Jack O'Connell (actor)
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Jack O'Connell is an English actor. Known for his roles as dark, volatile and menacing characters, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, an Actor Award and a Gotham Award. He first gained recognition for playing James Cook in the British television series Skins. He is also known for his roles in the coming-of-age film This Is England (2006), the horror-thriller 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.
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Jack O'Connell is a male actor who works in film, television, and stage. He was born on August 1, 1990, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, and resides in London. His professional career began in 2005, and he speaks English.
He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. O'Connell has received the Trophée Chopard award.
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Film & TV
Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
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'…
Known for
- Godzilla x Kong: Supernova2027
- A Quiet Place Part III2027
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — Sir Jimmy Crystal2026
- INK — Larry Lamb2026
- Sinners — Remmick2025
- 28 Years Later — Sir Jimmy Crystal2025
- Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners — Self2025
- Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinners — Self2025
- Back to Black — Blake2024
- Ferrari — Peter Collins2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1990-08-01 ) 1 August 1990 (age 35) , Alvaston , Derbyshire , England
- Occupations
- Film actor stage actor
- Years active
- 2005–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Family name
- O'Connell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Derby
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Trophée Chopard
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Jack O'Connell 2025 (4).png
- Residence
- London
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- Jack O'Connell
- date of birth
- 1990-08-01
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Jack O'Connell (born 1 August 1990) is an English actor. Known for his roles as dark, volatile and menacing characters, he has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, an Actor Award and a Gotham Award. 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 the coming-of-age film This Is England (2006), the horror-thriller 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–present), the Amy Winehouse biographical film Back to Black (2024), the horror film Sinners (2025), and as Jimmy Crystal in the post-apocalyptic horror films 28 Years Later (2025) and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026).
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