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Finn Cole

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Finn Cole
Born
Finlay Lewis Cole

London, England
EducationEsher College
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
RelativesJoe Cole (brother)

Finlay Lewis J. Cole is an English actor. He is known for his role as Michael Gray in the BBC series Peaky Blinders (2014–2022). He also starred as Joshua "J" Cody in TNT's Animal Kingdom (2016–2022) and played young Jakob Toretto in the film F9 (2021).

Early life

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Cole was raised in Kingston, London, and is the fourth of five brothers.[1] As a child, Cole wanted to work on boats like his father.[1] His eldest brother, Joe Cole, helped Cole get the audition for his first acting job:[2] Michael Gray in Peaky Blinders, a BBC drama in which Joe also starred.[3]

Career

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In 2014, Cole was cast in the crime drama series Peaky Blinders, where he played a main role.[4][5][6]

In 2015, Cole appeared as Eric Birling in Helen Edmundson's BBC One adaptation of An Inspector Calls.[7] Also that year, Cole had a guest appearance in the detective drama series Lewis.

From 2016 to 2022, Cole played the main role of Joshua "J" Cody in the American drama television series Animal Kingdom, which aired on TNT.[8][9][10]

His films include the comedy horror Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018),[11][12] the period thriller Dreamland (2019),[13][14][15] and the drama Here Are the Young Men (2020).[16][17][18]

In 2021, Cole appeared as a young Jakob Toretto in F9. He appeared as Jamie in the 2023 psychological thriller Netflix film Locked In.[19][20]

In 2024, Cole made his stage debut in Red Speedo by Lucas Hnath at Orange Tree Theatre. [21]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Offender Riot Boy Extra
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Don Wallace
2019 Dreamland Eugene Evans
2020 Here Are the Young Men Joseph Kearney
2021 F9 Jakob Toretto (young)
2023 Locked In Jamie
2025 Last Breath Chris Lemons Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014–2022 Peaky Blinders Michael Gray Main cast
2015 An Inspector Calls Eric Birling Television film
Lewis Ollie Tedman 2 episodes
2016–2022 Animal Kingdom Joshua "J" Cody Main cast

References

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  1. ^ a b "Discovery: Finn Cole". Interview Magazine. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Interview: Peaky Blinders' Finn Cole". creativeengland.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Finn Cole". IMDb. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  4. ^ Utley, Brittany (22 August 2022). "Finn Cole's Animal Kingdom and Peaky Blinders Characters Aren't That Different". gamerant.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  5. ^ Rowan, Iona (18 October 2023). "Finn Cole's Animal Kingdom and Peaky Blinders Characters Aren't That Different". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ Rowan, Iona (18 October 2023), "Peaky Blinders star Finn Cole's new movie confirms Netflix release date", Yahoo, retrieved 1 November 2023
  7. ^ "BBC One - an Inspector Calls".
  8. ^ Spencer, Anthony (28 February 2022). "Who Was Finn Cole Before Starring On 'Animal Kingdom'?". TheThings. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ^ Mason, Charlie (6 September 2022). "Animal Kingdom Boss Sizes Up Potential for a Deran/J Spinoff". TV Line. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  10. ^ "The Rising Star of Animal Kingdom: Finn Cole". Brave New Hollywood. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Watch Slaughterhouse Rulez". Netflix. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  12. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (7 August 2017). "Finn Cole To Star In 'Slaughterhouse Rulez' From Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Stolen Picture; Michael Sheen, Asa Butterfield Also Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Dreamland". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  14. ^ Dargis, Manohla (12 November 2020). "'Dreamland' Review: Bang Bang, Blah Blah". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  15. ^ Sobczynski, Peter. "Dreamland movie review & film summary (2020) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Here Are the Young Men". Galway Film Fleadh. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (3 August 2018). "Anya Taylor-Joy, 'Game Of Thrones' Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole To Star In 'Here Are The Young Men'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  18. ^ Ritman, Alex (3 August 2018). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Irish Drama 'Here Are the Young Men'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Locked In (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  20. ^ Godfrey, Jake (6 October 2023). "Locked In -Trailer released for the upcoming Netflix thriller starring Famke Janssen". Film Stories. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  21. ^ Gans, Andrew (9 April 2024). "Finn Cole to Make Stage Debut in Lucas Hnath's Red Speedo". Playbill. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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