---
name: "Jack O'Connell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jack-oconnell"
fi1m_id: "jack-oconnell"
imdb_id: "nm1925239"
tmdb_id: 85065
wikidata_id: "Q348066"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 August 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-23T04:14:30.628575+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jack O'Connell

## Identity

Jack O'Connell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jack-oconnell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jack-oconnell
- **IMDb ID:** nm1925239
- **TMDB ID:** 85065
- **Wikidata ID:** Q348066
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_O%27Connell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348066, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1925239/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85065

Actor. Born 1 August 1990 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 August 1990, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** جک اوکانل
- **Frequently works with:** [Danny Boyle](https://film.one/person/danny-boyle.md), [Alex Garland](https://film.one/person/alex-garland.md), [Alfie Williams](https://film.one/person/alfie-williams.md), [Ralph Fiennes](https://film.one/person/ralph-fiennes.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 68 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 73 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Thriller 4, History 3, Horror 3, Action 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $683m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_O%27Connell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348066, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1925239/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85065

## Coming up

- *Ink* (2026-12-11), as Larry Lamb — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *Godzilla x Kong: Supernova* (2027-03-25)
- *A Quiet Place Part III* (2027-07-28)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*28 Years Later*](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md) (76), [*28 Years Later: The Bone Temple*](https://film.one/film/28-years-later-the-bone-temple.md) (74), [*Godless*](https://film.one/tv/godless.md) (74), [*Ferrari*](https://film.one/film/ferrari.md) (70)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Starred Up*](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*'71*](https://film.one/film/71.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Sinners*](https://film.one/film/sinners.md) (79)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jack O'Connell

> Jack O'Connell makes danger feel impulsive and uncomfortably human. We rate his physical conviction, especially when it allows some vulnerability through; the turn towards conspicuous villains is understandable, but menace alone is not much of a part.

Jack O'Connell is convincing as someone who might act before he has thought through the consequences. That volatility has made him an obvious choice for threatening parts, though it should not be mistaken for all he can do. In Shane Meadows' *This Is England* (2006), he plays Pukey Nicholls within a skinhead gang. We were frightened by that film because Meadows makes the gang's warmth and humour so appealing: the threatening performances disturb something we have been encouraged to enjoy.

*Skins* (2009–2013), as James Cook, brought wider recognition, but the important change came with the leads in *Starred Up* (2013) and *'71* (2014). The former draws on his hair-trigger physicality; the latter gives his vulnerability and instinct for survival equal weight. They suggest how much can be done within parts that might otherwise look like further variations on the tough youth. Angelina Jolie's *Unbroken* (2014) took that physical commitment into a Hollywood leading role.

The films that followed have not always given us stronger reasons to watch him. *Ferrari* (2023) casts him as Peter Collins, but our recommendation rests on Penélope Cruz and Michael Mann's racing sequences. In Sam Taylor-Johnson's *Back to Black* (2024), he plays Blake in a film too fond of its characters to examine them properly. The fault there lies in the film's soft treatment of a hard life, and Marisa Abela supplies the reason to persevere.

Ryan Coogler's *Sinners* (2025) puts his unsettling presence to work as the villain Remmick. It is worth an evening for horror admirers, though the music in its Mississippi juke joint is more compelling than the horror. There is a caution here for anyone tempted to call the villain roles an uncomplicated advance. O'Connell is well suited to menace, but we would like the surrounding films to find more for him to do with it.

Nia DaCosta's *28 Years Later: The Bone Temple* (2026) makes that reservation harder to ignore. His Sir Jimmy Crystal heads a cult of tracksuited Jimmys, the loudest and least interesting half of a film whose stronger material belongs to Ralph Fiennes. For a closer look at what O'Connell can do, go back to *Starred Up* and *'71*.

## Biography

Jack O'Connell is an English actor. Born on 1 August 1990 in Alvaston, Derbyshire, he began acting professionally in the mid-2000s.

He first gained recognition for his role as James Cook in the television series Skins (2007–2013). Early film roles include Pukey Nicholls in This Is England (2006) and Brett in Eden Lake (2008). He received critical acclaim for lead performances in Starred Up (2013) and '71 (2014), and played Louis Zamperini in Unbroken (2014), for which he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award.

O'Connell has since appeared in Money Monster (2016), Back to Black (2024) as Blake, Ferrari (2023) as Peter Collins, Sinners (2025) as Remmick, and the 28 Years Later films (2025–2026) as Sir Jimmy Crystal.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *28 Years Later: The Bone Temple* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Sir Jimmy Crystal — [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later-the-bone-temple.md)
- *Ink* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Larry Lamb — [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *28 Years Later* (2025), Fi1m 76, as Sir Jimmy Crystal — [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md)
- *Sinners* (2025), Fi1m 79, as Remmick — [page](https://film.one/film/sinners.md)
- *Back to Black* (2024), Fi1m 48, as Blake — [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-black.md)
- *Ferrari* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Peter Collins — [page](https://film.one/film/ferrari.md)
- *Godless* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Roy Goode — [page](https://film.one/tv/godless.md)
- *'71* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Gary Hook — [page](https://film.one/film/71.md)
- *Starred Up* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Eric Love — [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md)
- *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72, as James Cook — [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), Fi1m 85, as Pukey Nicholls — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *A Quiet Place Part III* (2027), Actor
- *Godzilla x Kong: Supernova* (2027), Actor
- *Ink* (2026), as Larry Lamb — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ink.md)
- *28 Years Later: The Bone Temple* (2026), as Sir Jimmy Crystal — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later-the-bone-temple.md)
- *28 Years Later* (2025), as Sir Jimmy Crystal — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md)
- *Sinners* (2025), as Remmick — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/sinners.md)
- *Back to Black* (2024), as Blake — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/back-to-black.md)
- *Ferrari* (2023), as Peter Collins — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ferrari.md)
- *Lady Chatterley's Lover* (2022), as Oliver Mellors
- *SAS Rogue Heroes* (2022), series, as Paddy Mayne · Executive Producer
- *The North Water* (2021), series, as Patrick Sumner
- *Little Fish* (2021), as Jude
- *Jungleland* (2020), as Walter 'Lion' Kaminski
- *Seberg* (2019), as Jack Solomon
- *Trial by Fire* (2019), as Cameron Todd Willingham
- *National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof* (2018), as Brick
- *Godless* (2017), series, as Roy Goode — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/godless.md)
- *Tulip Fever* (2017), as Willem Brok
- *Robot & Scarecrow* (2017), as Scarecrow (voice)
- *The Man with the Iron Heart* (2017), as Jan Kubiš
- *Money Monster* (2016), as Kyle Budwell
- *Home* (2016), as Jack
- *Unbroken* (2014), as Louis Zamperini
- *'71* (2014), as Gary Hook — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/71.md)
- *Shelter* (2014), as Private Charlie Miller
- *Starred Up* (2014), as Eric Love — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/starred-up.md)
- *300: Rise of an Empire* (2014), as Calisto
- *9 Kisses* (2014), as Boxing Guy
- *Skins: Rise* (2013), as James Cook
- *The Liability* (2012), as Adam
- *Private Peaceful* (2012), as Charlie Peaceful
- *Tower Block* (2012), as Kurtis
- *The Somnambulists* (2012), as Man 10
- *Weekender* (2011), as Dylan
- *The Runaway* (2011), series, as Eamonn Docherty
- *United* (2011), as Bobby Charlton
- *The Hardest Part* (2010), as Thug
- *Dive* (2010), series, as Robert Wisley
- *Harry Brown* (2009), as Marky
- *Wuthering Heights* (2009), series, as Shepherd Lad
- *Wayfaring Stranger* (2009), as Bobby Brewer
- *Eden Lake* (2008), as Brett
- *This Is England* (2007), as Pukey Nicholls — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)
- *Skins* (2007), series, as James Cook — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md)
- *Black Dog* (2006), as Chris
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Dale Baxter
- *Wire in the Blood* (2002), series, as Jack Norton
- *Doctors* (2000), series, as Connor Yates
- *Holby City* (1999), series, as Davey Hunt
- *The Bill* (1984), series, as Ross Trescott

## Gallery

- ![Jack O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-13fc63819129.jpg) Jack O'Connell — Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Jack_O%27Connell_Venice_2_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Jack_O%27Connell_Venice_2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jodie Foster, Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Amal Clooney at the world premiere of Money Monster, 2016 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-c419fbc29aa4.jpg) Jodie Foster, Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Amal Clooney at the world premiere of Money Monster, 2016 Cannes Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Cannes_124_%2828115861285%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_124_%2828115861285%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jodie Foster, Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Amal Clooney at the world premiere of Money Monster, 2016 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-f087ef56d1ba.jpg) Jodie Foster, Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Amal Clooney at the world premiere of Money Monster, 2016 Cannes Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Cannes_125_%2827501337354%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_125_%2827501337354%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Caitriona Balfe, Jodie Foster, Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Amal Clooney at the world premiere of Money Monster, 2016 Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-ace8bb081f88.jpg) Caitriona Balfe, Jodie Foster, Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Amal Clooney at the world premiere of Money Monster, 2016 Cannes Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Cannes_126_%2828038365171%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_126_%2828038365171%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jack O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-dad6152a083a.jpg) Jack O'Connell — Image via TMDB
- ![Jack O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-e07ce8dfc50f.jpg) Jack O'Connell — Image via TMDB
- ![Jack O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-2e96304fb178.jpg) Jack O'Connell — Image via TMDB
- ![President of the festival Pierre Lescure, actors Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, producer Jodie Foster, actors Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and  (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-437db18f2360.jpg) President of the festival Pierre Lescure, actors Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, producer Jodie Foster, actors Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and  (2016) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Cannes_127_%2827501348464%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_127_%2827501348464%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![President of the festival Pierre Lescure, actors Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, producer Jodie Foster, actors Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and  (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-eb6f96abc55f.jpg) President of the festival Pierre Lescure, actors Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, producer Jodie Foster, actors Jack O'Connell, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and  (2016) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Cannes_128_%2828115900615%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_128_%2828115900615%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jack O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-e0ced383c9e7.jpg) Jack O'Connell — Image via TMDB
- ![Jack O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-a04da95ba2d9.jpg) Jack O'Connell — Image via TMDB
- ![Jack O'Connell](https://film.one/media/person/7334/gallery-13927082950f.jpg) Jack O'Connell — Image via TMDB

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