Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell (born 1 August 1990) is an English actor who first found fame as James Cook in Skins (2009–2010, 2013). He is also known for Pukey Nicholls in This Is England (2006), roles in the slasher film Eden Lake (2009) and the television dramas Dive (2010), United (2011) and playing the lead, Roy Goode, in the Netflix wild west miniseries Godless (2017).
O'Connell gave critically acclaimed performances in the independent films Starred Up (2013) and '71 (2014). He subsequently starred as war hero Louis Zamperini in the war film Unbroken (2014), for which he received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He has since starred in the thriller Money Monster (2016), the biographical drama Trial by Fire (2018) and the BBC miniseries The North Water (2021).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 27.154 |
| Birthday | 1990-08-01 |
| Place of Birth | Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
2024
Back to Black
6.7/529
The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Bl...
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Back to Black
2009
Harry Brown
6.8/1064
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
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Harry Brown
2008
Eden Lake
6.8/1810
When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdin...
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Eden Lake
2011
United
6.9/156
United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munic...
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United
2014
300: Rise of an Empire
6.1/6548
Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massiv...
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300: Rise of an Empire
2011
Weekender
5.731/26
The exploits of two friends who make the move from partying at illegal warehouse raves to becoming successful promoters at the peak of the Manchester,...
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Weekender
2012
Private Peaceful
6.6/44
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feud...
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Private Peaceful
2012
Tower Block
5.8/184
A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive int...
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Tower Block
2012
The Liability
5.636/198
When 19-year-old Adam agrees to do a day's driving for his mum's gangster boyfriend Peter, it takes him on a 24-hour journey into a nightmarish world...
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The Liability
2014
Starred Up
7.093/942
19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive t...
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Starred Up
2014
'71
6.8/1128
A young British soldier must find his way back to safety after his unit accidentally abandons him during a riot in the streets of Belfast.
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'71
2014
Unbroken
7.431/4130
A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
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Unbroken
2017
Tulip Fever
6.525/696
An artist falls for a married young woman while he's commissioned to paint her portrait. The two invest in the risky tulip market in hopes to build a...
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Tulip Fever
2023
Ferrari
6.4/1013
Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing...
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Ferrari
2007
This Is England
7.5/1265
A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They beco...
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This Is England
2014
Shelter
0/0
Netherlands, 1944 - When three wounded British Paratroopers find themselves behind enemy lines, they take shelter in a remote cottage inhabited by a D...
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Shelter
2017
The Man with the Iron Heart
6.545/771
With the Third Reich at its peak in 1942, the Czech resistance in London plans the most ambitious military operation of WWII – Anthropoid. Two young...
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The Man with the Iron Heart
2016
Money Monster
6.437/2955
Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
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Money Monster
2014
9 Kisses
6.2/52
2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
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9 Kisses
2025
Sinners
0/0
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is wait...
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Sinners
He Bled Neon
0/0
After his estranged brother’s mysterious death, Ethan goes on a journey to Las Vegas for the funeral and unravels a dark web of crime, forcing him to...
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He Bled Neon
2025
28 Years Later
0/0
It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some...
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28 Years Later
2016
Home
6.8/10
As thousands of men, women and children attempt to get into Europe, a comfortable English family sets out on what appears to be a holiday.
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Home
2012
The Somnambulists
0/0
British servicemen and women reflect on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War.
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The Somnambulists
2009
Wayfaring Stranger
0/0
When he is released from a young Offender's Institute, Bobby Brewer a wayward 16 year old, is forced to take to the road with his errant troubadour fa...
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Wayfaring Stranger
2006
Black Dog
0/0
When fourteen- year- old Chris is sent across the city to deliver a tonic to his sick grandfather, his journey becomes a chilling trip of self-discove...
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Black Dog
2010
The Hardest Part
0/0
An aging actor finally secures the audition of a lifetime. But just how badly does he want the role?
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The Hardest Part
2017
Robot & Scarecrow
7.8/9
A love story between a robot and a scarecrow who meet and fall for each other at a summer music festival.
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Robot & Scarecrow
2019
Trial by Fire
6.856/208
The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and...
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Trial by Fire
2018
National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
6/2
Tennessee Williams’ twentieth century masterpiece Cat on a Hot Tin Roof played a strictly limited season in London’s West End in 2017. An alcoholic ex...
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National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2019
Seberg
5.944/259
An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement...
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Seberg
2020
Jungleland
6.5/147
Stanley manages his boxer brother Lion but when a devastating loss in the ring leaves the pair in debt, an opportunity to recoup the cash leads to a s...
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Jungleland
Love Is a Gun
0/0
A thrilling, gritty and emotional story of two of history’s most famous lovers, Bonnie Parker, and Clyde Barrow.
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Love Is a Gun
2021
Little Fish
7/212
A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.
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Little Fish
Twisting My Melon
0/0
Biopic based on Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder's autobiography, the film will track the singer’s journey from a guitar-loving child to a leading l...
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Twisting My Melon
2014
Lennon or McCartney
5.2/26
550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only....
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Lennon or McCartney
2022
Lady Chatterley's Lover
6.6/432
Unhappily married aristocrat Lady Chatterley begins a torrid affair — and falls deeply in love — with the gamekeeper on her husband's country estate.
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
2013
Skins : Rise
0/0
Once a hedonistic womaniser and troublemaker, Cook was last seen fighting his friend Freddie's murderer. In the present day, he is living in Mancheste...
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