Dylan Llewellyn

Dylan John Llewellyn (born 10 September 1992) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Martin "Jono" Johnson in Hollyoaks and James Maguire in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.

Dylan Llewellyn
Llewellyn in February 2020
Born
Dylan John Llewellyn

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

Early life

Llewellyn was born in Reigate, Surrey.[1] He attended More House School in Farnham, a specialist school for children with autism and dyslexia.[2]

Career

Acting

Llewellyn began 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.[3] He made his last appearance in Hollyoaks on 16 November 2012 after his character was killed off.

Since leaving Hollyoaks, Llewelyn has made appearances in Holby City (2013) and in the films Frequencies (2013) and Down Dog (2014)

Since 2018, Llewelyn has played the role of James Maguire in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls.

In 2020, Llewellyn played Stewart Irmsby in an episode of series 9 of Call the Midwife.[4]

Other television

On 6 July 2018, Llewellyn appeared on an episode of the game show The Crystal Maze alongside his Derry Girls co-stars.[5]

On 1 January 2019, Llewellyn made a guest appearance on The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited

In March 2019, he made guest appearances on The One Show and Lorraine.

On 31 December 2019, Llewellyn appeared on an episode of Celebrity Mastermind.[6]

On 1 January 2020, Llewellyn appeared on a Derry Girls edition of The Great British Bake Off.[7]

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.[8]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Travel Bag Ricky Short film
2010 Cubicle Two Jake Short film
2013 Frequencies Teen Zak
2014 Down Dog Sam
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Bill Adam Wilcock Episode: "Keep Her Talking"
2011–2012 Hollyoaks Martin "Jono" Johnson 94 episodes
2012 Hollyoaks Later Martin "Jono" Johnson 5 episodes
2013 Holby City Seb Channing 4 episode
2018–present Derry Girls James Maguire Main role
2020 Call the Midwife Stewart Irmsby Series 9, episode 7

References
  1. "Derry Girls cast in real life: See Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan & Jamie-Lee O'Donnell out of character". Hello!. 26 March 2019.
  2. Datson, Andy (30 December 2017). "Reigate actor to star in brand new Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls". Get Surrey. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. Daniel Kilkelly (13 June 2011). "'Hollyoaks' confirms new cast, Abersoch plot". Digital Spy.
  4. Sutton, Megan (17 February 2020). "Derry Girls star impresses in Call The Midwife – and Stephen McGann has a proposition for the cast". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  5. "Watch: First look as the Derry Girls prepare to take on the Crystal Maze". Belfast Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "BBC One – Celebrity Mastermind, 2019/2020, Episode 3". BBC. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. Martin, Laura (1 January 2020). "The Great Festive Bake Off line-up: the Derry Girls cast members appearing on the show, and what time it's on Channel 4". i. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  8. "Derry Girls cast fangirl over Ronan in hilarious sketch". RTÉ.ie. 26 June 2020.
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