Jack O'Connell
Also Known As: جک اوکانل
Biography: 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 received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. He has since starred in the thriller Money Monster (2016), the biographical drama Trial by Fire (2018), the BBC miniseries The North Water (2021), the BBC series SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022–2025), the Amy Winehouse biographical film Back to Black (2024) and the period horror film Sinners (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack O'Connell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Birthday: August 01, 1990
Age: 34 years old
Gender: Male
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Back to Black
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-11
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Harry Brown
Overview: An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-11
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Eden Lake
Overview: When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-12
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United
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-02
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300: Rise of an Empire
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-05
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Weekender
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-01
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Private Peaceful
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-12
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Tower Block
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-19
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The Liability
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-24
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Starred Up
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-03-21
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'71
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-10
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Unbroken
Overview: A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-25
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Tulip Fever
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-07-13
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Ferrari
Overview: 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.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-14
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This Is England
Overview: A story about a troubled boy growing up in England, set in 1983. He comes across a few skinheads on his way home from school, after a fight. They become his new best friends, even like family. Based on experiences of director Shane Meadows.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-27
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Shelter
Overview: 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.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-29
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The Man with the Iron Heart
Overview: 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.
Genres: War Action History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-05-25
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Money Monster
Overview: Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-05-12
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9 Kisses
Overview: 2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-11
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Sinners
Overview: 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.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-04-16
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He Bled Neon
Overview: After his estranged brother’s mysterious death, Ethan goes on a journey to Las Vegas for the funeral and unravels a dark web of crime, forcing him to confront his past as he delves into the city’s gritty underworld to uncover the truth.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
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28 Years Later
Overview: It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission 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.
Genres: Horror Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-06-18
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Home
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-17
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The Somnambulists
Overview: British servicemen and women reflect on the action they saw in Basra during the Iraq War.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-30
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Wayfaring Stranger
Overview: When he is released from a young Offender's Institute, Bobby Brewer a wayward 16 year old, is forced to take to the road with his errant troubadour father, Ronnie.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-23
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Black Dog
Overview: When fourteen- year- old Chris is sent across the city to deliver a tonic to his sick grandfather, his journey becomes a chilling trip of self-discovery as he strays from the path into domain of the Black Dog.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-27
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The Hardest Part
Overview: An aging actor finally secures the audition of a lifetime. But just how badly does he want the role?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-01
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Robot & Scarecrow
Overview: A love story between a robot and a scarecrow who meet and fall for each other at a summer music festival.
Genres: Drama Romance Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-04
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Trial by Fire
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-17
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National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-22
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Seberg
Overview: 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.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-13
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Jungleland
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-06
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Love Is a Gun
Overview: A thrilling, gritty and emotional story of two of history’s most famous lovers, Bonnie Parker, and Clyde Barrow.
Genres: Crime Romance
Original Language: en
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Little Fish
Overview: 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.
Genres: Romance Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-02-05
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Twisting My Melon
Overview: Biopic based on Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder's autobiography, the film will track the singer’s journey from a guitar-loving child to a leading light of Madchester’s party scene.
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Original Language: en
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Lennon or McCartney
Overview: 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?
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-12
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
Overview: Unhappily married aristocrat Lady Chatterley begins a torrid affair — and falls deeply in love — with the gamekeeper on her husband's country estate.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-22
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Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Overview: Features several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending threat. Plot TBA.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2027-03-25
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