Jack O'Connell Net Worth

What is Jack O'Connell's Net Worth?

Jack O'Connell is an English actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Jack O'Connell is known for his performances in such films as "Starred Up," "'71," "Unbroken," "Trial by Fire," and "Sinners." He is also known for his roles in the television series "Skins," "The Runaway," "Godless," "The North Water," and "SAS: Rogue Heroes."

Early Life and Education

Jack O'Connell was born on August 1, 1990, in Alvaston, England, to English mother Alison and Irish father Johnny. He has a younger sister named Megan, who also went into acting. Due to his grandfather, who was professional footballer, Ken Gutteridge, O'Connell originally wanted to pursue a career in football. After playing as a striker for Alvaston Rangers, he was scouted by Derby County FC. However, a number of injuries ended his incipient football career. O'Connell was subsequently sent to the Army Cadet Force by his parents so he could learn discipline. He was ultimately unable to join the British Army on account of a juvenile criminal record containing alcohol and violence charges. For his formal education, O'Connell attended Saint Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy. Meanwhile, he trained in drama at the free Television Workshop in Nottingham.

Film Career

O'Connell made his feature film debut in the 2006 coming-of-age crime drama "This is England." Next, in 2008, he played a psychopathic gang leader in the horror-thriller "Eden Lake." O'Connell played another gangster in the 2009 vigilante film "Harry Brown." In 2011, he starred in the drama "Weekender." O'Connell followed that with three starring roles in 2012: as a protection racketeer in the thriller "Tower Block," a soldier in the WWI drama "Private Peaceful," and a hitman's apprentice in the black comedy thriller "The Liability." He had his critical breakthrough the next year when he starred as a volatile imprisoned teenager in the prison film "Starred Up." O'Connell earned numerous honors for his performance, including a British Independent Film Award nomination. He received a second consecutive BIFA nomination for his performance as a new British Army recruit during the Troubles in the 2014 thriller "'71." Also in 2014, O'Connell appeared in his first two Hollywood films: "300: Rise of an Empire," in which he played Athenian warrior Calisto, and Angelina Jolie's "Unbroken," in which he starred as real-life Olympian and WWII veteran Louis Zamperini.

In 2016, O'Connell starred in the acclaimed humanitarian short film "Home" and in Jodie Foster's crime thriller "Money Monster." The following year, he had supporting roles in "The Man with the Iron Heart" and "Tulip Fever." In 2018, O'Connell portrayed child murderer Cameron Todd Willingham in the biographical drama "Trial by Fire." Concluding the decade, he starred in "Seberg" and "Jungleland." In his first film of the 2020s, O'Connell starred opposite Olivia Cooke in the science-fiction romance "Little Fish." He subsequently starred opposite Emma Corrin in the 2022 adaptation of "Lady Chatterley's Lover." In 2023, O'Connell portrayed racing driver Peter Collins in Michael Mann's biographical sports drama "Ferrari," and in 2024, he portrayed Amy Winehouse's husband Blake in the biopic "Back to Black." After those, he played Irish-American vampire Remmick in Ryan Coogler's 2025 horror film "Sinners," a huge hit that gained him widespread praise. The same year, O'Connell had a cameo as Sir Jimmy Crystal in Danny Boyle's horror film "28 Years Later"; he reprised the role in Nia DaCosta's 2026 sequel "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple."

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Television Career

O'Connell first acted on television in a 2005 episode of the medical soap opera "Doctors." Shortly after that, he had a recurring role as a rape suspect on the police procedural series "The Bill." In 2007, O'Connell had guest roles on "Waterloo Road," "Holby City," and "Wire in the Blood." He began his biggest television role yet in 2009, as main character James Cook in the third and fourth seasons of the teen anthology series "Skins." O'Connell later reprised his role in the 2013 feature-length special "Skins Rise." Meanwhile, in 2010, he played a teen father in the two-part BBC Two drama "Drive."

In 2011, O'Connell starred in the six-part Sky1 series "The Runaway" and the BBC Two television film "United," portraying English professional footballer Bobby Charlton in the latter. He didn't have another major role on television until 2017, when he starred as outlaw Roy Goode in the Netflix Western drama miniseries "Godless." After another break, O'Connell starred in the 2021 miniseries adaptation of Ian McGuire's novel "The North Water." From 2022 to 2025, he portrayed British Army officer Paddy Mayne in the historical drama series "SAS: Rogue Heroes."

Stage Career

In 2008, O'Connell made his professional stage debut in the play "Scarborough" at the Royal Court Theatre. Later, in 2015, he appeared in "The Nap" at the Crucible Theatre. Two years after that, O'Connell starred as Brick in a production of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the Young Vic.

Personal Life

Since 2014, O'Connell has resided in East London. He does not identify as British, but instead as specifically from his home county of Derbyshire, mixed with his Irish ancestry.

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