Jerome Flynn, 61, makes a rare red carpet appearance as he attends the star-studded launch of Cirque Du Soleil’s Corteo at Royal Albert Hall
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Jerome Flynn enjoyed a night out on Wednesday evening as Cirque Du Soleil’s Corteo premiered at the Royal Albert Hall.
The popular actor made a rare red carpet appearance with family members at the London extravaganza, which runs from January 9 to March 2.
Jerome, 61, currently lives on his remote farm in Pembrokeshire but still continues his work as an actor and producer.
One of his most recent roles is that of Banner Creighton in the Paramount+ western series 1923, in which he has appeared since 2022.
He also appears in TV series The Change as Pig Man.
At the height of his fame, Jerome left his career and disappeared from the spotlight to join a religious sect – which he was a part of for eight years.
Jerome Flynn was joined by his family on Wednesday evening as Cirque Du Soleil’s Corteo premiered at the Royal Albert Hall
The popular actor made a rare red carpet appearance with family members at the London extravaganza, which runs from January 9 to March 2.
He was introduced to the work of American spiritual guru Andrew Cohen and the Enlightenment movement through actor friend Linus Roache – the son of Coronation Street actor William Roache – with Jerome’s life changed almost overnight.
Jerome was fascinated by Cohen’s spiritual teachings, essentially an adaptation of Hindu mysticism and Tibetan Buddhism dressed up for Western consumption, and at the height of his fame fled to Rishikesh, India for a two-week retreat.
On his return to Britain in 1996, he threw everything into the Cohen sect, gave up his career and moved to a commune in north London with a group of fellow believers, including his then girlfriend Anna Jacobs.
It was, in Jerome’s own words, ‘a very intense spiritual life… equivalent to being a monk for eight years’.
But eventually, like Anna four years before him, Jerome reached the end of the road with Cohen. He has admitted that he became convinced that Cohen was “a Christ-like figure” and has criticized his former guru for “not discouraging that in a way that I think he should have.”
After his relationship with Anna ended and he left the organisation, Jerome spent eighteen months taking stock of his life as he renovated the Georgian farmhouse he had bought in Pembrokeshire.
After the death of his father, Eric, from cancer in 2002, Jerome began rebuilding his career.
The following year he received critical acclaim for his performances in a one-man show about Tommy Cooper, directed by Simon Callow.
Jerome currently lives on his remote farm in Pembrokeshire, but still continues his work as an actor and producer
The actor seemed in good spirits as he attended the event in London on Wednesday
In 2011, Jerome made his big TV comeback when he starred as Bronn in the hit HBO series Game Of Thrones.
The show led to him being cast in Ripper Street, after he starred as Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake for four seasons between 2012 and 2016 – with the role even earning him a BAFTA nomination.
Jerome famously dated his Game Of Thrones co-star Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) between 2002 and 2003, with the romance reportedly tumultuous.
It was thought things had ended so badly between the pair that they reportedly refused to work with each other – something the actor has denied.