Jack Donnelly
| Jack Donnelly | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jack Donnelly 28 October 1985 (age 31) Bournemouth, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010– |
| Parent(s) | Chrissie Wickham (mother) Tony Donnelly (father) |
Jack Donnelly (born 28 October 1985) is an English actor, best known for his role in BBC series Atlantis, in which he played the role of Jason.
He is a founding member of the improvisational comedy group "Chuckle Duster", which performs occasionally in east London.
His mother, Chrissie Wickham, a choreographer (of the Eurovision Bucks Fizz winning dance routine in 1981), actress and former Hot Gossip dance troupe member, performed in Starlight Express whilst up to six months pregnant with Jack, which he mentioned in an interview on the Graham Norton show on BBC Radio 2 on 21 December 2013.
He was born in Bournemouth and comes from Ringwood, Hampshire. He attended St Catherine's Primary School in Wimborne, Dorset, and then St Peter's in Bournemouth.
Donnelly's first acting was as Jason Winkler in Nickelodeon's tv series House of Anubis. He then guest starred in shows such as Doctors, Threesome, Misfits, Dancing on the Edge. In 2013, he landed a lead role in BBC's fantasy series Atlantis, where he played the role of Jason who washes up on the shores of the ancient and mysterious city of Atlantis. In 2014, he played the role of a cocky footballer Olly Hunter in the wholly improvised spoof documentary United We Fall. In 2016, he guest starred as Samuel Walker in the tv series Death in Paradise.
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