[12] Impressed by Frayne's magic display, a member of the crowd shouted out: “this kid is an effing dynamo”, and the name stuck.
[17] He set out with a small team to film his performances on the streets of London and backstage at events, after he had been permitted entry by impressing doormen and tour managers.
[19] Bosses at the station were impressed with his magic abilities, and commissioned a one-hour documentary titled Dynamo's Estate of Mind,[20] which followed him doing his routines around the London circuit.
[26] To launch the show, Frayne walked on water across the River Thames outside the Houses of Parliament, in front of a crowd who had gathered on Westminster Bridge.
[32] In 2013, Frayne travelled to New York City, Ibiza, South Africa and London to film content for the show's third series.
The series was again nominated for BAFTA's Best Entertainment Programme award,[33] alongside Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Derren Brown: The Great Art Robbery and Strictly Come Dancing.
[35] On 19 December 2013, Watch broadcast Dynamo Revealed, a documentary in which Frayne spoke to the then BBC Radio 1 presenter Zane Lowe about the steps he took to grow from rough area of Bradford to the magician that he is today.
[38] Frayne continued his work with Watch to bring his live arena tour, Seeing is Believing, to TV screens across the United Kingdom.
He holds candid conversations about mental wellbeing and his own personal struggles with guests Pete Davidson, Demi Lovato, Dave Chapelle and others.
Miracles is a 90-minute TV special that aired on Sky Max on 19 December 2024 and features Frayne performing street magic around England.
[44][45] Frayne has appeared and performed on multiple TV shows, including Friday Night with Jonathan Ross,[46] Snoop Dogg's Fatherhood,[47] the MTV EMAs and more.
He has also featured in advertisements for the likes of Adidas, Samsung and Pepsi, and has appeared on the catwalk for Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief.
In May 2009, Dynamo levitated comedian Matt Lucas four feet off the ground in front of a crowd at the Emirates Stadium in London.
[57][58] In March 2017, Dynamo worked with Betfair to help the FC Barcelona team bond with a series of unconventional training techniques.
[59] Dynamo first appeared at the club's training ground, before working on visualisation exercises with the likes of Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets and Sergi Roberto.
Frayne has written several literary accounts which revolve around his upbringing, his personal story, magic and his relationship with the artform.
In 2013, Frayne released his debut book Nothing Is Impossible: My Story, which became a Sunday Times Bestseller[68] In 2017, Frayne released Dynamo: The Book of Secrets, a fully illustrated beginner's guide to modern magic with tips, tricks and some of his best kept secrets for new, aspiring magicians to learn.
In 2016, Dynamo worked on a film for Theirworld titled Safe Schools: Children can no longer wait, directed by Sebastian Thiel.
[77] Frayne suffered from bullying at school, and as a result, his grandfather taught him his first magic trick to make it seem like he was much heavier than he was in reality, so that other children couldn't pick him up.