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Josh O'Connor
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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 …
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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).
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Josh O'Connor's Filmography
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National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
as Joe Bonaparte
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
as Self
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY
as Himself
Disclosure Day
as Dr. Daniel Kellner
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
Rebuilding
as Dusty
The Mastermind
as James Blaine Mooney
The History of Sound
as David White
Bonus Track
as Jonno
Lee
as Antony Penrose
Jean Cocteau
as Narrator (voice)
Challengers
as Patrick Zweig
La Chimera
as Arthur
Aisha
as Conor Healy
Mothering Sunday
as Paul Sheringham
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
as Romeo
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
as Self
Emma.
as Mr. Elton
Hope Gap
as Jamie
Only You
as Jake
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
God's Own Country
as Johnny Saxby
The Colour of His Hair
as Peter
Best Man
as Donald
Florence Foster Jenkins
as Donaghy
The Program
as Rich
Holding on for a Good Time
as Charlie
Cinderella
as Ballroom Palace Guard
Bridgend
as Jamie
The Riot Club
as Ed Montgomery
Hide and Seek
as Max
The Wipers Times
as Dodd
The Magnificent Eleven
as Andy
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
as Zombie
Dark Matter
as Jack
No Poster
Three Incestuous Sisters
as Paris
No Poster
Jack of Spades
as Jasper