Jack O'Connell

Acting

Jack O'Connell

Born August 1, 1990Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK56 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
202628 Years Later: The Bone Temple
as Sir Lord Jimmy CrystalMovie
28 Years Later
202528 Years Later
as Jimmy CrystalMovie
Sinners
2025Sinners
as RemmickMovie
Back to Black
2024Back to Black
as BlakeMovie
Ferrari
2023Ferrari
as Peter CollinsMovie
Lady Chatterley's Lover
2022Lady Chatterley's Lover
as Oliver MellorsMovie
SAS Rogue Heroes
2022SAS Rogue Heroes
as Paddy MayneTV
The North Water
2021The North Water
as Patrick SumnerTV
Little Fish
2021Little Fish
as JudeMovie
Jungleland
2020Jungleland
as Walter 'Lion' KaminskiMovie
Seberg
2019Seberg
as Jack SolomonMovie
Trial by Fire
2019Trial by Fire
as Cameron Todd WillinghamMovie
Godless
2017Godless
as Roy GoodeTV
Tulip Fever
2017Tulip Fever
as Willem BrokMovie
Robot & Scarecrow
2017Robot & Scarecrow
as Scarecrow (voice)Movie
Money Monster
2016Money Monster
as Kyle BudwellMovie
Home
2016Home
as JackMovie
Unbroken
2014Unbroken
as Louis ZamperiniMovie
'71
2014'71
as Gary HookMovie
Shelter
2014Shelter
as Private Charlie MillerMovie
Starred Up
2014Starred Up
as Eric LoveMovie
9 Kisses
20149 Kisses
as Boxing GuyMovie
Skins: Rise
2013Skins: Rise
as James CookMovie
The Liability
2012The Liability
as AdamMovie
Private Peaceful
2012Private Peaceful
as Charlie PeacefulMovie
Tower Block
2012Tower Block
as KurtisMovie
The Somnambulists
2012The Somnambulists
as Man 10Movie
Weekender
2011Weekender
as DylanMovie
The Runaway
2011The Runaway
as Eamonn DochertyTV
United
2011United
as Bobby CharltonMovie
Dive
2010Dive
as Robert WisleyTV
Harry Brown
2009Harry Brown
as MarkyMovie
Wuthering Heights
2009Wuthering Heights
as Shepherd LadTV
Wayfaring Stranger
2009Wayfaring Stranger
as Bobby BrewerMovie
Eden Lake
2008Eden Lake
as BrettMovie
This Is England
2007This Is England
as Pukey NichollsMovie
Skins
2007Skins
as James CookTV
Black Dog
2006Black Dog
as ChrisMovie
Waterloo Road
2006Waterloo Road
as Dale BaxterTV
Wire in the Blood
2002Wire in the Blood
as Jack NortonTV
Doctors
2000Doctors
as Connor YatesTV
Holby City
1999Holby City
as Davey HuntTV
The Bill
1984The Bill
as Ross TrescottTV
Twisting My Melon
Twisting My Melon
as Shaun RyderMovie
Ink
Ink
as Larry LambMovie