Kate O'Flynn
Biography
Kate O'Flynn is a British actress who made her professional debut in Mike Leigh's 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky. Raised in Bury, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 2006. Her early stage work brought her a TMA Theatre Award for The Children's Hour, and at the National Theatre she earned a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Port (2013). She went on to appear in A Taste of Honey (2014) and in The Glass Menagerie (2016 to 2017) at the Duke of York's Theatre, a performance that earned her an Olivier Award nomination in 2017. Her screen credits include Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), the television drama Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019), Doctor Thorne, Landscapers, Everyone Else Burns and My Lady Jane, and she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Widow's Bay.
41years old
Turns 42 on July 1in 233 days
- Born Bury
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Kate Ellen O'Flynn (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 11 years2008 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019Brexit: The Uncivil WarIMDb rating 7.0
- 2016Bridget Jones's BabyIMDb rating 6.4
- 2011The Murder at Road Hill HouseIMDb rating 6.8
- 2008Happy-Go-LuckyIMDb rating 7.0
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Early training
O'Flynn trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, known as RADA, and in 2006 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting.
Behind the award
Kate O'Flynn won the 2008 TMA Theatre Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Play for her work in The Children's Hour with the Royal Exchange Theatre Company.
Behind the award
O'Flynn's performance as Rachael in Simon Stephens's Port at the National Theatre won her the Critics' Circle's Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
Behind the award
O'Flynn stars in Widow's Bay, a comedy horror series on Apple TV that began in 2026. Her work on the show earned her a Primetime Emmy Award.
Kate O'Flynn movies on Netflix
Worked with
Kate O'Flynn shares two films with Oliver Maltman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Oliver Maltman's page
Jim Broadbent's page
Eddie Marsan's page
Colin Firth's page
Emma Thompson's page
Benedict Cumberbatch's page
Sharon MaguireDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Sharon Maguire
Mike LeighDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Mike Leigh
Toby HaynesDirector, 1 film, 2019
All films by Toby Haynes
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2026 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Widow's Bay | Won |
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