Josh O'Connor
Acting
Born: May 20, 1990 (age 36) · Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Peaky Blinders
2013
Cinderella
2015
Doctor Who
2005
Challengers
2024
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
The Crown
2016
Emma.
2020
Disclosure Day
2026
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
The Riot Club
2014
God's Own Country
2017
Lee
2024
Photos (17)
Movies (30)
Disclosure Day
Dr. Daniel Kellner
Cinderella
Ballroom Palace Guard
Challengers
Patrick Zweig
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Fr. Jud Duplenticy
Emma.
Mr. Elton
Lee
Antony Penrose
Florence Foster Jenkins
Donaghy
God's Own Country
Johnny Saxby
La Chimera
Arthur
Mothering Sunday
Paul Sheringham
The History of Sound
David White
Hope Gap
Jamie
The Program
Rich
The Mastermind
James Blaine Mooney
Rebuilding
Dusty
The Riot Club
Ed Montgomery
Only You
Jake
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
Bonus Track
Jonno
The Magnificent Eleven
Andy
Aisha
Conor Healy
The Wipers Times
Dodd
Best Man
Donald
Bridgend
Jamie
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
The Colour of His Hair
Peter
Hide and Seek
Max
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
Zombie
Jean Cocteau
Narrator (voice)
Holding on for a Good Time
Charlie
TV Shows (11)
Doctor Who
Piotr · 1 eps
Peaky Blinders
James · 3 eps
The Crown
Prince Charles · 14 eps
Great Performances
Romeo · 1 eps
Father Brown
Leo Beresford · 1 eps
Lewis
Charlie Stephenson · 1 eps
Ripper Street
P.C. Bobby Grace · 8 eps
Law & Order: UK
Rob Fellows · 1 eps
Les Misérables
Marius · 3 eps
The Durrells
Lawrence Durrell · 26 eps
London Irish
James · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (13)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Skip Intro
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY
Himself
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
Self
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
Himself
