Jack McElhone

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Jack McElhone
Born1994 (age 2728)
Scotland, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active2002–2009

Jack McElhone (born 1994) is a former Scottish actor. He is famous for his role as Frankie in the 2004 film Dear Frankie , for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award. He also had roles in Young Adam , [1] The Book Group , [1] Stacked and Nowhere Boy . [1]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2003 The Book Group Wee JackieTV series
2003 Young Adam Jim GaultFilm
2004 Dear Frankie FrankieFilm
2008 Stacked AlexTV series
2009 Nowhere Boy Eric GriffithsFilm

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