#Joe cole actor series#

Cole made lifelong friends while putting on productions like Bugsy Malone – his younger brother Harley playing Bugsy while he was Dandy Dan – but there was no acting dynasty in his family to give him any indication this could be a real career.

He attended Hollyfield School in Surbiton where his drama teacher, Miss O'Shea, would put on productions which were, 'better than they should have been because we had no money', and which showed him how fun drama could be.

#Joe cole actor series#

Since leaving the show in 2017, the 31-year-old has played incarcerated boxer Billy Moore in Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire's meticulously crafted film A Prayer Before Dawn, as well as appearing in series such as Black Mirror and Channel 4's Pure. If the moment Cole had his mind blown by watching This Is England and Dead Man's Shoes was the inception of his acting career, then it's not hard to find glimpses of how these gritty dramas laid the foundation for the roles he would later take on.Ĭole is best known for playing John Shelby on Peaky Blinders, the BBC drama which follows the criminal exploits and nefarious connections of the Shelby family in interwar Birmingham. 'They’re such dark Northern stories but I just felt so inspired and immersed in them.' 'I remember thinking, ‘This is what I want to do’,' Cole says. It was around this time that Cole bought a box-set of films by Shane Meadows, the cult independent filmmaker whose hyper-realistic dramas set in post-industrial Britain conjure the intensity of Scorsese. In the Cole home, he and his four brothers would normally rent Jackie Chan films from the video shop to watch together, so seeing Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas and The Godfather for the first time felt like going from black and white to colour. Pride and Prejudice actor Tom Hollander also stars.When Joe Cole was a teenager he would go to his best friend's house to see the films he wasn't allowed to watch at home. If you’re a fan of the spy-drama genre, this retelling of Palmer and his adventures should not be missed. The rest of the trailer puts the team in dangerous circumstances amid explosions, shoot-outs, and captures. For this, he’ll turn to Jean Courtney ( Lucy Boynton), a savvy and helpful undercover agent who will show Palmer the ropes. Nerdy and more awkward than another British spy we know and love, Palmer will need some help to complete his harrowing task. Taking audiences back to a 1960s London, the trailer reveals Palmer being busted out of jail under the terms that he must help the British government on one of their most dangerous missions yet - the capturing of a mysterious person. AMC+’s take on Len Deighton’s beloved novel will see Peaky Blinders alum Joe Cole starring as the wily and intelligent Palmer, a role that revered actor Michael Caine held in the book’s previous on-screen adaptation. Hitting the streaming platform on May 19, the six-parter will take viewers on a wild ride alongside one of Britain’s most notorious (fictional) spies, Harry Palmer. Get your decoders ready and be sure to watch your back, AMC+ has rolled out a trailer for their upcoming spy thriller series, The Ipcress File, and it’s going to keep you on your toes.