Jack O’Connell, still only 34, has already been on our screens for a couple of decades. Born in Derby in 1990, he had a troubled youth, in and out of court on minor charges, leaving school with scant qualifications and hopes of either becoming a footballer or joining the army.
Instead, he rapidly found fame and acclaim playing mostly delinquent roles on the small and big screen, breaking through in Shane Meadows’ 2006 film This Is England, and consolidating that with a leading role on Skins.
