--- name: "Kate O'Flynn" canonical: "https://film.one/person/kate-oflynn" fi1m_id: "kate-oflynn" imdb_id: "nm2359658" tmdb_id: 65446 wikidata_id: "Q23713460" roles: ["Actor"] born: "1 July 1985" reviewed_on_fi1m: 9 average_fi1m_score: 76 average_as: "actor" average_over: 9 updated: "2026-10-07T18:41:06.734906+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Kate O'Flynn ## Identity Kate O'Flynn - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kate-oflynn - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** kate-oflynn - **IMDb ID:** nm2359658 - **TMDB ID:** 65446 - **Wikidata ID:** Q23713460 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_O%27Flynn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23713460, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2359658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65446 Actor. Born 1 July 1985 in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 1 July 1985, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK - **Active:** 2008–present - **Also known as:** Kate Ellen O'Flynn - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won) - **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 9 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 74 (6), 2020s 79 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 74 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 6 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 5, Crime 2, History 2, Mystery 2, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $253m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_O%27Flynn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23713460, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2359658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65446 ## Coming up - *Tender Loving Care* (2026-12-04), as Amy ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Widow's Bay*](https://film.one/tv/widows-bay.md) (80) - **HBO Max:** [*Landscapers*](https://film.one/tv/landscapers.md) (78) - **Netflix:** [*Wanderlust*](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md) (76) - **Hulu:** [*Bridget Jones's Baby*](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-baby.md) (71) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Kate O'Flynn > Kate O'Flynn makes blunt, awkward women funny without tidying away what makes them difficult. Her precise, deadpan acting suits comedy that can turn uncomfortable, and *Widow's Bay* gives us good reason to seek her out. Patricia Moyer in *Widow's Bay* (2026) can be annoying, and Kate O'Flynn does not hurry to excuse her. The toughness and selfishness remain visible alongside her bravery and kindness. We cared about Patricia because O'Flynn allowed her to be difficult without making that her only quality. Her deadpan delivery is well suited to the series' mixture of comedy and horror, but the warmth matters just as much. This is a strong place to start with an actor whose awkward characters are worth spending time with. Her screen work began with Suzy in Mike Leigh's *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), followed by years of supporting film and television parts. The substantial early opportunity came on stage, as Racheal Keats in *Port* (2013). Television gradually gave her more room, through recurring work as DC Emma Lancing in *Landscapers* (2021) and a co-leading role as Fiona Lewis in *Everyone Else Burns* (2023). By *Widow's Bay*, a leading part could make fuller use of the bluntness and vulnerability that had become her particular strengths. Leigh remains a useful connection: they have made four films together, and O'Flynn puts the writer's voice at the centre of the job. That attention to the script helps explain the precision of her comedy and her care for the ensemble. She can play an eccentric woman without making every exchange an invitation to admire the eccentricity. The danger with such casting is that bluntness becomes the whole character; Patricia's capacity to be both selfish and kind gives her more to do. There is a caveat to our recommendation of *Widow's Bay*: its supernatural rules sometimes demand more attention than they deserve. O'Flynn and Matthew Rhys are the stronger reason to stay with it, and the ensemble keeps the people worth caring about when the mystery gets fussy. We would welcome more leading parts that let her remain difficult, rather than making her characters easier to like. Start with *Widow's Bay*, with a little patience for the mythology. ## Biography Kate O'Flynn is a British actress of stage and screen. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after attending the Royal Exchange youth theatre in Manchester as a teenager. Her first professional screen role was in Mike Leigh's 2008 film *Happy-Go-Lucky*. On stage, O'Flynn appeared in the National Theatre production of *Port* (2013), for which she received the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She later played Jo in *A Taste of Honey* (2014) at the National Theatre and Laura Wingfield in a 2017 West End revival of *The Glass Menagerie*, earning a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her screen credits include recurring roles in *Landscapers* (2021), *Everyone Else Burns* (2023–2024) and *My Lady Jane* (2024), as well as appearances in *Death in Paradise* (2011) and *No Offence* (2015). She stars as Patricia Moyer in the Apple TV+ series *Widow's Bay* (2026–present). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.* ## On Fi1m (9) - *Widow's Bay* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Patricia Moyer — [page](https://film.one/tv/widows-bay.md) - *Landscapers* (2021), Fi1m 78, as DC Emma Lancing — [page](https://film.one/tv/landscapers.md) - *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), Fi1m 64, as Victoria Woodcock — [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md) - *Wanderlust* (2018), Fi1m 76, as Emily Riley — [page](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md) - *Bridget Jones's Baby* (2016), Fi1m 71, as Alice — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-baby.md) - *No Offence* (2015), Fi1m 73, as Dr Peep — [page](https://film.one/tv/no-offence.md) - *Mr. Turner* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Prostitute — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-turner.md) - *Room at the Top* (2012), Fi1m 78, as Beryl — [page](https://film.one/tv/room-at-the-top-2012.md) - *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), Fi1m 83, as Suzy — [page](https://film.one/film/happy-go-lucky.md) ## Complete filmography (27) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Tender Loving Care* (2026), as Amy - *Widow's Bay* (2026), series, as Patricia Moyer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/widows-bay.md) - *My Lady Jane* (2024), series, as Princess Mary - *Henpocalypse!* (2023), series, as Jen - *Everyone Else Burns* (2023), series, as Fiona Lewis - *Landscapers* (2021), series, as DC Emma Lancing — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/landscapers.md) - *Close to Me* (2021), series, as Rose - *The Octopus Nest* (2019), as Becky - *Brexit: The Uncivil War* (2019), as Victoria Woodcock — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/brexit-the-uncivil-war.md) - *Peterloo* (2018), as Chadderton Woman - *Wanderlust* (2018), series, as Emily Riley — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/wanderlust.md) - *Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators* (2018), series, as Ava Foyle - *Bridget Jones's Baby* (2016), as Alice — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-joness-baby.md) - *No Offence* (2015), series, as Dr Peep — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/no-offence.md) - *Mr. Turner* (2014), as Prostitute — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-turner.md) - *National Theatre Live: A Taste of Honey* (2014), as Josephine, her daughter - *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Katherine Corven - *Up There* (2012), as Liz - *Room at the Top* (2012), series, as Beryl — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/room-at-the-top-2012.md) - *The Snipist* (2012), as Woman - *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Woman - *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Izzy Parker - *The Murder at Road Hill House* (2011), as Elizabeth Gough - *Above Suspicion* (2009), series, as Jeannie Bale - *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), as Suzy — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/happy-go-lucky.md) - *Kingdom* (2007), series, as Emily Cartwright - *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Laura Hill ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won - 2026: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (won), for *Widow's Bay* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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