Quick Facts
Born:
1990-08-01
Birthplace:
Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Credits:
56 Total Roles
Jack O'Connell
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Biography
Jack O'Connell (born 1 August 1990) is an English actor. He first gained recognition for playing James Cook in the British television series Skins (2009–2010, 2013). He is also known for his roles in This Is England (2006), the slasher film Eden Lake (2008), the television dramas Dive (2010) and United (2011), and the Netflix Wild West miniseries Godless (2017), for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.
O'Connell gave critically acclaimed performances in the independent films Starred Up (2013) and '71 (2014), garnering nominations for the British Independent Film Awards. He subsequently starred as war hero Louis Zamperini in the war film Unbroken (2014) and received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He has since starred in the thriller Money Monster (2016), the biographical drama Trial by Fire (2018), the BBC miniseries The North Water (2021), the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022–2025), the Amy Winehouse biographical film Back to Black (2024) and the period horror film Sinners (2025).
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O'Connell gave critically acclaimed performances in the independent films Starred Up (2013) and '71 (2014), garnering nominations for the British Independent Film Awards. He subsequently starred as war hero Louis Zamperini in the war film Unbroken (2014) and received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He has since starred in the thriller Money Monster (2016), the biographical drama Trial by Fire (2018), the BBC miniseries The North Water (2021), the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022–2025), the Amy Winehouse biographical film Back to Black (2024) and the period horror film Sinners (2025).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack O'Connell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
300: Rise of an Empire
Calisto
Unbroken
Louis Zamperini
Sinners
Remmick
Money Monster
Kyle Budwell
28 Years Later
Jimmy Crystal
Eden Lake
Brett
This Is England
Pukey Nicholls
Skins
James Cook
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | A Quiet Place Part III MOVIE | Self |
| 2027 | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova MOVIE | Self |
| 2026 | 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple MOVIE | Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal |
| 2025 | 28 Years Later MOVIE | Jimmy Crystal |
| 2025 | Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Sinners MOVIE | Remmick |
| 2024 | Back to Black MOVIE | Blake |
| 2023 | Ferrari MOVIE | Peter Collins |
| 2022 | Lady Chatterley's Lover MOVIE | Oliver Mellors |
| 2022 | SAS Rogue Heroes TV | Paddy Mayne |