Jack O’Connell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jack O'Connell
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1990(1990-08-01)
Age	34
Birthplace	Derby
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Derby
Horoscope	Leo

Jack O'Connell Biography

Jack O'Connell is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on August 1, 1990 in Derby, Derby, United Kingdom. Jack O’Connell (born 1 August 1990) is an English actor. Born and raised in Derby, he trained in acting at the Central Junior Television Workshop in nearby Nottingham, which led to roles in film, television, and theatre. His film debut as a teenaged skinhead, in the coming-of-age drama This Is England (2006), heralded his propensity for playing angry, troubled youth.

In the vigilante thriller Harry Brown (2009), which polarised critics, O’Connell played an abused child turned vicious gang member. He impressed lead actor Michael Caine, who shouted “Star of the future!” at him during filming. His portrayal of a teenaged father in the BBC Two drama Dive (2010) earned him critical praise; Euan Ferguson of The Guardian described it as “a performance that is of an actor twice his years: mesmerising, comedic and soulful.” The Daily Telegraph critic Olly Grant concurred, writing, “He was a revelation; nuanced, understated, wise beyond his years.” Following a lead role in the Sky1 serial The Runaway (2011), set in the criminal underworld of 1970s London, O’Connell starred as football player Bobby Charlton in another well- received BBC Two drama, United (2011), which chronicles the 1958 Munich air crash that killed eight players of Manchester United.

Born in Alvaston, Derby, O’Connell grew up in a working-class family. His father, Johnny Patrick O’Connell, was an Irishman from Ballyheigue, County Kerry, who worked on the British railways for Bombardier until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2009. His mother, Alison (née Gutteridge), who is English, was employed by airline British Midland before taking on management of her son’s career. His younger sister, Megan, is an aspiring actress. O’Connell does not consider himself British. Instead, he identifies strongly with his Derby upbringing and Irish heritage.

O’Connell first found fame as the hard-living James Cook on the E4 teen series Skins (2009–2010), which was followed by other lead roles in the television dramas Dive (2010) and United (2011). His breakthrough came when he gave critically acclaimed performances in the independent films Starred Up (2013) and ’71 (2014). O’Connell subsequently starred as war hero Louis Zamperini in his first major Hollywood picture, Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken (2014), for which he received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. In 2016, he co-starred with George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Money Monster, a film directed by Jodie Foster. In 2017 he starred alongside Michelle Dockery and Jeff Daniels as outlaw Roy Goode on the Netflix western limited series Godless.

After his father died, when O’Connell was 18, he coped in part by engaging in self-destructive behaviour, later commenting, “I didn’t stop partying for like seven years.” While living in Bristol during his 2009–10 run on Skins, O’Connell acquired a reputation in the tabloid media as a “party boy,” a “bad boy,” and a “bit of rough,” regularly giving interviews while hung over. His childhood nickname “Jack the Lad”—meaning “a conspicuously self-assured, carefree, brash young man”—is tattooed on his arm. And on his other arm you will find a Thai styled tattoo. His troubled youth has influenced his work, resulting in him playing mainly delinquents for the first decade of his career, while his juvenile criminal record initially prevented him from being cast in Hollywood productions as he was unable to obtain a U.S. visa. By age 24, O’Connell had largely changed his lifestyle, saying, “I’m not trying to have the most fun I’ve ever had ever, anymore. That used to be the mentality every time I left the house.” He has credited Angelina Jolie, who directed him in the 2014 drama Unbroken, with influencing his outlook, describing working with her as an intervention in his life.

Jack O'Connell Net Worth

Jack O'Connell is one of the richest Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jack O'Connell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Since the start of his career, O’Connell has mainly played young delinquents; The New York Times writer John Freeman noted retrospectively, “If a British film called for a tough case, a grappler, someone with a bit of grit, chances were O’Connell got the part. [He] has delivered one gripping physical performance after another, bringing an electric authenticity to the portrayal of angry, troubled youth.” O’Connell made his professional acting debut in 2005 when he played a runaway with anger issues in an episode of Doctors, followed by a recurring role as a boy accused of rape in The Bill. His stage debut came that same year after a rendition of the play The Spider Men by the Television Workshop was selected to be performed at the Royal National Theatre in London. O’Connell played his debut film role in “This Is England” (2006), a critically acclaimed coming-of-age drama set in the skinhead subculture of the early 1980s. At age 15, he was deemed too old to play the main character, leading filmmaker Shane Meadows to write the supporting role of the belligerent Pukey specifically for him.

During 2007, O’Connell appeared in television episodes of Waterloo Road, Holby City and Wire in the Blood. He played a 15-year-old pupil involved in a sexual relationship with his teacher in the play Scarborough, first performed at the Edinburgh Festival before its transfer the following year to London’s Royal Court Theatre. Variety’ s David Benedict wrote of his stage performance, “His sincere grasp of Daz’s innocent tenderness is, paradoxically, a sign of the character’s—and the actor’s—unexpected maturity.” In the horror–thriller Eden Lake (2008), which received positive reviews, O’Connell played a psychopathic gang leader who terrorises a young married couple. He next starred as a juvenile delinquent in “Between You and Me” (2008), an educational film produced by the Derbyshire Constabulary, followed by a minor role in the ITV serial Wuthering Heights (2009).

O’Connell first found fame, chiefly among people his age, as the troubled and hard-living James Cook in the third and fourth series of the E4 teen drama Skins (2009–10). Grantland writer Amos Barshad opined that among his co-stars, which included Dev Patel and Nicholas Hoult, none “ever quite matched the luminescent, leering mania of O’Connell’s Cook. As a preposterously ramped up bad boy, Cook was almost like a baby Tyler Durden.” He won a TV Choice Award for Best Actor for his performance in the fourth series. O’Connell later reprised his role in the feature-length special Skins Rise (2013), which follows a twenty-something Cook on the run from authorities. He has said of Cook, “He’s probably the most similar character to myself that I had the good fortune of portraying,” though he noted that unlike Cook he had matured beyond adolescence.

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On 20 June 2016, World Refugee Day, O’Connell, as well as Holliday Grainger, featured in a film from the United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR to help raise awareness of the global refugee crisis. The film, titled Home, has a family take a reverse migration into the middle of a war zone. Inspired by primary accounts of refugees, and is part of UNHCR’s #WithRefugees campaign, which also includes a petition to governments to expand asylum to provide further shelter, integrating job opportunities, and education. Home, written and directed by Daniel Mulloy, went on to win a BAFTA Award and a Gold Lion at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity among many other awards.

Facts & Trivia

Jack Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jack O'Connell celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.

Why isn't Jack O'Connell in This is England?

Jack O’Connell (born 1 August 1990 in Alvaston, Derby) is an actor. He starred in This Is England as Pukey but did not return for This Is England ’86 because of other acting work.

How old is Jack O'Connell in Skins?

32 years (August 1, 1990)

What movies did Jack O'Connell play in?

Appears in

Who played Cookie in Skins?

Jack O’Connell (born 1 August 1990) is an English actor best known for his role as James Cook in Skins (2009–2010, 2013).

Why did combo beat up banjo?

Banjo
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