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Jack Derges
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
TelevisionEastEnders
Doctors
Spouse
Yasmin Alamiri
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(m. 2023)​
Children2

Jack Derges is a British actor known for portraying the role of Andy Flynn in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[1]

Career

Derges made his acting debut in the 2007 Casualty episode "Core Values" as Private Haydon; he returned to the show in 2012 as Ben Shears in the episode "Desperate Remedies". Also, in 2012, Derges appeared in the TV-movie Dungeons & Dragons 3: The Book of Vile Darkness as Grayson[citation needed] and in the first episode of television series Switch, as Miles.[2] In 2013, he appeared in WPC 56 as Bill Pearson and Holby City, for one episode, as Mark Christiansen. He also appeared in the horror film Freak of Nurture, as Jed Warner.[citation needed] In 2015, he appeared in Cucumber as Louis Barman, during the first episode; as a character named only as Energy Drink Vendor, for one episode, in Episodes;[2] as Roger, for one episode, in Crims;[3] as Andy, for one episode, in The Royals[4] and as Simon, for six episodes, in Humans.[2]

Derges made his debut appearance in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Andy Flynn on 17 March 2016, appearing in 35 episodes and leaving at the conclusion of the storyline. His character's last episode aired on 8 August 2016.[5][6] In September 2018 he made a further guest appearance in Casualty, as Alan "Al" Marsh. In 2019, he appeared in the BBC medical soap opera Doctors, in the recurring role of Enzo D'Agostino. He appeared again in May 2023, this time in the role of Paul Lewis.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role
2012 Dungeons & Dragons 3: The Book of Vile Darkness Grayson
2015 Freak of Nurture Jed Warner
2017 400 Boys DK
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Casualty[8] Private Haydon Series 22, Episode 6: "Core Values"
2009 Skins Mike Series 3, Episode 5
2012 Switch Miles Series 1, Episode 1
2012 Casualty[9] Ben Shears Series 26, Episode 32: "Desperate Remedies"
2013 WPC 56 Bill Pearson 4 episodes
2014 Holby City[10] Mark Christiansen Series 16, Episode 43: "Affair of the Mind"
2015 Cucumber Louis Barman Series 1, Episode 1
2015 Episodes Energy Drink Vendor Series 1, Episode 3
2015 Crims Roger Series 1, Episode 5: "Day Eighty-Nine"
2015 The Royals Andy Sinclair Series 1, Episode 2: "Infants of the Spring"
2015 Humans Simon 7 episodes
2016 EastEnders[11] Andy Flynn Series regular; 35 episodes
2018 Casualty Alan Marsh Series 33, Episode 4
2019 Doctors Enzo D'Agostino Recurring role
2020 Get Even Coach Creed Recurring role
2020 In Search of Dracula Narrator One off documentary
2023 Doctors Paul Lewis Episode: "The Value of Nothing"
Video games
Year Title Role
2017 Need for Speed: Payback Tyler Morgan

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Boys in the Band Cowboy Park Theatre, London
2021 Adventurous Jake Online only presentation through Jermyn Street Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2016 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Boy Nominated [12]

References

  1. ^ Brown, David (2 August 2016). "EastEnders star Jack Derges to leave Andy Flynn role". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Jack Derges | BFI". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "BBC Three - Crims, Episode 5". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  4. ^ "EastEnders: Who is Jack Derges? 9 random facts about the man behind hunky Andy Flynn". Digital Spy. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ Harris, Niomi (2 August 2016). "EastEnders Andy Flynn leaving as Ronnie Mitchell revenge plot comes to shock end". OK!. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  6. ^ Brown, David (8 August 2016). "EastEnders airs Andy Flynn's final scenes - Spoilers!". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Zara Carmichael goes UNDERCOVER!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Casualty". The Radio Times (4356). BBC Genome: 68. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Casualty-Desperate Remedies, Series 26 Episode 32". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Holby City - Affair of the Mind, Series 16 Episode 43". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. ^ Lindsay, Duncan (2 August 2016). "EastEnders spoilers: Who is stalker Andy Flynn? Ronnie Mitchell knows the truth but what happens next?". Metro (British newspaper). Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  12. ^ Sandwell, Ian (21 June 2016). "Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

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