Josh O'Connor

Acting

Josh O'Connor

Born May 20, 1990Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK53 credits

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

Disclosure Day

Movie

2026

Skip Intro

TV

2026

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Movie

2025

Rebuilding
6.7

Rebuilding

Movie

2025

The Mastermind
5.8

The Mastermind

Movie

2025

The History of Sound
6.3

The History of Sound

Movie

2025

Filmography

Disclosure Day
2026Disclosure Dayas Daniel KellnerMovie
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2026Skip Introas SelfTV
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryas Fr. Jud DuplenticyMovie
Rebuilding
2025Rebuildingas DustyMovie
The Mastermind
2025The Mastermindas James Blaine MooneyMovie
The History of Sound
2025The History of Soundas DavidMovie
Bonus Track
2024Bonus Trackas JonnoMovie
Lee
2024Leeas Antony PenroseMovie
Jean Cocteau
2024Jean Cocteauas Narrator (voice)Movie
Challengers
2024Challengersas Patrick ZweigMovie
Big Cat
2024Big CatExecutive ProducerMovie
La Chimera
2023La Chimeraas ArthurMovie
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinémaas Self - GuestTV
Aisha
2022Aishaas Conor HealyMovie
Mothering Sunday
2021Mothering Sundayas Paul SheringhamMovie
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2021National Theatre Live: Romeo and Julietas RomeoMovie
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
2020The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Yearas SelfMovie
Emma.
2020Emma.as Mr. EltonMovie
Hope Gap
2019Hope Gapas JamieMovie
Only You
2019Only Youas JakeMovie
Les Misérables
2018Les Misérablesas MariusTV
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
2018Boys on Film 18: Heroesas Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")Movie
God's Own Country
2017God's Own Countryas Johnny SaxbyMovie
The Colour of His Hair
2017The Colour of His Hairas PeterMovie
The Crown
2016The Crownas Prince CharlesTV
Best Man
2016Best Manas DonaldMovie
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016Florence Foster Jenkinsas DonaghyMovie
The Durrells
2016The Durrellsas Lawrence DurrellTV
The Program
2015The Programas RichMovie
H
2015Holding on for a Good Timeas CharlieMovie
Cinderella
2015Cinderellaas Ballroom Palace GuardMovie
Bridgend
2015Bridgendas JamieMovie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
The Riot Club
2014The Riot Clubas Ed MontgomeryMovie
Hide and Seek
2014Hide and Seekas MaxMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
London Irish
2013London Irishas JamesTV
Peaky Blinders
2013Peaky Blindersas JamesTV
The Wipers Times
2013The Wipers Timesas DoddMovie
The Magnificent Eleven
2013The Magnificent Elevenas AndyMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Leo BeresfordTV
Ripper Street
2012Ripper Streetas P.C. Bobby GraceTV
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
2012The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Deadas ZombieMovie
Law & Order: UK
2009Law & Order: UKas Rob FellowsTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
Lewis
2007Lewisas Charlie StephensonTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas PiotrTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas RomeoTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
Dark Matter
—Dark Matteras JackMovie
J
—Jack of SpadesMovie
Three Incestuous Sisters
—Three Incestuous Sistersas ParisMovie