019). "Cinderella Pantomime at Buxton Opera House - Review". Explore Buxton. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

External links[edit]

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