Jack O'Connell
Jack O'Connell
English actor who played the film roles of Pukey Nicholls in This is England, Marky in Harry Brown and James Cook in the drama, Skins. He also appeared in This is England and Eden Lake.
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 August 1990
CityAlvaston, England
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We accepted a higher proportion of English-learner students than any other state in the country, ... Our exclusion rate of English learners was 12%, while Texas' exclusion rate was 37.5% and New York's was 29%.
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It is clear that California must do more to improve student achievement. The scores released today are not surprising and are another indication of the challenges we face.
I worked on a farm for a little bit.
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I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film.
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