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Josh O'Connor

Actor

Josh O'Connor

Born May 20, 1990 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK31 films

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.

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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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Essential films

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Cinderella poster6.8Cinderella2015Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery poster7.2Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery2025Challengers poster6.9Challengers2024God's Own Country poster7.7God's Own Country2017Emma. poster7.0Emma.2020Florence Foster Jenkins poster6.7Florence Foster Jenkins2016La Chimera poster7.3La Chimera2023Lee poster7.0Lee2024

Filmography

31 films as actor
  1. TBADark MatterJack
  2. TBAJack of SpadesJasper
  3. TBAThree Incestuous SistersParis
  4. 2026National Theatre Live: Golden BoyJoe Bonaparte
  5. 2026Disclosure DayDr. Daniel Kellner
  6. 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryFr. Jud Duplenticy
  7. 2025RebuildingDusty
  8. 2025The MastermindJames Blaine Mooney
  9. 2025The History of SoundDavid White
  10. 2024Bonus TrackJonno
  11. 2024LeeAntony Penrose
  12. 2024ChallengersPatrick Zweig
  13. 2023La ChimeraArthur
  14. 2022AishaConor Healy
  15. 2021Mothering SundayPaul Sheringham
  16. 2021National Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietRomeo
  17. 2020Emma.Mr. Elton
  18. 2019Hope GapJamie
  19. 2019Only YouJake
  20. 2017God's Own CountryJohnny Saxby
  21. 2016Best ManDonald
  22. 2016Florence Foster JenkinsDonaghy
  23. 2015The ProgramRich
  24. 2015Holding on for a Good TimeCharlie
  25. 2015CinderellaBallroom Palace Guard
  26. 2015BridgendJamie
  27. 2014The Riot ClubEd Montgomery
  28. 2014Hide and SeekMax
  29. 2013The Wipers TimesDodd
  30. 2013The Magnificent ElevenAndy
  31. 2012The Eschatrilogy: Book of the DeadZombie