Brandon Flynn – 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards – Arrivals – Microsoft Theater, 777 Chick Hearn Court – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 11, 1993
Ethnicity: Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish
Brandon Flynn is an American actor. He is known for his role in the series 13 Reasons Why.
He is Jewish through at least his maternal grandmother. His surname is Irish.
Brandon’s maternal grandfather is named George Henry Soule.
Brandon’s maternal grandmother was Freda/Freida Ann Spector (the daughter of Julius Spector and Ruth Brown). Freda was born in Florida. Julius was born in Massachusetts, the son of Samuel J. Spector and Mary Kriensky, who were Russian Jewish emigrants, from Odessa. Brandon’s great-grandmother Ruth was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Russian Jewish parents, Frank Brown and Mollie/Molly.
Sources: Genealogy of Brandon’s mother (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.spectorandsons.com
Brandon’s maternal great-grandmother, Ruth Brown, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ruth Brown on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org