Johnny Flynn

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actor film actor folk rock musician guitarist human musician singer-songwriter stage actor television actor violinist

Johnny Flynn is a British actor, singer-songwriter, and frontman of the folk-rock band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, known for roles in film, television, and theatre.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Johnny Flynn canonical	16
Dylan Witter – Johnny Flynn	1
Johnny Flynn (singer-songwriter and actor)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3066081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Johnny Flynn
Context triple: [The Dig, star, Johnny Flynn]

A. John Spellar
John Spellar is a British Labour Party politician who has served as a long-time Member of Parliament and held several defence-related ministerial roles.
B. William Callaghan
William Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Callaghan surname.
C. James Yorkston
James Yorkston is a Scottish singer-songwriter and key figure in the modern folk scene, known for his introspective lyrics and work with the Fence Collective.
D. Luca Firth
Luca Firth is one of British actor Colin Firth’s sons, known primarily for his connection to the acclaimed performer.
E. Laura Marling
Laura Marling is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist acclaimed for her introspective lyrics and distinctive, mature vocal style.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Johnny Flynn
Target entity description: Johnny Flynn is a British actor, singer-songwriter, and frontman of the folk-rock band Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, known for roles in film, television, and theatre.

A. John Spellar
John Spellar is a British Labour Party politician who has served as a long-time Member of Parliament and held several defence-related ministerial roles.
B. William Callaghan
William Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the Callaghan surname.
C. James Yorkston
James Yorkston is a Scottish singer-songwriter and key figure in the modern folk scene, known for his introspective lyrics and work with the Fence Collective.
D. Luca Firth
Luca Firth is one of British actor Colin Firth’s sons, known primarily for his connection to the acclaimed performer.
E. Laura Marling
Laura Marling is an English folk singer-songwriter and guitarist acclaimed for her introspective lyrics and distinctive, mature vocal style.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ folk rock musician ⓘ guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ violinist ⓘ
activeInField	film ⓘ music ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ
associatedBand	Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit ⓘ
birthName	John Patrick Vivian Flynn ⓘ linked to: John Flynn
citizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfBirth	South Africa ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1983-03-14 ⓘ
education	Bedales School ⓘ Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art ⓘ
familyName	Flynn ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
genre	folk ⓘ folk rock ⓘ indie folk ⓘ
givenName	John ⓘ
hasChild	3 (children) ⓘ
instrument	guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ mandolin ⓘ violin ⓘ voice ⓘ
languageSpoken	English ⓘ
name	Johnny Flynn ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableWork	Beast (2017 film) ⓘ linked to: Beast Clouds of Sils Maria (2014 film) ⓘ linked to: Clouds of Sils Maria Emma (2020 film) ⓘ linked to: Emma. (2020 film) Hangmen (stage play) ⓘ Jerusalem (stage play) ⓘ Lovesick (TV series) ⓘ Song One (2014 film) ⓘ Stardust (2020 film) ⓘ The Dig (2021 film) ⓘ linked to: The Dig
occupation	actor ⓘ composer ⓘ musician ⓘ poet ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Johannesburg ⓘ linked to: Johannesburg, South Africa
roleInBand	frontman ⓘ guitarist ⓘ lead vocalist ⓘ
spouse	Beatrice Minns ⓘ
yearsActive	2000s–present ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Dig → star → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Genius (TV series) → stars → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Detectorists → themeMusicComposer → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Dickie Greenleaf → portrayedBy → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Johnny Flynn → name → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Jerome Flynn → hasSibling → Johnny Flynn (singer-songwriter and actor) ⓘ

linked to: Johnny Flynn

Song One → starring → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Emma. (2020 film) → castMember → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

The Outfit → castMember → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Ripley (2024 TV series) → starring → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit → hasMember → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit → hasFrontman → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit → hasLeadVocalist → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit → hasPrimarySongwriter → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Stardust (2020 film) → starring → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

Lovesick → leadActor → Johnny Flynn ⓘ

subject linked to: Lovesick (TV series)

Lovesick → characterPlayedBy → Dylan Witter – Johnny Flynn ⓘ