# Finn Cole > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Finn_Cole > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Finn_Cole.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Cole > Source revision: 1320532268 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/London), England | death_date = | death_place = | education = [Esher College](/source/Esher_College) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2012–present | relatives = [Joe Cole](/source/Joe_Cole_(actor)) (brother) }} '''Finlay Lewis J. Cole''' (born 9 November 1995{{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}}) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Michael Gray in the [BBC](/source/BBC) series ''[Peaky Blinders](/source/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series))'' (2014–2022). He also starred as Joshua "J" Cody in TNT's ''[Animal Kingdom](/source/Animal_Kingdom_(TV_series))'' (2016–2022) and played young Jakob Toretto in the film ''[F9](/source/F9_(film))'' (2021). ==Early life== Cole was raised in London and is the fourth of five brothers.{{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}} As a child, Cole wanted to work on boats like his father. His eldest brother, [Joe Cole](/source/Joe_Cole_(actor)), helped Cole get the audition for his first acting job:{{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}} Michael Gray in ''[Peaky Blinders](/source/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series))'', a BBC drama in which Joe also starred.{{Cite web |title=Finn Cole |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6806440/ |access-date=17 June 2016 |website=IMDb}} ==Career== In 2014, Cole was cast in the crime drama series ''Peaky Blinders'', where he played a main role.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} In 2015, Cole appeared as Eric Birling in [Helen Edmundson](/source/Helen_Edmundson)'s [BBC One](/source/BBC_One) [adaptation of ''An Inspector Calls''](/source/An_Inspector_Calls_(2015_TV_film)).{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02z80kq#credits | title=BBC One - an Inspector Calls}} Also that year, Cole had a guest appearance in the detective drama series ''[Lewis](/source/Lewis_(TV_series))''. From 2016 to 2022, Cole played the main role of Joshua "J" Cody in the American drama television series ''[Animal Kingdom](/source/Animal_Kingdom_(TV_series))'', which aired on [TNT](/source/TNT_(American_TV_network)).{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} His films include the comedy horror ''[Slaughterhouse Rulez](/source/Slaughterhouse_Rulez)'' (2018),{{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}}{{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}} the period thriller ''[Dreamland](/source/Dreamland_(2019_American_film))'' (2019),{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2271183617/weekend/|title=Dreamland|website=[Box Office Mojo](/source/Box_Office_Mojo)|access-date=31 March 2021}}{{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 }}{{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}} and the drama ''[Here Are the Young Men](/source/Here_Are_the_Young_Men)'' (2020).{{cite web|url=https://online.galwayfilmfleadh.com/film/here-are-the-young-men/|title=Here Are the Young Men|website=[Galway Film Fleadh](/source/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}}{{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](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)| first=Amanda| last=N'Duka| date=3 August 2018|access-date=5 August 2018}}{{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](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)| first=Alex| last=Ritman| date=3 August 2018|access-date=5 August 2018}} In 2021, Cole appeared as a young Jakob Toretto in ''[F9](/source/F9_(film))''. He appeared as Jamie in the 2023 psychological thriller [Netflix](/source/Netflix) film ''[Locked In](/source/Locked_In_(2023_film))''.{{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](/source/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}}{{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}} In 2024, Cole made his stage debut in ''Red Speedo'' by [Lucas Hnath](/source/Lucas_Hnath) at [Orange Tree Theatre](/source/Orange_Tree_Theatre). {{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}} In 2025, Cole starred in the film ''[Last Breath](/source/Last_Breath_(2025_film))''.{{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}} ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''[Offender](/source/Offender_(film))'' | Riot Boy | Extra |- | 2018 | ''[Slaughterhouse Rulez](/source/Slaughterhouse_Rulez)'' | Don Wallace | |- | 2019 | ''[Dreamland](/source/Dreamland_(2019_American_film))'' | Eugene Evans | |- | 2020 | ''[Here Are the Young Men](/source/Here_Are_the_Young_Men)'' | Joseph Kearney | |- | 2021 | ''[F9](/source/F9_(film))'' | Jakob Toretto (young) | |- | 2023 | ''[Locked In](/source/Locked_In_(2023_film))'' | Jamie | |- | 2025 | ''[Last Breath](/source/Last_Breath_(2025_film))'' | Chris Lemons | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2014–2022 | ''[Peaky Blinders](/source/Peaky_Blinders_(TV_series))'' | Michael Gray | Main cast |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | data-sort-value="Inspector Calls, An" | ''[An Inspector Calls](/source/An_Inspector_Calls_(2015_TV_film))'' | Eric Birling | Television film |- | ''[Lewis](/source/Lewis_(TV_series))'' | Ollie Tedman | 2 episodes |- | 2016–2022 | ''[Animal Kingdom](/source/Animal_Kingdom_(TV_series))'' | Joshua "J" Cody | Main cast |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Finn}} Category:Living people Category:English male film actors Category:English male television actors Category:1995 births Category:Male actors from London Category:21st-century English male actors Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Finn Cole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Cole) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Cole?action=history)). 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