Person

Josh O'Connor

Acting · Born 1990-05-20 · 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).

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  Disclosure Day

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  Doctor Who

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  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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  Late Night with Seth Meyers

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  Peaky Blinders

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  The Graham Norton Show

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  Saturday Night Live

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  The Crown

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  Father Brown

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  Golden Globe Awards

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• 2026Disclosure DayDaniel Kellner
• 2026Shut Up EvanSelf
• 2026Skip IntroSelf - Guest
• 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryFr. Jud Duplenticy
• 2025RebuildingDusty
• 2025The MastermindJames Blaine Mooney
• 2025The History of SoundDavid
• 2024Bonus TrackJonno
• 2024LeeAntony Penrose
• 2024Jean CocteauNarrator (voice)
• 2024ChallengersPatrick Zweig
• 2024Big CatExecutive Producer
• 2023La ChimeraArthur
• 2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaSelf - Guest
• 2022AishaConor Healy
• 2021Mothering SundayPaul Sheringham
• 2021National Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietRomeo
• 2020The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst YearSelf
• 2020Emma.Mr. Elton
• 2019Hope GapJamie
• 2019Only YouJake
• 2018Les MisérablesMarius
• 2018Boys on Film 18: HeroesPeter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
• 2017God's Own CountryJohnny Saxby
• 2017The Colour of His HairPeter
• 2016The CrownPrince Charles
• 2016Best ManDonald
• 2016Florence Foster JenkinsDonaghy
• 2016The DurrellsLawrence Durrell
• 2015The ProgramRich
• 2015Holding on for a Good TimeCharlie
• 2015CinderellaBallroom Palace Guard
• 2015BridgendJamie
• 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
• 2014The Riot ClubEd Montgomery
• 2014Hide and SeekMax
• 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
• 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
• 2013London IrishJames
• 2013Peaky BlindersJames
• 2013The Wipers TimesDodd
• 2013The Magnificent ElevenAndy
• 2013Father BrownLeo Beresford
• 2012Ripper StreetP.C. Bobby Grace
• 2012The Eschatrilogy: Book of the DeadZombie
• 2009Law & Order: UKRob Fellows
• 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
• 2007LewisCharlie Stephenson
• 2005Doctor WhoPiotr
• 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
• 1971Great PerformancesRomeo
• 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
• —Dark MatterJack
• —Jack of Spades
• —Three Incestuous SistersParis
• —Golden Boy