Jack O’Connell Biography
Jack O’Connell is an English actor best known for his role as James Cook in Skins. He is also known for his roles in This Is England, the slasher film Eden Lake, the television dramas Dive, United, and as Roy Goode in the Netflix wild west miniseries Godless.
How old is Jack O’Connell? – Age
He is 32 years old as of 1 August 2022. He was born in 1990 in Alvaston, Derby, United Kingdom.
Jack O’Connell Family
His father, Johnny Patrick O’Connell, an Irish citizen from Ballyheigue, worked for Bombardier on British railways until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2009. Alison (née Gutteridge), his English mother, worked for the airline British Midland before taking over management of her son’s career. Megan, his younger sister, is an actress. O’Connell aspired to be a professional footballer because he was the grandson of Ken Gutteridge, a player, and later manager at Burton Albion FC.
He was a striker for Alvaston Rangers before being scouted by Derby County FC and given trials. Following the end of his career due to a series of injuries, he desired to join the British Army, believing it to be his only realistic option for earning a living. When he was 12, his parents sent him to the Army Cadet Force to teach him discipline, but his juvenile criminal record prevented him from enlisting.
Jack O’Connell Skins
She appeared as “Pukey” Nicholls in the 2006 British drama film This Is England. Shaun is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his widowed mother and is frequently bullied at school and around town in July 1983. Shaun has a close relationship with Richard “Woody” Woodford, whom he regards as a big brother figure, and his girlfriend Lorraine “Lol” Jenkins. One night at a party, the group is ambushed by a bald, tattooed, moustachioed skinhead wielding a machete. Combo becomes bitter and envious after befriending Milky and sharing details about his relatives’ happy upbringing. Combo, enraged, brutally beats Milky unconscious, while Banjo holds Shaun down and Meggy looks on in horror.
Jack O’Connell Godless
She appeared as Roy Goode, an injured outlaw on the run from his former boss, Frank GriffinGodless in the American Western drama streaming television miniseries Godless. Griffin adopted him after he was orphaned at a young age. He eventually breaks up a robbery and flees with the loot, splitting from his father figure because he can no longer stand Griffin’s behavior.
Jack O’Connell The North Water
She appeared as Patrick Sumner in the 2021 five-part television miniseries The North Water. The series is about a whaling expedition in the Arctic in the mid-nineteenth century. Patrick Sumner, the ship’s surgeon and a man with a history, and Henry Drax, a harpooner and a thug, are on board. Along with whaling, the series depicts seal slaughter, rape, and murder aboard the ship. The captain of the ship has conspired with the ship’s owner to sink the vessel for insurance purposes, but when it sinks, the ship that was supposed to rescue the crew is unable to reach them. Sumner is forced to battle not only the elements, but also the murderous Drax as the men die one by one.
Jack O’Connell Trial by Fire
She appeared as Cameron Todd Willingham in the 2018 American biographical drama film Trial by Fire. Cameron Todd Willingham wakes up on December 23, 1991, to find his house on fire. Despite his best efforts, Willingham is unable to save his three daughters’ lives. The prosecutor reveals at his trial that the fire was deliberately started with gasoline spread in the shape of a pentagram and the refrigerator moved to block the door. Though Willingham’s children insist he is innocent, playwright Elizabeth Gilbert is sympathetic to his case. She pays him a visit on death row and discovers that many of the witnesses lied about his confession.
Daniels reluctantly administers the lethal injection and weeps as Willingham, Stacy, and Reaves die. Gilbert is involved in a car accident as Willingham is being led to the execution site, causing her to be absent as he delivers a moving speech and requests that his ashes be scattered over his daughter’s grave.
Jack O’Connell Movies
♦ 2022 – Lady Chatterley’s Lover
♦ 2021 – Little Fish
♦ 2019 – Seberg
♦ 2019 – Jungleland
♦ 2018 – Trial by Fire
♦ 2017 – The Man with the Iron Heart
♦ 2017 – Tulip Fever
♦ 2016 – Money Monster
♦ 2014 – ’71
♦ 2014 – 300: Rise of an Empire
♦ 2014 – Unbroken
♦ 2013 – Starred Up
♦ 2012 – Tower Block
♦ 2012 – Private Peaceful
♦ 2012 – The Liability
♦ 2011 – Weekender
Jack O’Connell TV Shows
♦ 2022 – SAS: Rogue Heroes
♦ 2021 – The North Water
♦ 2017 – Godless
♦ 2011 – United
♦ 2011 – The Runaway
♦ 2010 – Dive
♦ 2009 – Wuthering Heights
♦ 2009–2010, 2013 – Skins
♦ 2007 – Waterloo Road
♦ 2007 – Holby City – Davey Hunt
♦ 2007 – Wire in the Blood
♦ 2005 – Doctors