Jamie Flatters (born 7 July 2000) is an English actor, filmmaker and singer. He began his career as a child actor on stage and in the

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sitcom ''

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'' (2015–2016). His films include '' The Forgotten Battle'' (2020), '' Avatar: The Way of Water'', ''

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'' (both 2022), and ''Black Dog'' (2023).

Early life

Flatters was born in the

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to parents Paul Flatters and Anna Grey and grew up in

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. He has two brothers, George and Matthew. He attended Lambeth Academy.

Career

Flatters was in an alternating role, as Edgar, in the original

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cast of the 2013 play '' Bracken Moor''. Flatters made his television debut in 2015 as Matt Furnish in the

sitcom ''

'', a role he played for the first two series. In 2017, Flatters began starring as Luke Earlham, the son of Andrew Earlham in the ITV thriller '' Liar''. Flatters featured in both series of ''Liar.'' Flatters made his feature film debut as English Allied pilot William Sinclair in the multilingual

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film '' The Forgotten Battle'' alongside Gijs Blom and Susan Radder. It is the second most expensive Dutch film production of all time and had an international release on

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in 2021. That same year, Flatters appeared in the

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miniseries '' Close to Me''. In 2022, Flatters played Tedros in the

film adaptation of ''

'' and Neteyam, Jake and Neytiri's eldest son, in

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's '' Avatar: The Way of Water'', the latter of which Flatters auditioned for when he was sixteen. He co-wrote the script for George Jaques' feature film ''Black Dog'', in which Flatters also starred in. The premiere of the film took place at the

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on 14 October 2023, where it was selected for the competition program of First Feature Competition and nominated the

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. In May 2024, Flatters joined the cast of

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new adaptation of

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as Philip Bosinney. Flatters’ film Black Dog competed at the 2024 Riviera International Film Festival, where he won the Baia Del Silenzio Award for Best Actor and the film won the Baia del Silenzio Redelfi Award. In October 2024, Flatters joined the cast of Benacus Entertainment’s horror 'I'm Your Host' as Harry. On 27 November 2024, Flatters directorial debut feature film 'SHOULDERS' had its world premiere at the Clapham International Film Festival.

Personal life

Flatters has advocated for lowering the UK voting age to 16, and became a member of the

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's Young Leaders programme. Flatters is an eloquent speaker and previously won Jack Petchey's "Speak Out" challenge Lambeth Regional Final and he came runner-up at the Grand Final in 2015.

Filmography

Film

As filmmaker

Television

Music videos

Stage

Discography

Flatters’ stage name is Sandy Crow. His debut single, Learning 037 was released on 6 March 2024. Flatters released his second single, Regret it on 24 April 2024. and his third single, Handgun wisdom on 22 May 2024. His fourth single, Godard the Director, was released on 3 July 2024. His fifth single, Plano, was released on 22 August 2024. His sixth single, Mud of Emotion, was released on 7 March 2025. His seventh single, Big Scare, was released on 2 May 2025. His eighth single, BART, was released on 30 May 2025. His ninth single, Detergent, was released on 27 June 2025.

Singles

Other releases

Concerts

Awards and nominations

References

Notes

External links

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