Jack Derges Explained

Jack Derges
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2007–present
Children:2
Television:EastEnders
Doctors

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 as Grayson 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. 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; 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.

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
YearTitleRole
2012Grayson
2015Freak of NurtureJed Warner
2017400 BoysDK
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Casualty[8] Private Haydon Series 22, Episode 6: "Core Values"
2009Skins Mike Series 3, Episode 5
2012SwitchMiles Series 1, Episode 1
2012Casualty[9] Ben Shears Series 26, Episode 32: "Desperate Remedies"
2013WPC 56Bill Pearson 4 episodes
2014Holby City[10] Mark ChristiansenSeries 16, Episode 43: "Affair of the Mind"
2015Cucumber Louis BarmanSeries 1, Episode 1
2015Episodes Energy Drink VendorSeries 1, Episode 3
2015Crims RogerSeries 1, Episode 5: "Day Eighty-Nine"
2015The RoyalsAndy SinclairSeries 1, Episode 2: "Infants of the Spring"
2015HumansSimon7 episodes
2016 EastEnders[11] Series regular; 35 episodes
2018 CasualtyAlan MarshSeries 33, Episode 4
2019 Doctors Recurring role
2020 Get Even Coach Creed Recurring role
2020In Search of DraculaNarratorOne off documentary
2023DoctorsPaul LewisEpisode: "The Value of Nothing"

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 The Boys in the Band Cowboy Park Theatre, London
2021AdventurousJakeOnline only presentation through Jermyn Street Theatre

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EastEnders star Jack Derges to leave Andy Flynn role. Brown. David. 2 August 2016. Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. 29 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Jack Derges BFI . https://web.archive.org/web/20201124042449/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/514d52ee2337c . dead . 24 November 2020 . www2.bfi.org.uk . 15 April 2022.
  3. Web site: BBC Three - Crims, Episode 5 . BBC . 15 April 2022.
  4. Web site: EastEnders: Who is Jack Derges? 9 random facts about the man behind hunky Andy Flynn . Digital Spy . 15 April 2022 . 6 May 2016.
  5. News: EastEnders Andy Flynn leaving as Ronnie Mitchell revenge plot comes to shock end. Harris. Niomi. 2 August 2016. OK!. 5 August 2016.
  6. News: EastEnders airs Andy Flynn's final scenes - Spoilers!. Brown. David. 8 August 2016. Radio Times. 10 August 2016.
  7. News: Timblick . Simon . Doctors spoilers: Zara Carmichael goes UNDERCOVER! . 7 May 2023 . . (Future plc).
  8. Casualty . The Radio Times. 4 October 2007. 4356. 68. BBC Genome. 29 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Casualty-Desperate Remedies, Series 26 Episode 32. BBC. 29 August 2016.
  10. Web site: Holby City - Affair of the Mind, Series 16 Episode 43. BBC. 29 August 2016.
  11. Web site: Lindsay. Duncan. EastEnders spoilers: Who is stalker Andy Flynn? Ronnie Mitchell knows the truth but what happens next?. Metro (British newspaper). 2 August 2016. 29 August 2016.
  12. News: Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed. Sandwell. Ian. 21 June 2016. Digital Spy. 23 June 2016.