NeilRichardFlynnisanAmericanactorandcomedianwhoisbestknownforhisroleasJanitorintheNBCmedicalcomedy-dramacalledScrubs.HeiscurrentlyinvolvedintheABC’sTheMiddleasMikeHeck.Neilwasbornintheyear1960November13atChicago,Illinois,USA.HehastheAmericannationalityandbelongstoIrishdescent.HeisaChristianbyreligionandwasraisedinRomanCatholicfaith.AshisfamilyhadmovedtoWaukegan,Illinoisintheearlyage,hehasattendedtheWaukeganEastHighSchoolintheyear1978.Duringthehighschool,heandhispartnerMikeShklairperformedacomedyactinthecompetitionforwhichtheywonthetitleof“HumorousDuetActing”byIllinoisIndividualEventsstatechampionship.HehasattendedBradleyUniversityinPeoria,Illinois.AfterbeinggraduatedfromtheUniversity,hereturnedtoChicagotopursuehisactingcareer.
Neilmadehisdebutinthescreensince1982andhasdedicatedhislifeinthisfield.HehadactedintherenownedtheaterslikeGoodmanandSteppenwolfafterreturningtoChicago.HewasnominatedforaJosephJeffersonAwardfortheplayTheBalladoftheSadCaféintheyear1986andalsohadperformedattheSecondCityComedyTroupeandtheImprovOlympic.Hemadehisdebutinthetelevisionscreenintheyear1982inthesmallroleinanepisodeoftheshowBrooksideasSozza.Heisaregularfaceinthetelevisionscreeneventhoughinminorrolesandalsohasperformedinthemajorrolesaswell.HeplayedintheepisodeofCBSSummerPlayhouseandSableintheyear1987.HisseveraloftheappearancesinthetelevisionscreenincludesTourofDuty,DoggieHowser,M.D,EarlyEdition,Seinfeld,TheDrewCareyShow,Ellen,That70sShow,Sliders,ChicagoHope,ThenCameYou,FamilyLaw,BuzzLightyearofStarCommand,TheDistrict,Norm,Scrubs,CSI:CrimeSceneInvestigation,BostonPublic,NYPDBlue,CloneHighUSA,Smallville,Kingofthehill,Love,Inc.Joey,MyBoys,ThenakedtruckerandT-BonesshowandBobBurgers.HisrecentworkinthetelevisionscreenincludesSurvivingJackintheroleofSportteacherintheepisode“SheDrivesmecrazy.”
Neilisatalentedactor.Hischarmandhispersonalityisveryamusing.Thus,thefilmmakerscouldnotstaybehindcastinghimontheirmovie.Asforsuch,in1989,hegotthebreaktoworkinthemoviefromthemovieMajorLeagueintheroleofLongshoreman.Hisroleinthemovieisalsonotamajoronebuthisperformanceisverycatchyinanyoftheroleshehasappearedin.Lateronwards,heappearedinthemovieRookieoftheyear,TheFugitive,Baby’sDayOut,Thefence,Chainreaction,ToSir,withLoveII,HomeAlone3,Magnolia,TheRightTemptation,Theremovers,It’saveryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie,Brainwarp,MeanGirls,Anchorman:ThelegendofRonBurgundy,Hoot,Re-Animated,SexandDeath101,AliveandWell,5-25-77,IndianaJonesandtheKingdomoftheCrystalSkull,MonkeyTalkandCloudywithaChanceofMeatballs.
1982年11月，首次参演英国电视剧《Brookside》饰演Sozza。
1989年4月，首次参演美国喜剧电影《大联盟》饰演码头工人。
1993年8月，参演美国悬疑电影《亡命天涯》饰演交通警察。
2001年10月，参演美国喜剧《实习医生风云》饰演TheJanitor。
2005年，参加喜剧浪漫节目《红娘公司》。
2009年1月，参演电视短片喜剧《MonkeyTalk》饰演凯文并担任编剧。
2009年9月，参演美国家庭情景喜剧《左右不逢源》饰演迈克·赫克。
