Jack McMullen facts for kids
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Jack McMullen
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McMullen in September 2012
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Jack Michael McMullen
22 February 1991 Liverpool, England
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| Years active | 2001–present |
Jack Michael McMullen is an English actor and writer. He is known for his roles in many popular TV shows. These include Brookside, Grange Hill, and Waterloo Road.
He has also appeared in dramas like Common, Little Boy Blue, and Time. More recently, he was in the action series Hijack and the crime drama This City Is Ours.
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Acting Career
Early Roles on Television
Jack McMullen started acting when he was a child. His first big role was as Josh McLoughlin in the Channel 4 show Brookside. He was on the show from 2002 until it ended in 2003.
His performance in Brookside was very successful. He won two British Soap Awards. One was for Best Newcomer, and the other was for Best On-Screen Partnership with actress Sarah White.
After Brookside, McMullen joined the cast of Grange Hill in 2004. He played the character Timothy "Tigger" Johnson in the popular BBC One children's show for four years.
Growing as an Actor
As he got older, McMullen took on more varied roles. He appeared in episodes of the BBC drama The Street and the police show The Bill. He also starred in Proper Messy on BBC Switch.
In 2006, he was in an episode of the medical show Doctors. From 2010 to 2012, he played the troublemaker Finn Sharkey in the school drama Waterloo Road.
McMullen has also appeared in the medical series Casualty and the TV movie Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me.
Recent Work in TV and Film
In 2013, McMullen acted in the movie The Knife That Killed Me. He later appeared in the 2014 TV film Common.
In 2021, he starred with famous actors Sean Bean and Stephen Graham in the BBC prison drama Time.
Two years later, in 2023, he joined Idris Elba in the Apple TV+ series Hijack. He appeared in seven episodes of the exciting airplane drama.
In 2025, he played a main character in the BBC One series This City Is Ours. He acted alongside Sean Bean again in this show set in Liverpool.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Seamonsters | Sam | |
| 2014 | The Quiet Hour | Tom Connelly | |
| The Knife That Killed Me | Paul | ||
| 2015 | Urban Hymm | Dean | |
| 2016 | The Works | Edmund | Short film |
| Rue Boy | Flukey Dave | ||
| Brotherhood | Drew | ||
| The Hatching | Russell | ||
| 2019 | The Souvenir | Jack | |
| Ford v Ferrari | Charlie Agapiou | ||
| 2021 | The Souvenir Part II | Jack |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002–2003 | Brookside | Josh McLoughlin/Dixon | 77 episodes |
| 2004–2008 | Grange Hill | Timothy "Tigger" Johnson | 65 episodes |
| 2006 | Casualty | Simon Aspen | Episode: "The Truth Game" |
| Doctors | Will Hurran | Episode: "Daddy Cool" | |
| 2007 | The Street | Aran Jennerson | Episode: "Twin" |
| 2008 | The Bill | Andy Donnelly | Episodes: "Forgotten Child: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2009 | Doctors | Jack Walters | Episode: "Bad Blood" |
| Moving On | Daniel | Episode: "Dress to Impress" | |
| Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen | Tommy | Television film | |
| 2010–2012 | Waterloo Road | Finn Sharkey | 56 episodes |
| 2011 | Casualty | Ethan Miles | Episode: "The Gift of Life" |
| Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me | Freddie | Television film | |
| 2014 | Common | Colin McCabe | |
| 2015 | Together | Warner | Episode: "The Lovers" |
| 2016 | Maigret Sets a Trap | Mazet | Television film |
| 2017 | Little Boy Blue | Dean Kelly | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | The First Team | Jack Turner | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Time | Daniel | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Screw | Connor Joyce | Series 1 Episode 3 |
| 2023 | Hijack | Lewis Atterton / Ryan Cunningham | 7 episodes |
| 2025 | This City Is Ours | Jamie Phelan | 8 episodes |
