Josh O'Connor
Acting • Born on 5/20/1990 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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).
Filmography (55)
Disclosure Day
Daniel Kellner
Doctor Who
Piotr
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Peaky Blinders
James
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Crown
Prince Charles
Great Performances
Romeo
Father Brown
Leo Beresford
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self