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The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

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An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The Day of the Jackal (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Lia Williams

#1 - Lia Williams (Isabel Kirby)

Lia Williams plays as Isabel Kirby in The Day of the Jackal.
Lia Williams is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Úrsula Corberó

#2 - Úrsula Corberó (Nuria)

Úrsula Corberó is a Spanish film and television actress and model, best known for playing Ruth Gómez in the television series Física o Química, as well as the lead character Tokyo in the television series Money Heist.

Úrsula Corberó plays as Nuria in The Day of the Jackal.
Úrsula Corberó is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Lashana Lynch

#3 - Lashana Lynch (Bianca Pullman)

Lashana Rasheda Lynch (born 27 November 1987) is a British actress. She is best known for playing the role of Rosaline Capulet in the ABC period drama series Still Star-Crossed (2017) and fighter pilot Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel (2019). Lynch made her film debut in the 2012 drama film Fast Girls. She later co-starred in the BBC television film The 7.39. On television, she has appeared in Silent Witness and Death in Paradise and was a regular cast member on the short-lived BBC comedy Crims in 2015. In 2016, Lynch was cast as leading character Rosaline Capulet in the American period drama series Still Star-Crossed, produced by Shonda Rhimes. In 2018, she joined the cast of Y as Agent 355. In 2019, she played fighter pilot Maria Rambeau in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain Marvel. She has been cast as Nomi in the James Bond film No Time to Die, due for release in November 2020. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Lashana Lynch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Lashana Lynch plays as Bianca Pullman in The Day of the Jackal.
Lashana Lynch is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Chukwudi Iwuji

#4 - Chukwudi Iwuji (Osita Halcrow)

Chukwudi Iwuji (born 15 October 1975) is a Nigerian-British actor. He is an Associate Artist for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Chukwudi Iwuji plays as Osita Halcrow in The Day of the Jackal.
Chukwudi Iwuji is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Sule Rimi

#5 - Sule Rimi (Paul Pullman)

Sule Rimi plays as Paul Pullman in The Day of the Jackal.
Sule Rimi is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Charles Dance

#6 - Charles Dance (Timothy Winthrop)

Walter Charles Dance OBE (born October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire) is an English actor, screenwriter, and director. He typically plays strict, authoritarian characters or villains. He is best known for his roles as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Kitchener in The King's Man, Martin Benson in Amazon Prime's The Widow, Lord Mountbatten in Netflix's The Crown (for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series), Thomas in Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars, Harold Fillmore in Ghostbusters (2016), Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Frankenstein in Victor Frankenstein, Master Vampire in Dracula Untold, Conrad Knox in the Cinemax series Strike Back, Raymond Stockbridge in Gosford Park, one-eyed hitman Benedict in Last Action Hero, Clemens in Alien³, Sardo Numpsa in The Golden Child, and Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown. He started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. He made his directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive produced.

Charles Dance plays as Timothy Winthrop in The Day of the Jackal.
Charles Dance is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Eddie Redmayne

#7 - Eddie Redmayne (The Jackal)

Edward John David Redmayne OBE (born 6 January 1982) is an English actor and model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a British Academy Film Award. He began his professional acting career in West End theatre before making his screen debut in 1996 with guest television appearances. His first films were Like Minds (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). On the stage, Redmayne starred in the productions of Red from 2009 to 2010 and Richard II from 2011 to 2012. The former won him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Redmayne's film breakthrough came with the roles of Colin Clark in the biographical drama My Week with Marilyn (2011) and Marius Pontmercy in Tom Hooper's musical Les Misérables (2012). He garnered consecutive nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of physicist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (2014), and transgender artist Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl (2015), winning for the former. In 2016, he began starring as Newt Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts film series.

Eddie Redmayne plays as The Jackal in The Day of the Jackal.
Eddie Redmayne is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Khalid Abdalla

#8 - Khalid Abdalla (Ulle Dag Charles)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Khalid Abdalla (born 1980) is a British-Egyptian actor. He came to international prominence after starring in the 2006 Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning film, United 93. Written and directed by Paul Greengrass, it chronicles events aboard United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks. Abdalla played Ziad Jarrah, the pilot and leader of the four hijackers on board the flight. He starred as Amir in the film of The Kite Runner and acted with Matt Damon in Green Zone, his second film with director Paul Greengrass Abdalla is on the board of the National Student Drama Festival.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Khalid Abdalla, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Khalid Abdalla plays as Ulle Dag Charles in The Day of the Jackal.
Khalid Abdalla is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Eleanor Matsuura

#9 - Eleanor Matsuura (Zina Jansone)

Eleanor Matsuura is a Japanese-born British actress. She was born in Tokyo, Japan, but raised in London, England; she is half-Japanese and half-English. She is best known for her roles as Yumiko in The Walking Dead, Hannah Santo in Spooks: The Greater Good, Bev in Utopia, and as PC Donna Prager in Cuffs. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated in 2004. She worked on stage at the Royal Court Theatre, Old Vic Theatre and several West End theatres. She has also appeared in several British TV dramas, including EastEnders, Thorne, Extras, Holby City, Lead Balloon, Doctor Who and Hustle, as well as British films. She appeared as Isobel in Bull at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Eleanor Matsuura plays as Zina Jansone in The Day of the Jackal.
Eleanor Matsuura is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Ben Hall

#10 - Ben Hall (Damian Richardson)

Ben Hall plays as Damian Richardson in The Day of the Jackal.
Ben Hall is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 3 episodes.

Last updated: Nov 22, 2024

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