Josh O'Connor
Known For
Acting
Born
1990-05-20 in 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).
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Piotr
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
Peaky Blinders
as James
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The Crown
as Prince Charles
Great Performances
as Romeo
Father Brown
as Leo Beresford
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
Lewis
as Charlie Stephenson
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Cinderella
as Ballroom Palace Guard
Disclosure Day
Ripper Street
as P.C. Bobby Grace
The Durrells
as Lawrence Durrell
Les Misérables
as Marius
Challengers
as Patrick Zweig
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
as Self - Guest
Emma.
as Mr. Elton