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Jack O'Connell

Jack O'Connell

Actor, also producer · Born August 1, 1990 (36) · Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 1, 1990 (36)
From
Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Jack O'Connell's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
27%
Morality
19%
Self
18%
Bonds
17%
Power
14%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Survival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 20

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 17

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 13 of 19 analyzed roles.

Hero
13 of 19
Shadow
4 of 19
Ally
1 of 19
Shapeshifter
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Dread
12
Melancholic
14
Thrilling
6
Romantic
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jack O'Connell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack O'Connell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Quiet Place Part III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Ink(2026)

    as Larry Lamb

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple(2026)

    as Sir Jimmy Crystal

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • 28 Years Later(2025)

    as Sir Jimmy Crystal

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Sinners(2025)

    as Remmick

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Back to Black(2024)

    as Blake

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ferrari(2023)

    as Peter Collins

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Lady Chatterley's Lover(2022)

    as Oliver Mellors

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rogue Heroes(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer · as Paddy Mayne

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The North Water(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Patrick Sumner

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Little Fish(2020)

    as Jude

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jungleland(2019)

    as Walter 'Lion' Kaminski

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Seberg(2019)

    as Jack Solomon

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Trial by Fire(2018)

    as Cameron Todd Willingham

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Brick

  • Godless(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Roy Goode

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Tulip Fever(2017)

    as Willem Brok

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Robot & Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Scarecrow (voice)

  • The Man with the Iron Heart(2017)

    as Jan Kubiš

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Money Monster(2016)

    as Kyle Budwell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jack

  • Skins Shorts: Cook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as James Cook

  • Unbroken(2014)

    as Louis Zamperini

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • '71(2014)

    as Gary Hook

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Private Charlie Miller

  • Starred Up(2013)

    as Eric Love

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • 300: Rise of an Empire(2014)

    as Calisto

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 9 Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Boxing Guy

  • Skins: Rise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as James Cook

  • The Liability(2012)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Private Peaceful(2012)

    as Charlie Peaceful

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tower Block(2012)

    as Kurtis

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Somnambulists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Man 10

  • Weekender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dylan

  • The Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Eamonn Docherty

  • United(2011)

    as Bobby Charlton

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Hardest Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Thug

  • Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Robert Wisley

  • Harry Brown(2009)

    as Marky

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Wuthering Heights(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Shepherd Lad

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Wayfaring Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Bobby Brewer

  • Eden Lake(2008)

    as Brett

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • This Is England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Pukey Nicholls

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · as James Cook

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Black Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Chris

  • Waterloo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Dale Baxter

  • Wire in the Blood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Norton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Connor Yates

  • Holby City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Davey Hunt

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ross Trescott

  • The End of the World as We Know It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 48 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Sinners (2025)

$372M worldwide

Highest rated

Godless (2017)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Sinners (2025)

Film career

19842026

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 20 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1984Screen debut· The Bill
  • 2007First film· This Is England
  • 2011First top-billed film· Weekender
  • 2014Career best· Unbroken
  • 2017Career best· Godless

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 51 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdProducing1 of 52: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 24% of 25 roles
07121722

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 4 major nominations, 2015–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2018
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
  3. 2015
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Cannes award, won · Male Revelation

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jack O'Connell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 30 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Ink (2026)

87th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Godless (2017)

Midcredits 94th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jack O'Connell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles33–92 · median 79 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles30–76 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles44–92 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles30–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles32–88 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jack O'Connell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack O'Connell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danny Boyle shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Producers