Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor

Known for
Acting
Born
May 20, 1990 (age 36)
Birthplace
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

Joshua Mathias O'Connor (born May 20, 1990) is a British actor. After training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he had supporting roles in television series such as Doctor Who in 2013 and Peaky Blinders in 2014. He had his breakthrough playing the lead role of a sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country (2017), for which he won a British Independent Film Award. For portraying a young Charles III in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), O'Connor won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has since starred in the period dramas Emma (2020) and La Chimera (2023) as well as Luca Guadagnino's Challengers (2024) and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man (2025).

Known For

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Filmography

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Dark Matter poster

Dark Matter

Movie · as Jack

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Jack of Spades

Jack of Spades

Movie · as Jasper

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Three Incestuous Sisters

Three Incestuous Sisters

Movie · as Paris

2026
Disclosure Day poster

Disclosure Day

Movie · as Dr. Daniel Kellner

2026
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy poster

National Theatre Live: Golden Boy

Movie · as Joe Bonaparte

2026
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY poster

FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY

Movie · as Himself

2026
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY poster

Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY

Movie · as Self

2026
Christian Dior Night in Colors poster

Christian Dior Night in Colors

Movie · as Le fauteuil

2026
Skip Intro poster

Skip Intro

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2026
Shut Up Evan poster

Shut Up Evan

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2025
The History of Sound poster

The History of Sound

Movie · as David White

2025
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery poster

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Movie · as Fr. Jud Duplenticy

2025
Rebuilding poster

Rebuilding

Movie · as Dusty

2025
The Mastermind poster

The Mastermind

Movie · as James Blaine Mooney

2024
Lee poster

Lee

Movie · as Antony Penrose

2024
Challengers poster

Challengers

Movie · as Patrick Zweig

2024
Bonus Track poster

Bonus Track

Movie · as Jonno

2024
Jean Cocteau poster

Jean Cocteau

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2023
La Chimera poster

La Chimera

Movie · as Arthur

2023
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma poster

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
Aisha poster

Aisha

Movie · as Conor Healy

2021
Mothering Sunday poster

Mothering Sunday

Movie · as Paul Sheringham

2021
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet poster

National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

Movie · as Romeo

2020
Emma. poster

Emma.

Movie · as Mr. Elton

2020
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year poster

The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year

Movie · as Self

2019
Only You poster

Only You

Movie · as Jake

2019
Hope Gap poster

Hope Gap

Movie · as Jamie

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
Boys on Film 18: Heroes poster

Boys on Film 18: Heroes

Movie · as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")

2018
Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables

TV · as Marius · 3 eps

2017
God's Own Country poster

God's Own Country

Movie · as Johnny Saxby

2017
The Colour of His Hair poster

The Colour of His Hair

Movie · as Peter

2016
Florence Foster Jenkins poster

Florence Foster Jenkins

Movie · as Donaghy

2016
Best Man poster

Best Man

Movie · as Donald

2016
The Crown poster

The Crown

TV · as Prince Charles · 14 eps

2016
The Durrells poster

The Durrells

TV · as Lawrence Durrell · 26 eps

2015
Bridgend poster

Bridgend

Movie · as Jamie

2015
The Program poster

The Program

Movie · as Rich

2015
Cinderella poster

Cinderella

Movie · as Ballroom Palace Guard

2015
Holding on for a Good Time poster

Holding on for a Good Time

Movie · as Charlie

2014
Hide and Seek poster

Hide and Seek

Movie · as Max

2014
The Riot Club poster

The Riot Club

Movie · as Ed Montgomery

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
The Wipers Times poster

The Wipers Times

Movie · as Dodd

2013
The Magnificent Eleven poster

The Magnificent Eleven

Movie · as Andy

2013
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as Leo Beresford · 1 ep

2013
London Irish poster

London Irish

TV · as James · 1 ep

2013
Peaky Blinders poster

Peaky Blinders

TV · as James · 3 eps

2012
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead poster

The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead

Movie · as Zombie

2012
Ripper Street poster

Ripper Street

TV · as P.C. Bobby Grace · 8 eps

2009
Law & Order: UK poster

Law & Order: UK

TV · as Rob Fellows · 1 ep

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Charlie Stephenson · 1 ep

2007
The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Piotr · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Romeo · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep