Josh O'Connor
Born: 1990-05-20
Place of Birth: 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
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Mothering Sunday
Cinderella
Challengers
Disclosure Day
The Mastermind
Lee
Emma.
Only You
Aisha
The History of Sound
God's Own Country
Rebuilding
La Chimera
Hope Gap
Best Man
Florence Foster Jenkins
The Riot Club
Dark Matter
The Program
Hide and Seek
Bonus Track
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
Jean Cocteau
The Magnificent Eleven
The Wipers Times
Bridgend
Jack of Spades
The Colour of His Hair
