Jack Veal

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Jack Veal
Born (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 17) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Jack Veal (born 12 June 2007) is an English actor known for his role as Kid Loki in Loki (2021).

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Early life

Jack Veal was born on 12 June 2007, in London, England. [1]

Career

In 2017, Veal appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series Tin Star and the Netflix series The End of the F***ing World , as Simon Brown and a young James, respectively. [3] He starred in his first feature film My Name Is Lenny (2017), as a young Lenny. [4] In 2018, he appeared in the BBC series Call the Midwife and the comedy film The Favourite , as Kevin Lunt and Boy, respectively. [2] [5] In 2019, he appeared in the crime film The Corrupted , as a young Liam. [3] In 2020, he appeared in the fantasy film Come Away , as Curly. [6] After appearing in several television shows and films, Veal gained fame when he was cast as Kid Loki in the 2021 streaming series Loki . [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 My Name Is Lenny Young Lenny [4]
2018 The Favourite Boy [2]
2019 The Corrupted Young Liam [3]
2020 Come Away Curly [6]
His Name Was GerryJackShort film [2]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017–19 Tin Star Simon BrownEpisodes: "Fortunate Boy" and "Jack and Coke" [3]
2017 The End of the F***ing World Young James5 episodes [3]
2018 Call the Midwife Kevin LuntEpisode: "7.3" [5]
2021 Loki Kid Loki Episodes: "The Nexus Event" [8] and "Journey into Mystery" [9]
2022 The Peripheral Young AngusEpisode: "Jackpot"

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