Jack O'Connell
Biography
Jack O'Connell is an English actor who has built a career on dark, volatile and menacing characters. He grew up in Derbyshire and trained at the Television Workshop in Nottingham before taking his first film role in Shane Meadows's This Is England (2006). He found fame as James Cook in the teen drama Skins and played a psychopathic gang leader in Eden Lake (2008). Acclaimed leads in the prison drama Starred Up (2013) and '71 (2014) brought British Independent Film Award nominations, and he portrayed Louis Zamperini in Unbroken (2014) and received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He later played Blake Fielder-Civil in the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black (2024), appeared as a vampire in Sinners (2025) and took a role in the miniseries Godless.
36years old
Turns 37 on August 1in 273 days
- Born Derby
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 26 years2000 to 2026
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First role
In This Is England, a coming-of-age drama, O'Connell landed his first film part. Filmmaker Shane Meadows judged him too old at 15 for the lead, so he created the supporting role of the belligerent Pukey just for him.
Early training
O'Connell became interested in acting through compulsory drama classes. Starting at 13, he went to Nottingham's free Television Workshop, training there in drama twice a week.
Behind the award
For Starred Up and Unbroken, O'Connell earned the Breakthrough Award from the National Board of Review. He was also the tenth person to receive the BAFTA Rising Star Award, which is publicly voted.
Jack O'Connell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
22 actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together16 more actors
- Jade PettyjohnSeberg (2019) and Trial by Fire (2019)
- Thomas TurgooseEden Lake (2008) and This Is England (2006)
- Dean AndrewsUnited (2011) and Weekender (2011)
- Erin Kellyman28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
- Gordon Alexander28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
- James McArdle'71 (2014) and Private Peaceful (2012)
- Joseph GilgunHarry Brown (2009) and This Is England (2006)
- Jonah RussellLady Chatterley's Lover (2022) and '71 (2014)
- Ben Peel'71 (2014) and United (2011)
- Alfie Williams28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
- Chi Lewis-Parry28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
- Robert Rhodes28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
- Celi Crossland28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
- Kyle SummercornPrivate Peaceful (2012) and Weekender (2011)
- Maura Bird28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
- Sam Locke28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) and 28 Years Later (2025)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jack O'Connell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
19 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 19 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 5 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$371M23.6% of the total
- 2$338M21.5% of the total
- 3$262M16.7% of the total
- 4$163M10.4% of the total
- 5$151M9.6% of the total
- 6$93M5.9% of the total
- 7$59M3.7% of the total
- 8$51M3.2% of the total
$82.3 millionfrom the other 11 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| Trophée Chopard | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.