Eddie O'Connell

Eddie OConnell b 1960 is an English actor best known for playing the lead in the 1986 film Absolute Beginners OConnell had studied acting but was very inexperienced when cast in the lead atlhough he had done some stage work He worked as a gas fitter before becoming an actor His Absolute Beginners co star Patsy Kensit later wrote there was no chemistry between Eddie and me which didnt help matters though there was nothing either of us could do about it Im sure Stephen Woolley and Julien thought I hated Eddie but I didnt We simply didnt gel on screen or off which must have been a huge disappointment OConnell worked steadily in television after Absolute Beginners His other movie credits include Sexy Beast and his television credits include Civvies He later acted under the name Edward OConnell