Jack Veal

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Jack Veal
Born (2007-06-12) 12 June 2007 (age 16)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Jack Veal (born 12 June 2007) is an English actor known for his role as Kid Loki in Loki (2021).

Early life[edit]

Jack Veal was born on 12 June 2007, in London, England.[1]

Career[edit]

In 2017, Veal appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series Tin Star and the Netflix series The End of the F***ing World, as Simon Brown and a young James, respectively.[3] He starred in his first feature film My Name Is Lenny (2017), as a young Lenny.[4] In 2018, he appeared in the BBC series Call the Midwife and the comedy film The Favourite, as Kevin Lunt and Boy, respectively.[2][5] In 2019, he appeared in the crime film The Corrupted, as a young Liam.[3] In 2020, he appeared in the fantasy film Come Away, as Curly.[6] After appearing in several television shows and films, Veal gained fame when he was cast as Kid Loki in the 2021 streaming series Loki.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 My Name Is Lenny Young Lenny[4]
2018 The Favourite Boy[2]
2019 The Corrupted Young Liam[3]
2020 Come Away Curly[6]
His Name Was Gerry Jack Short film[2]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2017–19 Tin Star Simon Brown Episodes: "Fortunate Boy" and "Jack and Coke"[3]
2017 The End of the F***ing World Young James 5 episodes[3]
2018 Call the Midwife Kevin Lunt Episode: "7.3"[5]
2021 Loki Kid Loki Episodes: "The Nexus Event"[8] and "Journey into Mystery"[9]
2022 The Peripheral Young Angus Episode: "Jackpot"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Veal, Jack [@jack_anthony_veal] (12 June 2021). "It's my birthday!!!!! 14 today! So much has happened in the last year. This time last year I was thousands if miles from my parents and it's so nice to be with all my family this year. Things have been tough at times but I have so much to be grateful (and excited) for. Thanks to all my family for always showing me so much love.... and thanks to those who have sent me wishes for my birthday you know who you are and I really appreciate it! Here's to the month of June overall! I feel like it's just gonna get better and better! (Incrementally.... every Wednesday?) :-) #birthdayboy🎉 #jackveal #jackanthonyveal #grateful #familyiseverything #vegancake #lokiwednesdays". London. Retrieved 9 August 2021 – via Instagram. [self-published source]
  2. ^ a b c d Weston, Christopher (7 July 2021). "Who is the Kid Loki actor? MCU star's age, Instagram and roles". HITC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Forward, Devon (30 June 2021). "Why Kid Loki Looks So Familiar". Looper. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Birkbeck, Tim (4 July 2017). ""Now Look What You've Gone And Done, My Tea's Cold" – My Name Is Lenny (Film Review)". VultureHound. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b McManus, Leigh (30 June 2021). "Who is Jack Veal? Young Loki actor features in episode four". The Focus. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b Davies, Matlida (28 July 2021). "Loki star responds to Young Avengers rumours". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. ^ Siede, Caroline (7 July 2021). "Loki's penultimate episode is a madcap thrill ride". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (30 June 2021). "'Loki' Episode 4 Recap: Back to the Office". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  9. ^ Morgan, Lauren (7 July 2021). "Loki recap: Beyond the end of time". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

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