Shannon Flynn
| Shannon Flynn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Shannon Flynn 22 August 1996 Rochdale, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Television |
Waterloo Road (2009–2012) Dani's Castle (2013–2015) Coronation Street (2016) |
Shannon Flynn (born 22 August 1996) is an English actress from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who is best known for playing Emily James in the BBC school-based drama, Waterloo Road. Flynn has also had a presenting role on the CBBC show Friday Download, and had starred in its film, Up All Night. From 2013 to 2015, Flynn starred in the CBBC children's show, Dani's Castle.
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.
In 2012 she was cast in the CBBC children's television programme Dani's Castle alongside Dani Harmer. 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 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, the bully of Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) in the long-running ITV soap opera, Coronation Street.
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