Jamie Flatters
English actor and filmmaker
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Jamie Flatters (born 7 July 2000) is an English actor, filmmaker and singer. He began his career as a child actor on stage and in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward (2015–2016). His films include The Forgotten Battle (2020), Avatar: The Way of Water, The School for Good and Evil (both 2022), and Black Dog (2023).
Early life
Flatters was born in the London Borough of Lambeth to parents Paul Flatters and Anna Grey and grew up in Clapham.[1] He has two brothers, George and Matthew. He attended Lambeth Academy.[2]
Career
Flatters was in an alternating role, as Edgar, in the original Tricycle Theatre cast of the 2013 play Bracken Moor. Flatters made his television debut in 2015 as Matt Furnish in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward, a role he played for the first two series. In 2017, Flatters began starring as Luke Earlham, the son of Andrew Earlham in the ITV thriller Liar.[3] Flatters featured in both series of Liar.
Flatters made his feature film debut as English Allied pilot William Sinclair in the multilingual World War II film The Forgotten Battle alongside Gijs Blom and Susan Radder.[4] It is the second most expensive Dutch film production of all time and had an international release on Netflix in 2021. That same year, Flatters appeared in the Channel 4 miniseries Close to Me.[5]
In 2022, Flatters played Tedros in the Netflix film adaptation of The School for Good and Evil[6] and Neteyam, Jake and Neytiri's eldest son, in James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water,[7] the latter of which Flatters auditioned for when he was sixteen.[8] He co-wrote the script for George Jaques' feature film Black Dog, in which Flatters also starred in.[9][10] The premiere of the film took place at the BFI London Film Festival on 14 October 2023, where it was selected for the competition program of First Feature Competition and nominated the Sutherland Award.[11]
In May 2024, Flatters joined the cast of PBS Masterpiece new adaptation of The Forsyte Saga as Philip Bosinney.[12][13] Flatters’ film Black Dog competed at the 2024 Riviera International Film Festival, where he won the Baia Del Silenzio Award for Best Actor and the film won the Baia del Silenzio Redelfi Award.[14][15] In October 2024, Flatters joined the cast of Benacus Entertainment’s horror 'Your Host' as Harry.[16] On 27 November 2024, Flatters directorial debut feature film 'SHOULDERS' had its world premiere at the Clapham International Film Festival.[17][18][19][20]
On 22 August 2025, Flatters's film Your Host had its premiere at FrightFest London.[21][22] He attended an exclusive screening for The Forsyte Saga in Soho Hotel London on 2th September 2025.[23] He appeared as Neteyam via a cameo in the 2025 sequel Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Personal life
Flatters has advocated for lowering the UK voting age to 16, and became a member of the Almeida Theatre's Young Leaders programme.[24] Flatters is an eloquent speaker and previously won Jack Petchey's "Speak Out" challenge Lambeth Regional Final[25] and he came runner-up at the Grand Final in 2015.[26]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Silence | Short film | |
| Soak | |||
| 2020 | The Forgotten Battle | William Sinclair | |
| Kernel[27] | Short film | ||
| Snow Crash | |||
| Tower of Babel[28] | |||
| 2021 | Tuesday | Robbie | |
| Baby | |||
| 2022 | Attrition | ||
| The School for Good and Evil | Tedros | Netflix film | |
| Avatar: The Way of Water | Neteyam | ||
| 2023 | What is Shelf-Love?[29] | Himself | Short film |
| Thunderowl | Short film | ||
| Black Dog[30] | Nathan | Also co-writer and producer | |
| 2024 | THAT NIGHT | Harry | Short film |
| O (So Say the Circle is Round) | O | ||
| 2025 | Your Host[31][32] | James | |
| Avatar: Fire and Ash | Neteyam | Cameo | |
| 2026 | FindMy | Milo | Short film |
| TBA | The White Hart | James | Short film |
| TBA | Of Four | Short film |
As filmmaker
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Men[33] | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| 2018 | Good Trouble: What if the Suit Chokes?[34] | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | Soak | N/a | Yes | N/a | |
| 2020 | Kernel | Yes | N/a | N/a | |
| 2022 | These Spinning Straight Lines[35] | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | All Things Connected[36] | Yes | No | No | Short documentary |
| What Looking Gave Us[37] | Yes | No | No | ||
| The Luxury Of Sitting[38] | Yes | Yes | No | Short film | |
| I don't believe you're hurting[39] | Yes | Yes | N/a | ||
| Golden Syrup Cake Brick Work[40] | Yes | Yes | N/a | ||
| Black Dog | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| When You're Moody[41][42] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 2024 | SHOULDERS[43] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Debut feature film |
| 2025 | what looms.[44][45][46] | Yes | No | Yes | short documentary |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 | So Awkward | Matt Furnish | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 2016 | Flat TV | Kieran | Episode: "Nemesis" |
| 2017–2020 | Liar | Luke Earlham | Main role; 10 episodes [3] |
| 2021 | Close to Me | Owen | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| 2025–present | The Forsytes[47][48] | Philip Bosinney | Main role; 5 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Track | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Defined[49] | Ronan Parke | Released on 5 January 2014 |
| 2023 | FADE[50] | Callinsick | Released on 13 September 2023 |
| 2024 | LEARNING 037[51] | sandy crow (himself) | Released on 11 March 2024 |
| Ur Best Day[52] | |||
| Regret it[53] | Released on 24 April 2024 | ||
| Waiting for life (acoustic version)[54] | Released on 9 May 2024 | ||
| Handgun Wisdom[55] | Released on 22 May 2024 | ||
| Godard The Director[56] | Released on 3 July 2024 | ||
| Plano[57] | Released on 22 August 2024 | ||
| 2025 | Mud of Emotion[58] | Released on 7 March 2025 | |
| Big Scare[59] | Released on 6 May 2025 | ||
| BART[60] | Released on 30 May 2025 | ||
| Detergent[61] | Released on 27 June 2025 | ||
| Pinch[62] | Released on 19 September 2025 | ||
| 2026 | Fresh Dirt[63] | Released on 2 May 2026 | |
| Denny's lyric video[64] | Released on 3 June 2026 | ||
| Apartment Building[65] | Released on 7 June 2026 | ||
| Adrenaline Kingdom[66] | Released on 11 June 2026 | ||
| Denny's (Official video)[67] | Released on 14 June 2026 | ||
| JITTER![68] | Released on 16 June 2026 |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bracken Moor | Edgar (alternating) | Tricycle Theatre, London | play |
| 2017 | Dilate | Charlie | Testbed1, London[69] | |
| Tarantiseismic | one of the 39 dancers | premiered Sadler's Wells, London and played seven other location on tour[70][71] | dance performance |
Discography
Flatters’ stage name is Sandy Crow.[72][73][74][75]
His debut single, Learning 037 was released[76] on 6 March 2024.[77] Flatters released his second single, Regret it[78] on 24 April 2024.[79] And his third single, Handgun wisdom on 22 May 2024.[80] His fourth single, Godard the Director, was released on 3 July 2024.[81][82] His fifth single, Plano, was released on 22 August 2024.[83] His sixth single, Mud of Emotion, was released on 7 March 2025. His seventh single, Big Scare, was released on 2 May 2025. His eighth single, BART, was released on 30 May 2025.[84] His ninth single, Detergent, was released on 27 June 2025.[85] His tenth single, Pinch, was released on 19 September 2025. [86] His tenth single, Fresh Dirt, was released on May 1, 2026. [87]
Sandy Crow's debut album released on June 3rd, 2026.[88]
Singles
| Year | Single title | Track | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LEARNING 037 | Learning 037 | Debut single,
Released on 6 March 2024 |
| Ur Best Day[89] | |||
| Regret it[90] | Regret it | Released on 24 April 2024 | |
| Handgun wisdom | Handgun wisdom | Released on 22 May 2024 | |
| Godard The Director | Godard The Director | Released on 3 July 2024 | |
| Plano[91] | Plano | Released on 22 August 2024 | |
| 2025 | Mud of Emotion[92] | Mud of Emotion | Released on 7 March 2025 |
| Big Scare | Big Scare | Released on 2 May 2025 | |
| BART | BART | Released on 30 May 2025 | |
| Detergent | Detergent | Released on 27 June 2025 | |
| Pinch | Pinch | Released on 19 September 2025 | |
| 2026 | Fresh Dirt | Fresh Dirt[93] | Released on 1 May 2026 |
Studio albums
Other releases
| Year | Track | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LOST IN ACTION[106] | ft. LEO & sandy crow |
| 2023 | Where this goes[107] | Demo |
| The Deepest End[108] | ||
| I SAW YOU SAY IT[109] | ||
| Sculpting in time[110] | ||
| BONNEVILLE[111] | ||
| WAITING FOR LIFE[112] | ||
| 2024 | Plastic Red Spade[113] | |
| In Between Talking[114] | live acoustic version | |
| 2025 | Boobytrap[115] | |
| Blood rainbow[116] | ||
| did I[117] | produced by couros | |
| breathe into this[118] | Demo | |
| the full shit show[119] | Full concert video | |
| baby photos[120] |
Concerts
| Year | Date | Place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 July | The Waiting Room, London, UK | First concert[121] |
| 16 December[122] | Folklore Hoxton, London, UK | Second concert[123] | |
| 19 December[124] | Nothing Hill Arts Club, London, UK | Part of "Shades of Blue" event | |
| 2025 | 13 May | Windmill Brixton, London, UK | Bansintown[125] |
| 16 May | The Grate Escape Festival, Brighton, UK | Revenge Club[126] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Award | Category | Notes | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Riviera International Film Festival | Baia Del Silenzio Award | Best Actor | N/a | Black Dog | Won | [127] |
| Baia Del Silenzio Redelfi Award | Best Film | shared with: George Jaques, Ken Petrie, Ian Sharp | Won | ||||
| Glasgow Film Festival | Best Film | Best film | Nominated | [128] | |||
| Bahamas International Film Festival | World Cinema | Best Feature Film | Black Dog | Nominated | [129] | ||
| Best Actor | N/a | Black Dog | Won | [130] | |||
| Cornwall Film Festival | Sub-Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Shared with: Ebenezer Gyau, Naomi Wakszlak | That Night | Won | [131] |
Interviews
| Year | Date | Title | Magazine | Ref. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | November 24 | ‘Avatar 2’ star Jamie Flatters on swapping Clapham for Pandora | TimeOut London | [132] | About his role in avatar: The Way Of Water |
| December 8 | Jamie Flatters on Playing Neteyam in Avatar: The Way of Water | D23 | [133] | About his role in the Avatar: The Way Of Water | |
| December 17 | THE ACTOR AS AN ARTIST | Behind The Blinds | [134] | About his career | |
| 2023 | October 16 | Conversations - Jamie Flatters and George Jaques | Boys By Girls | [135] | About Black Dog movie |
| 2024 | March 15 | SANDY CROW | Wonderland. | [136] | About his music persona sandy crow |
| November 15 | Jamie Flatters on his woozy and wonderful directorial debut | Square Mile | [137] | About his directorial debut | |
| 2025 | March 18 | Jamie Flatters is doing everything, everywhere, all at once | Square Mile | [138] | About his debut feature film and his music persona |
| 2026 | June 18 | Avatar Star, Musician: Sandy Crow Does It All – And It Hurts Fantastic | The Cold Magazine | [139] | About his debut album |