Jack O'Connell — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Jack O'Connell. Born in 1990 in Derby, United Kingdom. Grew up in a family with a younger sister. His father worked in construction, and his mother was a retail employee. He studied at an acting studio in Nottingham. He works as an actor. He prefers to keep his personal life private.

🏆Main awards🏆: British Independent Awards (2014) [Starred Up]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Skins" (2009), "Starred Up" (2013), "Unbroken" (2014)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: As a teenager, Jack had serious problems with discipline and the law.

Filmography

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Interesting facts

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1
At the age of 24, after the drama Unbroken, Jack significantly changed his lifestyle for the better. He credited Angelina Jolie with influencing his outlook.
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His father, Johnny Patrick O'Connell, was Irish from Ballyheigue, County Kerry, and worked on the British railways; he died of pancreatic cancer in 2009. His mother Alison (née Gutteridge) is English and worked for British Midland airline before becoming her son's manager. Jack's younger sister, Megan, is an aspiring actress.
3
From the age of 13, he attended a free television workshop in Nottingham, where he studied drama twice a week.
4
Jack aspired to become a professional footballer and played as a striker for Alvaston Rangers, and was then invited to Derby County, where he underwent a series of trials. A series of injuries ended this career path.
5
He was considered for the lead role in the film "Kingsman: The Secret Service."
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His parents sent Jack to a military school when he was 12 years old in order to instill discipline in him, but later his juvenile criminal record prevented him from enlisting in the army.
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He began attending auditions in London, where he sometimes slept on the street, unable to afford a hotel.
8
After the film 'Money Monster', George Clooney, thanks to his friendship with Jack, became a fan of the football team Derby, the city in England where O'Connell was born.
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His juvenile criminal record initially prevented Jack from participating in Hollywood productions, as he could not obtain an American visa.
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For the film "This Is England," at the age of 15 Jack was considered too old to play the lead role, which led director Shane Meadows to write an additional role of the combative Pukey specifically for him.
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In his youth, O'Connell was tried and charged with offenses related to alcohol and violence. He spent a year in a Youth Offending Team when he was 17 years old.
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For the role of Louis Zamperini, he went on a strict diet to lose 15 kilograms of weight and worked with a dialect coach to hide his pronounced Derbyshire accent.