Eddie O'Connell

Eddie O'Connell (lahir 1960) adalah aktor Inggris yang terkenal karena memainkan peran utama dalam film Absolute Beginners tahun 1986. O'Connell telah belajar akting tetapi sangat tidak berpengalaman ketika berperan sebagai pemeran utama, meskipun dia telah melakukan beberapa pekerjaan panggung. Dia bekerja sebagai tukang gas sebelum menjadi aktor. Rekan mainnya di Absolute Beginners, Patsy Kensit, kemudian menulis "tidak ada chemistry antara Eddie dan saya... yang tidak membantu masalah ini, meskipun tidak ada yang bisa kami lakukan untuk mengatasinya. Saya yakin Stephen Woolley dan Julien mengira saya membenci Eddie, tetapi ternyata tidak. Kami tidak tampil baik di layar atau di luar layar, yang pasti sangat mengecewakan. O'Connell terus bekerja di televisi setelah Absolute Beginners. Kredit filmnya yang lain termasuk Sexy Beast dan kredit televisinya termasuk Civvies. Dia kemudian bertindak dengan nama "Edward O'Connell"

Eddie O'Connell (b 1960) is an English actor best known for playing the lead in the 1986 film Absolute Beginners. O'Connell had studied acting but was very inexperienced when cast in the lead, atlhough he had done some stage work. He worked as a gas fitter before becoming an actor. His Absolute Beginners co star Patsy Kensit later wrote "there was no chemistry between Eddie and me... which didn’t help matters, though there was nothing either of us could do about it. I’m sure Stephen Woolley and Julien thought I hated Eddie, but I didn’t. We simply didn’t gel on screen or off, which must have been a huge disappointment. O'Connell worked steadily in television after Absolute Beginners. His other movie credits include Sexy Beast and his television credits include Civvies. He later acted under the name "Edward O'Connell"