Jack O'Connell

Born

August 1, 1990

Died

2025

From

Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK

Also:
Producer
Director

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Decades active

In short · Acted for seven decades — 54 credits.

Remembered for

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Recent & in release

2027
In release
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027
In release
A Quiet Place Part III
Jul 17
In the news
Netflix Acquires Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Biopic Ink
“Netflix has secured U.S. and Latin American distribution rights to Danny Boyle's upcoming film "Ink," which chronicles the early development of Rupert Murdoch's media empire in the United Kingdom. The movie, starring Jack O'Connell and Guy Pearce, will open the Venice Film Festival as its curtain‑raiser. The acquisition adds another high‑profile biographical drama to Netflix’s slate, expanding its international content offerings ahead of the festival season. "Ink" is expected to explore Murdoch's rise in the 1960s and 1970s, providing a dramatized look at his early business ventures.”

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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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