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Jack O'Connell

Actor, ProducerBorn August 1, 1990 (35 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Eden Lake
  • Harry Brown
  • '71
  • Starred Up
  • Tower Block
  • Private Peaceful

Known For

  • Unbroken
  • Godless
  • Sinners
  • '71
  • Starred Up
  • 300: Rise of an Empire
  • Money Monster
  • Eden Lake
  • Skins
  • SAS Rogue Heroes
  • Trial by Fire
  • Back to Black
  • Lady Chatterley's Lover
  • The North Water
  • Harry Brown
  • United
  • Killing Heydrich
  • Seberg
  • Tulip Fever
  • The Hitman's Apprentice
  • Little Fish
  • Jungleland

Featured Videos

  • Jack O'Connell On His Character 'Kyle'
    Jack O'Connell On His Character 'Kyle'Money MonsterBehind the Scenes
  • Jack O'connell
    Jack O'connellUnbrokenBehind the Scenes
  • Louie Zamperini On Jack O'connell Portraying Him
    Louie Zamperini On Jack O'connell Portraying HimUnbrokenBehind the Scenes
  • Jack O'connell On The Be Hearty Generation
    Jack O'connell On The Be Hearty GenerationUnbrokenBehind the Scenes
  • 300: Rise Of An Empire: Jack O'connell On His Character
    300: Rise Of An Empire: Jack O'connell On His Character300: Rise of an EmpireBehind the Scenes

Jack O'Connell Filmography

2027
2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple · as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal
2025
28 Years Later · as Jimmy Crystal
2025
Sinners · as Remmick
2024
Back to Black · as Blake
2023
Ferrari · as Peter Collins
2022
Lady Chatterley's Lover · as Oliver Mellors
2022
SAS Rogue Heroes (TV Series) · as Paddy Mayne
2021
The North Water (TV Series) · as Patrick Sumner
2020
Little Fish · as Jude
2019
Jungleland · as Walter 'lion' Kaminski
2019
Seberg · as Jack Solomon
2018
Trial by Fire · as Cameron Todd Willingham
2018
2017
Godless (TV Series) · as Roy Goode
2017
Tulip Fever · as Willem Brok
2017
Robot & Scarecrow · as Scarecrow
2017
Killing Heydrich · as Jan Kubiš
2016
Money Monster · as Kyle Budwell
2016
Home · as Jack
2014
Unbroken · as Louis Zamperini
2014
9 Kisses · as Boxing Guy
2014
'71 · as Gary Hook
2014
2013
Starred Up · as Eric Love
2012
2012
Private Peaceful · as Charlie Peaceful
2012
2011
The Somnambulists · as Man 10
2011
Weekender · as Dylan
2011
United · as Bobby Charlton
2010
The Runaway (TV Series) · as Eamonn Docherty
2010
Dive (TV Series) · as Robert
2010
Dive · as Robert
2009
2009
Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV Series) · as Shepherd Lad
2008
Eden Lake · as Brett
2007
Skins (TV Series) · as James Cook
2006
This Is England · as Pukey Nicholls
2006
Waterloo Road (TV Series) · as Dale Baxter
2002
Wire in the Blood (TV Series) · as Jack Norton
2000
Doctors (TV Series) · as Connor Yates
1999
Holby City (TV Series) · as Davey Hunt
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Ross Trescott

2024
2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Presenter
2023
Beau Geste (TV Series) · as Self
2016
2014
Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self
2010
Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2010
The Talk (TV Series) · as Self
2009
2007
The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self
2006
The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self
2006
Soccer Aid (TV Series) · as Self - Player
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2005
Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self - Interview From 2014
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1998
We Can't Wait for Next Sunday (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest

2022
SAS Rogue Heroes (TV Series) · as Executive Producer

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