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.

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Filmography

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The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series
7.2
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026Film
7.2
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Holby City

Holby City

1999Series
5.7
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The One Show

The One Show

2006Series
4.4
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Sinners

Sinners

2025Film
7.5
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Skins

Skins

2007Series
8.1
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series
4.5
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Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

2006Series
7.1
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Doctors

Doctors

2000Series
4.7
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The Bill

The Bill

1984Series
6.7
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28 Years Later

28 Years Later

2025Film
6.6
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SAS Rogue Heroes

SAS Rogue Heroes

2022Series
7.7