{{Short description|English actor (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Finn Cole | image = | caption = | birth_name = Finlay Lewis Cole | birth_date = {{bda|1995|11|09|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | education = Esher College | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2012–present | relatives = Joe Cole (brother) }}
'''Finlay Lewis J. Cole''' (born 9 November 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1573936/Finn-Cole-age|website=express.co.uk|title=Finn Cole age: How old is the Peaky Blinders star?|author=Gantzer, Olivia|date=1 March 2022}}</ref>) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Michael Gray in the BBC series ''Peaky Blinders'' (2014–2022). He also starred as Joshua "J" Cody in TNT's ''Animal Kingdom'' (2016–2022) and played young Jakob Toretto in the film ''F9'' (2021).
==Early life== Cole was raised in London and is the fourth of five brothers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=15 June 2016 |title=Discovery: Finn Cole |url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/discovery-finn-cole/ |access-date=17 June 2016 |website=Interview Magazine}}</ref> As a child, Cole wanted to work on boats like his father.<ref name=":0" /> His eldest brother, Joe Cole, helped Cole get the audition for his first acting job:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview: Peaky Blinders' Finn Cole |url=http://www.creativeengland.co.uk/story/interview-peaky-blinders-finn-cole |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207142129/http://www.creativeengland.co.uk/story/interview-peaky-blinders-finn-cole |archive-date=7 December 2018 |access-date=17 June 2016 |website=creativeengland.co.uk}}</ref> Michael Gray in ''Peaky Blinders'', a BBC drama in which Joe also starred.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finn Cole |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6806440/ |access-date=17 June 2016 |website=IMDb}}</ref>
==Career== In 2014, Cole was cast in the crime drama series ''Peaky Blinders'', where he played a main role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/finn-cole-animal-kingdom-peaky-blinders-characters-comparison/|title=Finn Cole's Animal Kingdom and Peaky Blinders Characters Aren't That Different|date=22 August 2022|access-date=7 October 2023|first=Brittany|last=Utley|work=gamerant.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a45568907/locked-in-release-date-netflix/|title=Finn Cole's Animal Kingdom and Peaky Blinders Characters Aren't That Different|first=Iona|last=Rowan|date=18 October 2023|access-date=1 November 2023|work=Digital Spy}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/peaky-blinders-star-finn-coles-120100205.html|title=Peaky Blinders star Finn Cole's new movie confirms Netflix release date|first=Iona|last=Rowan|date=18 October 2023|access-date=1 November 2023|work=Yahoo}}</ref>
In 2015, Cole appeared as Eric Birling in Helen Edmundson's BBC One adaptation of ''An Inspector Calls''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02z80kq#credits | title=BBC One - an Inspector Calls}}</ref> Also that year, Cole had a guest appearance in the detective drama series ''Lewis''.
From 2016 to 2022, Cole played the main role of Joshua "J" Cody in the American drama television series ''Animal Kingdom'', which aired on TNT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thethings.com/who-was-finn-cole-before-animal-kingdom/|title=Who Was Finn Cole Before Starring On 'Animal Kingdom'?|work=TheThings|first=Anthony|last=Spencer|date=28 February 2022|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/interviews/animal-kingdom-spinoff-starring-jake-weary-finn-cole-1234868311/|title=Animal Kingdom Boss Sizes Up Potential for a Deran/J Spinoff|work=TV Line|date=6 September 2022|access-date=1 November 2023|first=Charlie|last=Mason}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravenewhollywood.com/animal-kingdom-finn-cole-rising/|title=The Rising Star of Animal Kingdom: Finn Cole|work=Brave New Hollywood|date=26 June 2016|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>
His films include the comedy horror ''Slaughterhouse Rulez'' (2018),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81086993|title=Watch Slaughterhouse Rulez|publisher=Netflix|date=1 January 2017|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/finn-cole-slaughterhouse-rulez-simon-peggs-stolen-picture-1202141727/|title=Finn Cole To Star In 'Slaughterhouse Rulez' From Simon Pegg & Nick Frost's Stolen Picture; Michael Sheen, Asa Butterfield Also Cast|work=Deadline|date=7 August 2017|access-date=1 November 2023|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka}}</ref> the period thriller ''Dreamland'' (2019),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2271183617/weekend/|title=Dreamland|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dargis |first1=Manohla |title='Dreamland' Review: Bang Bang, Blah Blah |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/movies/dreamland-review.html |work=The New York Times |date=12 November 2020 |access-date=21 February 2021 |archive-date=30 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130040641/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/movies/dreamland-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sobczynski |first=Peter |title=Dreamland movie review & film summary (2020) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dreamland-review-2020 |work=rogerebert.com|access-date=21 February 2021 |archive-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110053418/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dreamland-review-2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the drama ''Here Are the Young Men'' (2020).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://online.galwayfilmfleadh.com/film/here-are-the-young-men/|title=Here Are the Young Men|website=Galway Film Fleadh|access-date=2 August 2020|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126021837/https://online.galwayfilmfleadh.com/film/here-are-the-young-men/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/anya-taylor-joy-game-of-thrones-dean-charles-chapman-finn-cole-here-are-the-young-men-1202439601/|title=Anya Taylor-Joy, 'Game Of Thrones' Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole To Star In 'Here Are The Young Men'|website=Deadline Hollywood| first=Amanda| last=N'Duka| date=3 August 2018|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anya-taylor-joy-star-irish-drama-here-are-young-men-1132005|title=Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Irish Drama 'Here Are the Young Men'|website=The Hollywood Reporter| first=Alex| last=Ritman| date=3 August 2018|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref>
In 2021, Cole appeared as a young Jakob Toretto in ''F9''. He appeared as Jamie in the 2023 psychological thriller Netflix film ''Locked In''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 October 2023|title=''Locked In'' (15)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/locked-in-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde3mzi1|access-date=3 November 2023|website=British Board of Film Classification|archive-date=11 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231111192536/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/locked-in-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde3mzi1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmstories.co.uk/news/locked-in-trailer-released-for-netflix-thriller/|website=Film Stories|access-date=19 October 2023|title=Locked In -Trailer released for the upcoming Netflix thriller starring Famke Janssen|first=Jake|last=Godfrey|date=6 October 2023|archive-date=10 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010023733/https://filmstories.co.uk/news/locked-in-trailer-released-for-netflix-thriller/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2024, Cole made his stage debut in ''Red Speedo'' by Lucas Hnath at Orange Tree Theatre. <ref>{{cite web| url=https://playbill.com/article/finn-cole-to-make-stage-debut-in-lucas-hnaths-red-speedo|title=Finn Cole to Make Stage Debut in Lucas Hnath's Red Speedo|website=Playbill| first=Andrew| last=Gans| date=9 April 2024|access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
In 2025, Cole starred in the film ''Last Breath''.<ref>{{cite web | last=Meredith | first=Kyle | title=Finn Cole on Diving into Last Breath, Peaky Blinders, and Wanting a John Martyn Biopic: Podcast | website=Consequence | date=2 April 2025 | url=https://consequence.net/2025/04/finn-cole-last-breath-peaky-blinders-podcast/ | access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''Offender'' | Riot Boy | Extra |- | 2018 | ''Slaughterhouse Rulez'' | Don Wallace | |- | 2019 | ''Dreamland'' | Eugene Evans | |- | 2020 | ''Here Are the Young Men'' | Joseph Kearney | |- | 2021 | ''F9'' | Jakob Toretto (young) | |- | 2023 | ''Locked In'' | Jamie | |- | 2025 | ''Last Breath'' | Chris Lemons | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014–2022 | ''Peaky Blinders'' | Michael Gray | Main cast |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | data-sort-value="Inspector Calls, An" | ''An Inspector Calls'' | Eric Birling | Television film |- | ''Lewis'' | Ollie Tedman | 2 episodes |- | 2016–2022 | ''Animal Kingdom'' | Joshua "J" Cody | Main cast |}
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