Jacob Anderson is an actor probably best known for starring as Omen in the British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 film Adulthood

Adulthood (film)

Adulthood is a 2008 British drama film. It was directed and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars as the protagonist, Sam Peel...

. He played Angelo in the film 4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1 is a British crime thriller film directed by Noel Clarke and Mark Davis, released 2 June 2010. It stars, Emma Roberts, Ophelia Lovibond, Shanika-Warren Markland, Tamsin Egerton, Adam Deacon, Ashley 'Bashy' Thomas and Noel Clarke.-Plot:...

. He will next be seen in the teen slasher film Demons Never Die, playing Sachin.

Jacob also recorded a song with Plan B which featured on the Adulthood Soundtrack, titled "I Need Love".

He is currently starring in the ITV drama series Injustice as a teenager in a youth offenders institute.

He also had a one-episode guest role on Outnumbered

Outnumbered

Outnumbered is a British sitcom. Airing on BBC One since 2007, it stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a father and mother outnumbered by their three children...

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In 2012 he is set to appear in an episode of Skins

Skins (TV series)

Skins is a BAFTA award-winning British teen drama that follows a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of college. The controversial plot line explores issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness , adolescent sexuality, substance abuse and death...

 and feature film Comedown

Comedown (film)

Comedown is an upcoming urban horror-thriller film directed by Menhaj Huda and written from Steven Kendall. It stars Geoff Bell, Adam Deacon and Jacob Anderson.-Plot:...

 co-starring Adulthood

Adulthood (film)

Adulthood is a 2008 British drama film. It was directed and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars as the protagonist, Sam Peel...

's Adam Deacon

Adam Deacon

Adam Deacon is a British actor and rapper from Hackney, North-East London who rose to prominence after starring in the film Kidulthood as well as the sequel Adulthood...

 and directed by Kidulthood

Kidulthood

Kidulthood is a 2006 British drama film about the life of several teenagers in Ladbroke Grove and Latimer Road area of inner west London. It was directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Noel Clarke, who also stars in the film and directed the sequel, Adulthood...

 director Menhaj Huda

Menhaj Huda

Menhaj Huda is a British film and television director and producer of Bangladeshi descent.-Movie career:His first directing job was the 1993 television series Hypnosis...

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Jacob has also featured on the London stage, with roles including Dunsinane

Dunsinane (play)

Dunsinane is a 2010 play by David Greig. It premiered in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Hampstead Theatre from 10 February to 6 March 2010, directed by RSC Associate Director Roxana Silbert and with leads including Siobhan Redmond and Jonny Phillips.Its narrative is formed by the...

 (for the RSC), King Lear (with Pete Postlethwaite at the Young Vic Theatre) and War Horse

War Horse (play)

War Horse is a play based on the book of the same name by acclaimed children's writer Michael Morpurgo, adapted for stage by Nick Stafford. Originally Morpurgo thought "they must be mad" to try to make a play from his best-selling 1982 novel. He was proved wrong by the play's instant success...

 (at the National Theatre

Royal National Theatre

The Royal National Theatre in London is one of the United Kingdom's two most prominent publicly funded theatre companies, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company...

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