Porter Flynn

Porter Flynn was born in Harrow England on the ides of March He was raised in Bracknell Berkshire and attended John Hampden Grammar a technical school in Buckinghamshire He has one brother Benjamin Flynn a BAFTA winning artist working on computer games and film Though coming from a theatrical family Porter only began training as an actor in his 30s after a career in Hospitality His work in Hospitality spanned everything from the Ministry of Sound to Raymond Blancs Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons the latter also marking his first appearance on television serving a guest on an episode of the BBCs Holiday programme Despite a lifelong interest in acting it was only after the death of his godmother the theatre director Olive HurfordPorter and an inheritance she left him that prompted and enabled him to attend LAMDA and from there embark on an acting career Upon discovering his given name was already taken at Equity he decided to take a stage name in honour of his godmother Initial toying with Hurford Porter he finally decided on Porter Flynn