Jack O'Connell

Jack O'Connell

Acting • Born 1990-08-01

Acting4Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack O'Connell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

55 credits
Back to Black

Back to Black

Movie • 2024

Blake

Harry Brown

Harry Brown

Movie • 2009

Marky

Eden Lake

Eden Lake

Movie • 2008

Brett

United

United

Movie • 2011

Bobby Charlton

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire

Movie • 2014

Calisto

Weekender

Weekender

Movie • 2011

Dylan

Private Peaceful

Private Peaceful

Movie • 2012

Charlie Peaceful

Tower Block

Tower Block

Movie • 2012

Kurtis

The Liability

The Liability

Movie • 2012

Adam

Starred Up

Starred Up

Movie • 2014

Eric Love

'71

'71

Movie • 2014

Gary Hook

Unbroken

Unbroken

Movie • 2014

Louis Zamperini

Tulip Fever

Tulip Fever

Movie • 2017

Willem Brok

Ferrari

Ferrari

Movie • 2023

Peter Collins

This Is England

This Is England

Movie • 2007

Pukey Nicholls

Shelter

Shelter

Movie • 2014

Private Charlie Miller

The Man with the Iron Heart

The Man with the Iron Heart

Movie • 2017

Jan Kubiš

Money Monster

Money Monster

Movie • 2016

Kyle Budwell

Sinners

Sinners

Movie • 2025

Remmick

28 Years Later

28 Years Later

Movie • 2025

Jimmy Crystal

Home

Home

Movie • 2016

Jack

The Somnambulists

The Somnambulists

Movie • 2012

Man 10

Wayfaring Stranger

Wayfaring Stranger

Movie • 2009

Bobby Brewer

Black Dog

Black Dog

Movie • 2006

Chris

The Hardest Part

The Hardest Part

Movie • 2010

Thug

Robot & Scarecrow

Robot & Scarecrow

Movie • 2017

Scarecrow

Trial by Fire

Trial by Fire

Movie • 2019

Cameron Todd Willingham

National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Movie • 2018

Brick

Seberg

Seberg

Movie • 2019

Jack Solomon

Jungleland

Jungleland

Movie • 2020

Walter 'Lion' Kaminski

Little Fish

Little Fish

Movie • 2021

Jude

Twisting My Melon

Twisting My Melon

Movie

Shaun Ryder

Lennon or McCartney

Lennon or McCartney

Movie • 2014

Self

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Movie • 2022

Oliver Mellors

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Movie • 2027

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Movie • 2026

Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal

Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners

Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners

Movie • 2025

Self

Ink

Ink

Movie

Larry Lamb

Skins: Rise

Skins: Rise

Movie • 2013

James Cook

9 Kisses

9 Kisses

Movie • 2014

Boxing Guy

Skins

Skins

TV • 2007

James Cook

Dive

Dive

TV • 2010

Robert Wisley

The Runaway

The Runaway

TV • 2011

Eamonn Docherty

Wire in the Blood

Wire in the Blood

TV • 2002

Jack Norton

Holby City

Holby City

TV • 1999

Davey Hunt

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

TV • 2006

Dale Baxter

The Bill

The Bill

TV • 1984

Ross Trescott

Doctors

Doctors

TV • 2000

Connor Yates

SAS Rogue Heroes

SAS Rogue Heroes

TV • 2022

Paddy Mayne

Godless

Godless

TV • 2017

Roy Goode

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

TV • 2009

Shepherd Lad

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

The North Water

The North Water

TV • 2021

Patrick Sumner

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV • 2014

Self

The One Show

The One Show

TV • 2006

Self