Jack O'Connell

Acting

Jack O'Connell

Born

1990-08-01 (36)

Place of birth

Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

57 titles

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 recei…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 13 titles

Sinners poster
7.5

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 waiting to welcome them back.

Sinners

2025

28 Years Later poster
6.6

Twenty-eight years after the Rage virus outbreak, a heavily-defended island survives connected to the mainland by a single causeway. When one of the group leaves the island into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

28 Years Later

2025

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple poster
7.1

Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences that could change the world as they know it - and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

2026

Lady Chatterley's Lover poster
6.7

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Lady Chatterley's Lover

2022

Ferrari poster
6.4

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 ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another.

Ferrari

2023

Back to Black poster
6.7

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 Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.

Back to Black

2024

Little Fish poster
7.1

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.

Little Fish

2021

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova poster
NR

Godzilla and Kong return in an all-new adventure as Earth's greatest titans face an unthinkable threat from beyond the stars. When a cosmic predator, Apex, sets its sights on Earth, only the combined might of monsters and humanity can avert total extinction.

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

2027

Jungleland poster
6.4

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 series of misadventures that threaten to break the bond between them.

Jungleland

2020

Ink poster
NR

A group of misfits and visionaries had an idea for a new kind of news - one that would give the people what they want, and would change the face of the world we live in today.

Ink

2026

A Quiet Place Part III poster
NR

The third installment in the franchise. Plot TBA.

A Quiet Place Part III

2027

Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners poster
5.8

A making-of documentary featurette found on the "Sinners" home video release.

Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners

2025

No artwork available
NR

Oscar-winning composer Ludwig Göransson explores the musical landscape of Sinners, including the iconic sounds of the Delta Blues, and the creation and recording of the unique and inspired performances written for the film.

Blues in the Night: The Music of Sinners

2025

2010s · 23 titles

300: Rise of an Empire poster
6.1

Greek general Themistocles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war. Themistocles faces the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god, Xerxes and Artemesia, the vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

300: Rise of an Empire

2014

Tulip Fever poster
6.5

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 future together.

Tulip Fever

2017

Unbroken poster
7.4

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Unbroken

2014

Money Monster poster
6.4

Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

Money Monster

2016

Trial by Fire poster
7.0

The tragic and controversial story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in Texas for killing his three children after scientific evidence and expert testimony that bolstered his claims of innocence were suppressed.

Trial by Fire

2019

Starred Up poster
7.1

19-year-old Eric, arrogant and ultra-violent, is prematurely transferred to the same adult prison facility as his estranged father. As his explosive temper quickly finds him enemies in both prison authorities and fellow inmates — and his already volatile relationship with his father is pushed past breaking point — Eric is approached by a volunteer psychotherapist, who runs an anger management group for prisoners. Torn between gang politics, prison corruption, and a glimmer of something better, Eric finds himself in a fight for his own life, unsure if his own father is there to protect him or join in punishing him.

Starred Up

2014

'71 poster
6.8

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.

'71

2014

The Man with the Iron Heart poster
6.5

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 recruits are sent to Prague to assassinate the most ruthless Nazi leader – Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Reich Security Main Office, the Gestapo and the architect of the Final Solution.

The Man with the Iron Heart

2017

Seberg poster
5.9

An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.

Seberg

2019

The Liability poster
5.6

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 of murder, sex trafficking and revenge, in the company of aging hit man Roy.

The Liability

2012

United poster
6.9

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 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community overcoming terrible tragedy.

United

2011

Private Peaceful poster
6.6

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 feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.

Private Peaceful

2012

Tower Block poster
5.9

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 into a battle for survival.

Tower Block

2012

9 Kisses poster
5.5

"9 Kisses" is a 2014 New York Times Magazine project featuring nine artistic short films where top actors of the year pair up for intimate, staged smooches. Directed by Elaine Constantine, these roughly minute-long clips range from romantic to awkward, showcasing diverse famous pairings in public night settings.

9 Kisses

2014

Skins: Rise poster
10.0

Cook, now aged 21, is living in Manchester, and works as a drug peddler for Louie, a wealthy nightclub owner and drug baron. Having spent years on the run after killing John Foster, Cook sleeps in his car, and routinely has sex with Emma, his friend-with-benefits.

Skins: Rise

2013

National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof poster
4.5

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-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

2018

Lennon or McCartney poster
5.3

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. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question… Lennon or McCartney?

Lennon or McCartney

2014

Home poster
6.7

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.

Home

2016

Robot & Scarecrow poster
7.8

A love story between a robot and a scarecrow who meet and fall for each other at a summer music festival.

Robot & Scarecrow

2017

Shelter poster
6.5

Netherlands, 1944 - When three wounded British Paratroopers find themselves behind enemy lines, they take shelter in a remote cottage inhabited by a Dutch mother and daughter. What seemed to be a safe hiding place quickly becomes a deadly prison, and the three men not only have to face the German enemy, but also their worst inner demons.

Shelter

2014

Weekender poster
5.4

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, Amsterdam, and Ibiza rave scene in the early 90s.

Weekender

2011

The Hardest Part poster
NR

An aging actor finally secures the audition of a lifetime. But just how badly does he want the role?

The Hardest Part

2010

The Somnambulists poster
1.0

British servicemen and women reflect on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War.

The Somnambulists

2012

2000s · 5 titles

Series credits

The Graham Norton Show poster
7.2

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Holby City poster
5.8

Drama series about life on the wards of Holby City Hospital, following the highs and lows of the staff and patients.

Holby City

1999

The One Show poster
4.3

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The One Show

2006

Waterloo Road poster
7.1

Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?

Waterloo Road

2006

Skins poster
8.1

Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.

Skins

2007

The Bill poster
6.8

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters.

The Bill

1984

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster
4.2

PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Doctors poster
4.8

Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families of a doctor's surgery.

Doctors

2000

SAS Rogue Heroes poster
7.8

The dramatised account of how the world’s greatest Special Forces unit, the SAS, was formed under extraordinary circumstances in the darkest days of World War Two.

SAS Rogue Heroes

2022

Godless poster
7.7

A ruthless outlaw terrorizes the West in search of a former member of his gang, who’s found a new life in a quiet town populated only by women.

Godless

2017

Wire in the Blood poster
7.9

Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.

Wire in the Blood

2002

The North Water poster
7.4

Patrick Sumner, a disgraced ex-army surgeon, signs up as ship's doctor on a whaling expedition to the Arctic; on board he meets Henry Drax, the harpooner, a brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world. Hoping to escape the horrors of his past, Sumner finds himself on an ill-fated journey with a murderous psychopath. In search of redemption, his story becomes a harsh struggle for survival in the Arctic wasteland.

The North Water

2021

Wuthering Heights poster
7.1

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

Wuthering Heights

2009

The Runaway poster
6.2

Childhood friends Cathy Connor and Eamonn Docherty were brought up together in the heart of gangland East London. Separated by violent circumstances their lives take strikingly different directions until they meet again as adults.

The Runaway

2011

Dive poster
4.5

Schoolgirl Lindsey Macallum aspires to be an Olympic diver and follows a strict training regime, but this goes out the window when her supportive father leaves home and her mother moves her new boyfriend in. Having trouble coping with her fractured home life, Lindsey sleeps with rebellious classmate Robert Wisley and becomes pregnant. Despite unsupportive parents but with sympathetic siblings, Lindsey and Robert face their futures together.

Dive

2010