Jamie Flatters
Jamie Flatters | |
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Born | Southwark, London, England | 7 July 2000
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Years active | 2013–present |
Jamie Flatters (born 7 July 2000) is an English actor, filmmaker and singer. He began his career as a child actor on stage and in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward (2015–2016). His films include The Forgotten Battle (2020), Avatar: The Way of Water, The School for Good and Evil (both 2022), and Black Dog (2023).
Early life
Flatters was born in the London Borough of Southwark to parents Paul Flatters and Anna Grey and grew up in Clapham.[1] He has two brothers, George and Matthew. He attended Lambeth Academy.[2]
Career
Flatters was in an alternating role, as Edgar, in the original Tricycle Theatre cast of the 2013 play Bracken Moor. Flatters made his television debut in 2015 as Matt Furnish in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward, a role he played for the first two series. In 2017, Flatters began starring as Luke Earlham, the son of Andrew Earlham in the ITV thriller Liar.[3] Flatters featured in both series of Liar.
Flatters made his feature film debut as English Allied pilot William Sinclair in the multilingual World War II film The Forgotten Battle alongside Gijs Blom and Susan Radder.[4] It is the second most expensive Dutch film production of all time and had an international release on Netflix in 2021. That same year, Flatters appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries Close to Me.[5]
In 2022, Flatters played Tedros in the Netflix film adaptation of The School for Good and Evil[6] and Neteyam, Jake and Neytiri's eldest son, in James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water,[7] the latter of which Flatters auditioned for when he was sixteen.[8] He co-wrote the script for George Jaques' feature film Black Dog, in which Flatters also starred in.[9][10] The premiere of the film took place at the BFI London Film Festival on 14th October 2023, where it was selected for the competition program of First Feature Competition and nominated the Sutherland Award.[11]
In May 2024, Flatters joined the cast of PBS Masterpiece new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga as Philip Bosinney.[12][13]
Flatters’ film Black Dog competed at the 2024 Riviera International Film Festival, where he won the Baia Del Silenzio Award for Best Actor and the film won the Baia del Silenzio Redelfi Award.[14][15]
Personal life
Flatters has advocated for lowering the UK voting age to 16, and became a member of the Almeida Theatre's Young Leaders programme.[16] Flatters is an eloquent speaker and previously won Jack Petchey's "Speak Out" challenge Lambeth Regional Final[17] and he came runner-up at the Grand Final in 2015.[18]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Silence | Short film | |
Soak | Short film | ||
2020 | The Forgotten Battle | William Sinclair | |
Kernel[19] | Short film | ||
Snow Crash | Short film | ||
Tower of Babel[20] | Short film | ||
2021 | Tuesday | Robbie | Short film |
Baby | Short film | ||
2022 | Attrition | Short film | |
The School for Good and Evil | Tedros | Netflix film | |
Avatar: The Way of Water | Neteyam | ||
2023 | Thunderowl | Short film | |
Black Dog[21] | Nathan | Also co-writer and producer | |
2024 | O (So Say the Circle is Round) | O | Short film |
That Night | Harry | Short film | |
— | The White Hart | James | Short film |
As filmmaker
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2017 | Men[22] | Yes | No | No | Short film |
2018 | Good Trouble: What if the Suit Chokes?[23] | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
2019 | Soak | — | Yes | — | Short film |
2020 | Kernel | Yes | — | — | Short film |
2022 | These Spinning Straight Lines[24] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film |
2023 | All Things Connected[25] | Yes | — | — | Short documentary |
What Looking Gave Us[26] | Yes | — | — | Short documentary | |
The Luxury Of Sitting[27] | Yes | Yes | — | Short film | |
I don't believe you're hurting[28] | Yes | Yes | — | Short film | |
Golden Syrup Cake Brick Work[29] | Yes | Yes | — | Short film | |
Black Dog | No | Yes | Yes | ||
When You're Moody[30][31] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
— | Shoulders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Debut Feature film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015–2016 | So Awkward | Matt Furnish | Main role; 26 episodes |
2016 | Flat TV | Kieran | Episode: "Nemesis" |
2017–2020 | Liar | Luke Earlham | Main role; 10 episodes [3] |
2021 | Close to Me | Owen | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
— | The Forsyte Saga[32][33] | Philip Bosinney | — |
Music videos
Year | Track | Artist | Notes |
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2014 | Defined[34] | Ronan Parke | Released on January 5, 2014 |
2023 | FADE[35] | Callinsick | Released on September 13, 2023 |
2024 | LEARNING 037[36] | sandy crow (himself) | Released on March 11, 2024 |
Ur Best Day[37] | |||
Regret it[38] | Released on April 24, 2024 | ||
Waiting for life (acoustic version)[39] | Released on May 9, 2024 | ||
Handgun Wisdom[40] | Released on May 22, 2024 | ||
Godard The Director[41] | Released on July 3, 2024 |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Type |
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2013 | Bracken Moor | Edgar (alternating) | Tricycle Theatre, London | play |
2017 | Dilate | Charlie | Testbed1, London[42] | play |
Tarantiseismic | one of the 39 dancers | premiered Sadler's Wells, London and played seven other location on tour[43][44] | dance performance |
Discography
Flatters’ stage name is sandy crow.[45][46][47] His debut single, Learning 037 was released[48] on March 6, 2024.[49] Flatters released his second single, Regret it[50] on April 24, 2024.[51] and his third single, Handgun wisdom on May 22, 2024.[52] His fourth single, Godard the Director, was released on July 3, 2024.[53]
Singles
Year | Single title | Track | Notes |
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2024 | LEARNING 037 | Learning 037 | Debut single |
Ur Best Day[54] | |||
Regret it[55] | Regret it | Released on April 24, 2024 | |
Handgun wisdom | Handgun wisdom | Released on May 22, 2024 | |
Godard The Director | Godard The Director | Released on July 3, 2024 |
Other releases
Year | Track | Notes |
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2020 | LOST IN ACTION[56] | ft. LEO & sandy crow |
2023 | Where this goes[57] | Demo |
The Deepest End[58] | Demo | |
I SAW YOU SAY IT[59] | Demo | |
Sculpting in time[60] | Demo | |
BONNEVILLE[61] | Demo | |
WAITING FOR LIFE[62] | Demo | |
2024 | Plastic Red Spade[63] | Demo |
In Between Talking[64] | live acustic version |
Awards and nominations
Year | Event | Award | Category | Notes | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | Riviera International Film Festival | Baia Del Silenzio Award | Best Actor | — | Black Dog | Won | [65] |
Baia Del Silenzio Redelfi Award | Best Film | shared with: George Jaques, Ken Patrie, Ian Sharpe | Black Dog | Won |
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