Dylan Llewellyn

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Dylan Llewellyn

Dylan John Llewellyn (born 10 September 1992) is an English actor, known for portraying Martin "Jono" Johnson in Hollyoaks, James Maguire in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls, Jack in Big Boys and PC Kelby Hartford in Beyond Paradise.

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Llewellyn in June 2010
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Dylan John Llewellyn

(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32)
Reigate, Surrey, England
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present
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Early life

Llewellyn was born and raised in Reigate, Surrey, the youngest of three boys born to English parents.[1][2] He attended More House School in Farnham, a specialist school for children with autism, developmental language disorder and dyslexia.[3] Llewellyn has dyslexia and found the support at a specialist school helpful.[4] He studied media, photography, and drama as GCSEs. Llewellyn attended RADA, where he did a foundation in acting.[5]

Career

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Llewellyn appeared in the short film Travel Bag in 2009 and in 2010 he played Adam Wilcock in an episode of the television series The Bill. In 2011, Llewellyn began playing Martin "Jono" Johnson in the soap opera Hollyoaks and in the spin-off Hollyoaks Later.[6] He made his last appearance in Hollyoaks on 16 November 2012 after his character was killed off. Since leaving Hollyoaks, Llewellyn has made appearances in Holby City (2013) and in the films Frequencies (2013) and Down Dog (2014). Llewellyn was struggling with acting jobs and was close to giving up acting whilst working part-time in a deli. This is when he got the call that he was cast on Derry Girls.[5]

From 2018 to 2022, Llewelyn played the role of James Maguire in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.[1] In 2020, Llewellyn played Stewart Irmsby in an episode of series 9 of Call the Midwife.[7] Since 2022 Llewellyn has played main character Jack in the Channel 4 series Big Boys. Jack is a quiet teen who is coming to terms with both the death of his father and his own sexuality. The role is a fictionalised version of creator Jack Rooke.[8]

On 6 July 2018, Llewellyn appeared in an episode of the game show The Crystal Maze alongside his Derry Girls co-stars.[9] On 1 January 2019, Llewellyn made a guest appearance on The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited.[10] In March 2019, he made guest appearances on The One Show and Lorraine.[11][12] On 31 December 2019, Llewellyn appeared in an episode of Celebrity Mastermind.[13] On 1 January 2020, Llewellyn appeared in a Derry Girls edition of The Great British Bake Off.[14] On 26 June 2020, Llewellyn performed a sketch with his Derry Girls co-stars alongside Saoirse Ronan for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief. All proceeds from the night went towards those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Since February 2023, he has starred as PC Kelby Hartford in Beyond Paradise, a spin-off of the hit show Death In Paradise. The show focuses on DI Humphrey Goodman, who has returned home to England as Detective Inspector in a small village in Devon.[16]

Personal life

Llewellyn still lives near his hometown of Reigate.[17]

Filmography

Film

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2009 Travel Bag Ricky Short films
2010 Cubicle Two Jake
2013 Frequencies Teen Zak Midgeley
2014 Down Dog Sam
2021 Finger Prick Alexi Short films
2022 Reavey Brothers Anthony Reavey
A Grand Romantic Gesture Jeremy [18]
2024 10 Lives Larry (voice)
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Television

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2010 The Bill Adam Wilcock Episode: "Keep Her Talking"
2011–2012 Hollyoaks Martin "Jono" Johnson 94 episodes
2012 Hollyoaks Later 5 episodes
2013 Holby City Seb Channing 4 episodes
2018–2022 Derry Girls James Maguire Main role
2020 Call the Midwife Stewart Irmsby 1 episode
2021 Dodo Joe Connolly 20 episodes[19]
2022 Pistol Wally Nightingale Main role
2022–2025 Big Boys Jack
2023–present Beyond Paradise PC Kelby Hartford
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Theatre

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