20 Actors Who Just Had Awesome Comebacks

20. Jack O'Connell

About a decade ago, it well and truly seemed like Jack O'Connell was on the verge of genuine stardom - acclaimed performances in Starred Up, '71, and awards hopeful Unbroken seemingly put him on the path to become a household name, not to ignore the BAFTA Rising Star Award he won in 2014.

Yet in the years that followed O'Connell's momentum noticeably cooled, likely a result of several promising projects which fell far short of expectations, especially Money Monster and Tulip Fever.

O'Connell continued to work but typically as a lower-key supporting presence, but thankfully that all changed earlier this year.

O'Connell played Remmick, the primary antagonist of Ryan Coogler's new vampire film Sinners, and received rave reviews for his sublimely unsettling performance, before following it up with a brief-but-unforgettable turn at the tail-end of 28 Years Later.

It's great to see an actor this talented back in well-received, high-profile fare, and he's set to keep the run going, as he'll next appear in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Danny Boyle's new Rupert Murdoch drama Ink, and Godzilla x Kong: Supernova.