Unbroken
2014
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O'Connell made his Hollywood debut as Greek soldier Calisto in the graphic novel-based action-war film 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), and then played Olympic distance runner and World War II POW Louis Zamperini in the Angelina Jolie-directed war drama Unbroken (2014).
- January 1, 1
- 1.71 m
- Derby, England, UK
Jack O'Connell. Actor: Unbroken. Jack O'Connell was born in Alvaston, Derby, England, to Alison J. (Gutteridge) and John Patrick O'Connell. His mother is English, and worked at British Midland, and his father was Irish (from County Kerry), and worked on the railways for Bombardier.
- August 1, 1990
It is based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. The film stars Jack O'Connell as American Olympian and Army officer Louis "Louie" Zamperini and Miyavi as Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) corporal Mutsuhiro Watanabe.
- $65 million
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Dec 23, 2014 · Twenty-four-year-old British actor Jack O’Connell has been handed a plum part with Unbroken, and he knows it. In the Angelina Jolie–directed film, O’Connell plays Louis Zamperini, the ...
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Nov 17, 2014 · Jack O'Connell's star is on the rise thanks to Angelina Jolie, who tapped him to play the late Louis Zamperini in her new film, "Unbroken." At Friday's Hollywood Film Awards, where Jolie presented ...
Nov 28, 2014 · Unbroken, her $65 million period epic, is her most ambitious undertaking yet. The film (in theaters Dec. 25) tells the true story of Louie Zamperini (O’Connell), the son of Italian immigrants...
Following a supporting role as an Athenian warrior in his first blockbuster, 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), O'Connell played his first leading role in a major Hollywood picture, Unbroken (2014), directed by Angelina Jolie.
