Jack O'Connell

Jack O'Connell

Known for

Acting

Life

Born 1990 (age 36)

Born in

Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK

Credits

50 acting credits

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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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Known For

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

05 Mar 2014

Sinners

Sinners

16 Apr 2025

Unbroken

Unbroken

25 Dec 2014

Money Monster

Money Monster

12 May 2016

28 Years Later

28 Years Later

18 Jun 2025

Eden Lake

Eden Lake

12 Sep 2008

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

14 Jan 2026

This Is England

This Is England

27 Apr 2007

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