Josh O'Connor
Acting1990Southampton, 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).
Known For
Acting History
Future
2026
2025
Rebuilding
as Dusty
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
The Mastermind
as James Blaine Mooney
The History of Sound
as David
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host• 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Rebuilding
Executive Producer
2024
Challengers
as Patrick Zweig
Lee
as Antony Penrose
Bonus Track
as Jonno
Jean Cocteau
as Narrator (voice)
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Big Cat
Executive Producer
Bonus Track
Executive Producer
Bonus Track
Story
2023
La Chimera
as Arthur
2022
Aisha
as Conor Healy
2021
Mothering Sunday
as Paul Sheringham
Great Performances
TVas Romeo• 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TVas Self• 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
2020
Emma.
as Mr. Elton
The Graham Norton Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2019
2018
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
2015
Holding on for a Good Time
as Charlie
Bridgend
as Jamie
The Program
as Rich
Cinderella
as Ballroom Palace Guard
Father Brown
TVas Leo Beresford• 1 eps
2014
Hide and Seek
as Max
The Riot Club
as Ed Montgomery
Ripper Street
TVas P.C. Bobby Grace• 8 eps
Peaky Blinders
TVas James• 3 eps
2013
The Wipers Times
as Dodd
The Magnificent Eleven
as Andy
London Irish
TVas James• 1 eps
Doctor Who
TVas Piotr• 1 eps
2012
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
as Zombie
Lewis
TVas Charlie Stephenson• 1 eps