Finn Cole

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Finn Cole
Born
Finlay Lewis Cole

London, England
Education Esher College
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Relatives Joe Cole (brother)

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

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Early life

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, actor Joe Cole, helped him get the audition for his first acting job. [2] He and Joe starred alongside each other in Peaky Blinders . [3]

Career

In 2014, Cole was cast in the crime drama series Peaky Blinders , where he played the main role of Michael Gray. [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]

Filmography

Film

Film appearances by Finn Cole
YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Offender Riot BoyExtra
2018 Slaughterhouse Rulez Don Wallace
2019 Dreamland Eugene Evans
2020 Here Are the Young Men Joseph Kearney
2021 F9 Jakob Toretto (young)
TBA Last Breath Chris LemonsFilming
2023 Locked In Jamie

Television

Television appearances by Finn Cole
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–2022 Peaky Blinders Michael GrayMain cast
2015 An Inspector Calls Eric BirlingTelevision film
2015 Lewis Ollie Tedman2 episodes
2016–2022 Animal Kingdom Joshua "J" CodyMain cast

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  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.
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