The name Jimmy Flinders is a professional pseudonym for the American voice actor Cam Clarke. Clarke adopted this alias for specific roles early in his career, most notably for his work in English dubs of Japanese anime series and films produced during the 1980s and 1990s. The origin of the pseudonym can be traced to a stage musical. In the 1970s, Clarke originated a character named Jimmy Flinders in the musical Saturday's Warrior, and he later chose to use that character's name as an occasional stage name for his voice-over work.

As Jimmy Flinders, the actor is best known for providing the voice of Shotaro Kaneda in the original English dub of the landmark cyberpunk film Akira. This performance remains the most prominent credit associated with the Flinders name. Beyond Akira, the actor used the Jimmy Flinders alias for several other major anime dubbing roles during the 1980s. He was a regular cast member in the English adaptation of the epic space opera Robotech, where he voiced the characters Max Sterling and Lancer Belmont. These roles helped establish his presence in the early North American anime dubbing industry. He also provided voices for other series of that era, including Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, among others.

The use of the Jimmy Flinders name extended beyond animation and into the world of video games. The actor, credited as James Flinders, delivered the iconic performance as the primary antagonist Liquid Snake in the original Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation. He reprised the role of Liquid Snake in subsequent installments, including Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, for which he was again sometimes credited under the Flinders or James Flinders pseudonym. This video game role, like his performance in Akira, is considered one of the most significant achievements in his career, showcasing his ability to perform a memorable, deep, faux-British accent. In later years, he would reprise this character in other projects, sometimes under his legal name, Cam Clarke.

The decision to work under multiple pseudonyms, including Jimmy Flinders, James Flinders, and others, was a common practice for the actor throughout his career. This body of work under the Jimmy Flinders name represents a notable and foundational period in the career of a prolific voice actor who would go on to perform in hundreds of titles across animation and games, many of them under his primary name, Cam Clarke.