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Josh O'Connor

Known for acting · Born 20 May 1990 · 36 · Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

62 credits

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).

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Known for

Disclosure Day

2026

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025

Challengers

2024

Emma.

2020

The Crown

2016

God's Own Country

2017

La Chimera

2023

The Durrells

2016

The Mastermind

2025

Hope Gap

2019

The History of Sound

2025

Mothering Sunday

2021

Acting (58)

2026Disclosure DayDr. Daniel KellnerFilm
2026Shut Up EvanSelf - GuestSeries
2026National Theatre Live: Golden BoyJoe BonaparteFilm
2026FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAYHimselfFilm
2026Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAYSelfFilm
2026Skip IntroSelf - GuestSeries
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryFr. Jud DuplenticyFilm
2025The MastermindJames Blaine MooneyFilm
2025The History of SoundDavid WhiteFilm
2025RebuildingDustyFilm
2024ChallengersPatrick ZweigFilm
2024LeeAntony PenroseFilm
2024Bonus TrackJonnoFilm
2024Jean CocteauNarrator (voice)Film
2023La ChimeraArthurFilm
2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - GuestSeries
2022AishaConor HealyFilm
2021Mothering SundayPaul SheringhamFilm
2021National Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietRomeoFilm
2020Emma.Mr. EltonFilm
2020The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst YearSelfFilm
2019Hope GapJamieFilm
2019Only YouJakeFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
2018Les MisérablesMarius · 3 episodesSeries
2018Boys on Film 18: HeroesPeter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")Film
2017God's Own CountryJohnny SaxbyFilm
2017The Colour of His HairPeterFilm
2016The CrownPrince Charles · 14 episodesSeries
2016Florence Foster JenkinsDonaghyFilm
2016The DurrellsLawrence Durrell · 26 episodesSeries
2016Best ManDonaldFilm
2015CinderellaBallroom Palace GuardFilm
2015The ProgramRichFilm
2015BridgendJamieFilm
2015Holding on for a Good TimeCharlieFilm
2014The Riot ClubEd MontgomeryFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - GuestSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
2014Hide and SeekMaxFilm
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2013Peaky BlindersJames · 3 episodesSeries
2013Father BrownLeo BeresfordSeries
2013The Wipers TimesDoddFilm
2013London IrishJamesSeries
2013The Magnificent ElevenAndyFilm
2012Ripper StreetP.C. Bobby Grace · 8 episodesSeries
2012The Eschatrilogy: Book of the DeadZombieFilm
2009Law & Order: UKRob FellowsSeries
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelfSeries
2007LewisCharlie StephensonSeries
2005Doctor WhoPiotrSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1971Great PerformancesRomeoSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
—Dark MatterJackFilm
—Jack of SpadesJasperFilm
—Three Incestuous SistersParisFilm

Crew (1)

2026Rosebush PruningThanksFilm

Production (3)

2025RebuildingExecutive ProducerFilm
2024Bonus TrackExecutive Producer, StoryFilm
2024Big CatExecutive ProducerFilm