Josh O'Connor
Born: 1990-05-20 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2026
- Disclosure Day as Daniel Kellner
- Skip Intro as Self
2025
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
- The History of Sound as David
- The Mastermind as James Blaine Mooney
- Rebuilding as Dusty
2024
- Challengers as Patrick Zweig
- Lee as Antony Penrose
- Bonus Track as Jonno
- Big Cat ... (Executive Producer)
- Jean Cocteau as Narrator (voice)
2023
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- La Chimera as Arthur
2022
- Aisha as Conor Healy
2021
- Mothering Sunday as Paul Sheringham
- National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet as Romeo
2020
- Emma. as Mr. Elton
- The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year as Self
2018
- Les Misérables as Marius
- Boys on Film 18: Heroes as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
2017
- God's Own Country as Johnny Saxby
- The Colour of His Hair as Peter
2016
- The Crown as Prince Charles
- The Durrells as Lawrence Durrell
- Florence Foster Jenkins as Donaghy
- Best Man as Donald
2015
- Cinderella as Ballroom Palace Guard
- The Program as Rich
- Bridgend as Jamie
- Holding on for a Good Time as Charlie
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- The Riot Club as Ed Montgomery
- Hide and Seek as Max
2013
- Peaky Blinders as James
- Father Brown as Leo Beresford
- London Irish as James
- The Wipers Times as Dodd
- The Magnificent Eleven as Andy
2012
- Ripper Street as P.C. Bobby Grace
- The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead as Zombie
2009
- Law & Order: UK as Rob Fellows
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Lewis as Charlie Stephenson
2005
- Doctor Who as Piotr
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1971
- Great Performances as Romeo
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee