Joe Cole’s top 6movie and TV roles ranked

Joe Cole is starting to become a household name in the British entertainment world. His role as John Shelby in the insanely popular period crime drama Peaky Blinders, set in Birmingham, elevated Joe Cole’s career and gave him a well-earned chance to shine.

Cole seems to have stuck by this genre and continued down a gritty path with his career by mixing his roles from modern to historic, between television and film.

Growing up in Kingston upon Thames, London, Cole is the oldest sibling of five boys including fellow Peaky Blinder, Finn Cole who plays Michael Gray.

Joe Cole’s acting career started when he was accepted into the National Youth Theatre which is part of the West End. 

Although he is mostly known for gangster and crime roles, he has the versatility for other genres and character types too. He’s able to adapt his performances to a range of…