Eddie O'Connell

Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 1, 1960

Eddie O'Connell (b 1960) is an English actor best known for playing the lead in the 1986 film Absolute Beginners. O'Connell had studied acting but was very inexperienced when cast in the lead, atlhough he had done some stage work. He worked as a gas fitter before becoming an actor. His Absolute Beginners co star Patsy Kensit later wrote "there was no chemistry between Eddie and me... which didn’t help matters, though there was nothing either of us could do about it. I’m sure Stephen Woolley and Julien thought I hated Eddie, but I didn’t. We simply didn’t gel on screen or off, which must have been a huge disappointment. O'Connell worked steadily in television after Absolute Beginners. His other movie credits include Sexy Beast and his television credits include Civvies. He later acted under the name "Edward O'Connell"

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Johnny English Strikes Again

20186.3out of 10

Sexy Beast

20017.0out of 10

Absolute Beginners

19865.5out of 10

The Bill

19846.8out of 10

Birds of a Feather

19896.4out of 10

Peak Practice

19936.5out of 10

Anna Lee

19946.9out of 10

Film '72

19715.1out of 10

The Planman

20034.2out of 10

Civvies

19928.2out of 10