Jerry O'Connell
Biography
Jerry O'Connell is an American actor and television host who started acting as a child and landed his first feature role as Vern Tessio in Stand by Me (1986), a Rob Reiner film, shortly after turning eleven. Born in Manhattan, he attended the Professional Children's School and studied film at New York University. He played Quinn Mallory on Sliders, later producing, writing, and directing episodes, and starred as Detective Woody Hoyt on Crossing Jordan. His film credits include Joe's Apartment (1996), Jerry Maguire (1996), Scream 2 (1997), Tomcats (2001), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Obsessed (2009), and Piranha 3D (2010). On television he starred in The Defenders and voiced Commander Jack Ransom on Star Trek: Lower Decks, and he hosted a syndicated version of Pictionary. He also appeared on Broadway in Seminar, Living on Love, and A Soldier's Play.
52years old
Turns 53 on February 17in 108 days
- Born Manhattan
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Also credited as Jeremiah O'Connell
Movie Career
- Films
- 42
- Career span
- 37 years1986 to 2023
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Behind the camera
O'Connell wrote a screenplay for First Daughter and sold it to New Regency in 1999. The film came out in 2004, and he was an executive producer and got a story by credit.
Early training
O'Connell attended New York University from 1991 to 1994, where he majored in film. He also studied screen writing and was on the fencing team, serving as captain of the saber squad for a time.
First role
As a child, O'Connell appeared in commercials for Duncan Hines cookies. Just after he turned eleven, he got his first movie part, playing Vern Tessio in Rob Reiner's Stand by Me.
Big break
In his junior year, O'Connell tried out for the Sliders pilot and got the part of Quinn Mallory. He was a producer in his fourth season and also wrote and directed several episodes.
Beyond film
O'Connell acted on Broadway in Theresa Rebeck's play Seminar at the Golden Theatre. Sam Gold directed the production, which opened on November 20, 2011, with Alan Rickman, Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater and Hettienne Park in the cast.
Beyond film
Jerry O'Connell came back to Broadway in April 2015 in Living on Love, a comedy with Renee Fleming, Anna Chlumsky and Douglas Sills. The show ran for 37 performances before closing.
Jerry 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
Sam Liu directed three of these films, Jake Castorena two. Rebecca Romijn appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Rebecca Romijn's page
Jason O'Mara's page
Rosario Dawson's page
Christopher Gorham's page
Shemar Moore's page
Rainn Wilson's page
Sam LiuDirector, 3 films, 2016 to 2019
All films by Sam Liu
Jake CastorenaDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2019
All films by Jake Castorena
Box office
What Jerry O'Connell's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$894 million
17 of the 42 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 42 films: 17 worldwide figure; 11 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 13 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 11Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 13Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$274M30.6% of the total
- 2$172M19.3% of the total
- 3$111M12.4% of the total
- 4$89M9.9% of the total
- 5$83M9.3% of the total
- 6$74M8.3% of the total
- 7$52M5.8% of the total
- 8$23M2.6% of the total
$15.9 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total