Johnny Flynn Calls for Private Schools to Be ‘Burnt to the Ground’ After Traumatic Boarding School Experience
Actor Johnny Flynn urges destruction of private schools after traumatic boarding school past. New Harry Potter series faces backlash.
POLICY WIRE — London, United Kingdom — British actor Johnny Flynn has called for private schools to be “burnt to the ground” following his own difficult experience at a boarding school as a child.
Flynn, best known for his role in the Channel 4 sitcom Lovesick and the 2020 film Emma, recently spoke about his time at Pilgrims’ School in Winchester, where he was sent at age seven on a choral scholarship. He described the experience as “quite traumatic” and revealed that he developed “little nervous tics” due to being separated from his family.
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Now set to play Lucius Malfoy in HBO’s new Harry Potter TV series, Flynn said he only fully processed the mental toll years later. He also commented on the controversy surrounding the show, including backlash from the LGBTQ+ community over author J.K. Rowling’s involvement, though he chose to focus on his gratitude for the role, which he took on for his children.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)
