Josh O'Connor
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
Disclosure Day
The Crown
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Doctor Who
Peaky Blinders
The Graham Norton Show
Saturday Night Live
All Movies (34)
- Disclosure Day2026 · as Daniel Kellner
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery2025 · as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
- Rebuilding2025 · as Dusty
- The Mastermind2025 · as James Blaine Mooney
- The History of Sound2025 · as David
- Bonus Track2024 · as Jonno
- Lee2024 · as Antony Penrose
- Jean Cocteau2024 · as Narrator (voice)
- Challengers2024 · as Patrick Zweig
- La Chimera2023 · as Arthur
- Aisha2022 · as Conor Healy
- Mothering Sunday2021 · as Paul Sheringham
- National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet2021 · as Romeo
- The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year2020 · as Self
- Emma.2020 · as Mr. Elton
- Hope Gap2019 · as Jamie
- Only You2019 · as Jake
- Boys on Film 18: Heroes2018 · as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
- God's Own Country2017 · as Johnny Saxby
- The Colour of His Hair2017 · as Peter
- Best Man2016 · as Donald
- Florence Foster Jenkins2016 · as Donaghy
- The Program2015 · as Rich
- Holding on for a Good Time2015 · as Charlie
- Cinderella2015 · as Ballroom Palace Guard
- Bridgend2015 · as Jamie
- The Riot Club2014 · as Ed Montgomery
- Hide and Seek2014 · as Max
- The Wipers Times2013 · as Dodd
- The Magnificent Eleven2013 · as Andy
- The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead2012 · as Zombie
- Dark Matter— · as Jack
- Jack of Spades—
- Three Incestuous Sisters— · as Paris
All TV Shows (20)
- Shut Up Evan2026 · as Self
- Skip Intro2026 · as Self - Guest
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma2023 · as Self - Guest
- Les Misérables2018 · as Marius
- The Crown2016 · as Prince Charles
- The Durrells2016 · as Lawrence Durrell
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- London Irish2013 · as James
- Peaky Blinders2013 · as James
- Father Brown2013 · as Leo Beresford
- Ripper Street2012 · as P.C. Bobby Grace
- Law & Order: UK2009 · as Rob Fellows
- The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
- Lewis2007 · as Charlie Stephenson
- Doctor Who2005 · as Piotr
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
- Great Performances1971 · as Romeo
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee