Josh O'Connor
Acting
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
2026Disclosure Day
Daniel Kellner
2025The History of Sound
David
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Fr. Jud Duplenticy
2025Rebuilding
Dusty
2025The Mastermind
James Blaine Mooney
2024Lee
Antony Penrose
2024Challengers
Patrick Zweig
2024Bonus Track
Jonno
2024Jean Cocteau
Narrator (voice)
2023La Chimera
Arthur
2022Aisha
Conor Healy
2021Mothering Sunday
Paul Sheringham
2021National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
2020Emma.
Mr. Elton
2020The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
Self
2019Only You
Jake
2019Hope Gap
Jamie
2018Boys on Film 18: Heroes
Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
2017God's Own Country
Johnny Saxby
2017The Colour of His Hair
Peter
2016Florence Foster Jenkins
Donaghy
2016Best Man
Donald
2015Bridgend
Jamie
2015The Program
Rich