Josh O'Connor
Biography
Joshua Mathias O'Connor is a British actor born on May 20, 1990, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and subsequently took on supporting roles in television series, including Doctor Who in 2013 and Peaky Blinders in 2014. His career breakthrough occurred when he played the lead role of a sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country in 2017, earning a British Independent Film Award for his performance. He later portrayed a young Charles III in the Netflix drama series The Crown from 2019 to 2020, winning both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. His subsequent film work includes the period dramas Emma in 2020 and La Chimera in 2023, Luca Guadagnino's Challengers in 2024, and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man.
Career overview
Joshua Mathias O'Connor is a British actor born on May 20, 1990, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. After completing his training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he began his career with supporting roles in television series, appearing in Doctor Who in 2013 and Peaky Blinders in 2014. His career breakthrough occurred when he played the lead role of a sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country in 2017, a performance for which he won a British Independent Film Award.
O'Connor achieved further acclaim for portraying a young Charles III in the Netflix drama series The Crown from 2019 to 2020. For this television role, he won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Following this success, he starred in the period dramas Emma in 2020 and La Chimera in 2023. He has also starred in Luca Guadagnino's Challengers in 2024 and Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man. Throughout his active acting career spanning multiple film and television projects, O'Connor has accumulated 57 known acting credits.
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- Disclosure Day (2026) as Daniel Kellner
- Skip Intro (2026) as Self - Guest
- Shut Up Evan (2026) as Self - Guest
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
- The History of Sound (2025) as David
- The Mastermind (2025) as James Blaine Mooney
- Rebuilding (2025) as Dusty
- Rebuilding (2025) Executive Producer
- Challengers (2024) as Patrick Zweig
- Lee (2024) as Antony Penrose
- Bonus Track (2024) as Jonno
- Bonus Track (2024) Executive Producer
- Bonus Track (2024) Story
- Big Cat (2024) Executive Producer
- Jean Cocteau (2024) as Narrator (voice)
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma (2023) as Self - Guest
- La Chimera (2023) as Arthur
- Aisha (2022) as Conor Healy
- National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2021) as Romeo
- Mothering Sunday (2021) as Paul Sheringham
- Emma. (2020) as Mr. Elton
- The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Hope Gap (2019) as Jamie
- Only You (2019) as Jake
- Les Misérables (2018) as Marius
- Boys on Film 18: Heroes (2018) as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
- God's Own Country (2017) as Johnny Saxby
- The Colour of His Hair (2017) as Peter
- The Crown (2016) as Prince Charles
- The Durrells (2016) as Lawrence Durrell
- Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) as Donaghy
- Best Man (2016) as Donald
- Cinderella (2015) as Ballroom Palace Guard
- The Program (2015) as Rich
- Bridgend (2015) as Jamie
- Holding on for a Good Time (2015) as Charlie
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- The Riot Club (2014) as Ed Montgomery
- Hide and Seek (2014) as Max
- Peaky Blinders (2013) as James
- Father Brown (2013) as Leo Beresford
- London Irish (2013) as James
- The Wipers Times (2013) as Dodd
- The Magnificent Eleven (2013) as Andy
- Ripper Street (2012) as P.C. Bobby Grace
- The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead (2012) as Zombie
- Law & Order: UK (2009) as Rob Fellows
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Lewis (2007) as Charlie Stephenson
- Doctor Who (2005) as Piotr
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Great Performances (1971) as Romeo
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Boy
- Jack of Spades
- Dark Matter as Jack
- Three Incestuous Sisters as Paris