Shannon May Flynn (born 22 August 1996) is an English former actress and television presenter from

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, who is known for appearing as Emily James in the

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school drama ''Waterloo Road''. She was also a presenter on ''

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'' and had starred in its film, '' Up All Night''. From 2013–2015, Flynn starred in the

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children's show, ''

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''. In 2022, Flynn stopped acting and moved to

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, Australia.

Career

Flynn's acting career began in 2008 with some small roles in theatre productions. In 2009, she joined the cast of the

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drama '' Waterloo Road'' as Emily James alongside Jenna-Louise Coleman. In 2012, she was cast in the CBBC children's television programme ''

''alongside

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. 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 ''

''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

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, the bully of

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(

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) in the long-running ITV

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, ''

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''. Her final appearance as Lauren was broadcast on 30 September 2016.

Filmography

Television

Radio

Theatre

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Shannon 1996 births Living people Actresses from Rochdale English emigrants to Australia English child actresses English radio actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses