CASUALTY has announced Olly Rix (Agatha Raisin, Our Girl, Call The Midwife, The Royal Shakespeare Company) as the latest addition to the medical drama.
Olly is set to take on the role of charming but complicated Clinical Lead Flynn Byron and will first appear on screens from March, in Casualty’s upcoming new miniseries Internal Affairs.
Flynn Byron is a complex character driven by his past demons and the need to make his mark.
As the new Clinical Lead Consultant at Holby City ED, Flynn joins the NHS fresh from a tour of duty. He’s a man with a purpose, and with a fierce resolve to make a difference. He faces the challenge of instilling change in a system weighed down by bureaucracy, all the while grappling with the trauma he has experienced and a deception that threatens to be his undoing.
Olly Rix says: ‘It’s been a pleasure to join the Casualty cast in such a dynamic role. Flynn crashes into the world of it from a very different background, resulting in a complex and exciting story in Internal Affairs and beyond. It’s a brilliant new chapter for the show and I am excited for the audience to get to know Flynn.’
Roxanne Harvey, Executive Producer of Casualty for BBC Studios, says:
‘Flynn’s journey promises to resonate with viewers, exploring the often emotional toll of working in the NHS, the cost of making tough decisions, and the possibility of redemption when you’re confronted with the consequences of your actions.’
