Jack O'Connell (born 1 August 1990 in Alvaston, England) is an English actor.
He's perhaps best known for playing James Cook on Skins during its second generation, a role he returned to for the final series in 2013. He also starred in Angelina Jolie's directorial effort Unbroken. He is not the same person as the identically-named Magic Realist crime novelist.
Selected filmography:
- Doctors (2005) as Connor Yates
- The Bill (2005) as Ross Trescott
- This Is England (2006) as Pukey Nicholls
- Waterloo Road (2007) as Dale Baxter
- Holby City (2007) as Davey Hunt
- Wire in the Blood (2007) as Jack Norton
- Eden Lake (2008) as Brett
- Skins (2009 — 2010, 2013) as James Cook
- Harry Brown (2009) as Marky
- Tower Block (2012) as Kurtis
- Starred Up (2013) as Eric Love
- '71 (2013) as Private Gary Hook
- 300: Rise of an Empire (2014) as Calisto
- Unbroken (2014) as Louis Zamperini
- Money Monster (2016) as Kyle Budwell
- The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) as Jan Kubis
- Godless (2017) as Roy Goode
- SAS: Rogue Heroes (2022) as Paddy Mayne
His works provide examples of:
- Mr. Fanservice: He was often shirtless on Skins, and he doesn't seem very shy about showing off his body.
