Josh O'Connor
Actor
Born May 20, 1990 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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).
Filmography
Dark Matter
Jack
Disclosure Day
Daniel Kellner
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Fr. Jud Duplenticy
Rebuilding
Dusty
The Mastermind
James Blaine Mooney
The History of Sound
David
Bonus Track
Jonno
Lee
Antony Penrose
Jean Cocteau
Narrator (voice)
Challengers
Patrick Zweig
Big Cat
La Chimera
Arthur
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
Aisha
Conor Healy
Mothering Sunday
Paul Sheringham
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
Self
Emma.
Mr. Elton
Hope Gap
Jamie
Only You
Jake
Les Misérables
Marius
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
God's Own Country
Johnny Saxby
The Colour of His Hair
Peter
The Crown
Prince Charles
Best Man
Donald
Florence Foster Jenkins
Donaghy
The Durrells
Lawrence Durrell
The Program
Rich
Holding on for a Good Time
Charlie
Cinderella
Ballroom Palace Guard
Bridgend
Jamie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
The Riot Club
Ed Montgomery
Hide and Seek
Max
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
London Irish
James
Peaky Blinders
James
The Wipers Times
Dodd
The Magnificent Eleven
Andy
Father Brown
Leo Beresford
Ripper Street
P.C. Bobby Grace
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
Zombie
Law & Order: UK
Rob Fellows
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Lewis
Charlie Stephenson
Doctor Who
Piotr
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Great Performances
Romeo
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee