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Olly Rix

Olly Rix is a British actor known for playing Flynn Byron in Casualty, Matthew Aylward in Call the Midwife and Edward Stafford in The Spanish Princess.

Biography

Olly Rix plays clinical lead Flynn Byron in Casualty and is part of the BBC medical drama's 40th anniversary double bill in September 2026.

Before Casualty, Rix worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in Call the Midwife, Our Girl, The Spanish Princess and Of Kings and Prophets.

Known for

Casualty

He plays clinical lead Flynn Byron.[1][2]

Call the Midwife

He played Matthew Aylward.[5][6]

The Spanish Princess

He played Edward Stafford across the historical drama.[5][6]

Our Girl

He appeared as Bones McClyde.[5][6]

Career highlights

  1. Stage Foundation

    Theatre provided his professional foundation

    Rix began acting at university, trained for the profession and took the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Cardenio as his first job out of drama school.[5]

  2. American Lead

    An American network lead brought an early career reversal

    He played David in Of Kings and Prophets, which was removed from the US schedule after two broadcasts.[5][6]

  3. Call The Midwife

    Matthew Aylward made him familiar to BBC drama viewers

    Rix joined Call the Midwife as Matthew Aylward, a widowed father who later became part of life in Poplar.[5][6]

  4. Flynn Byron

    Casualty gave him a different medical drama role

    He joined Casualty in 2025 as Flynn Byron, the emergency department's charming but complicated clinical lead.[1]

  5. Anniversary Current

    Flynn is central to the 40th anniversary event

    The BBC says Flynn and Stevie Nash will fight for survival in the anniversary double bill airing on 5 September 2026.[2]

Good to know

The Casualty anniversary double bill has a date

The BBC scheduled it for 5 September 2026 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.[2]

He became a SANE ambassador

Rix discussed service, community and resilience in a May 2026 interview with the mental health charity.[3]

Cardenio was his first job after drama school

Rix recalled playing the title role during the Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th anniversary season.[5]