Josh O'Connor

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Male

Birthday

1990-05-20 (35 years old)

Place of Birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

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

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Peaky Blinders

    Peaky Blinders

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Disclosure Day

    Disclosure Day

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Lewis

    Lewis

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Ripper Street

    Ripper Street

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Lee

    Lee

  • Rebuilding

    Rebuilding

  • Challengers

    Challengers

  • The Durrells

    The Durrells

  • The History of Sound

    The History of Sound

  • Best Man

    Best Man

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Aisha

    Aisha

  • The Mastermind

    The Mastermind

  • Emma.

    Emma.

  • Mothering Sunday

    Mothering Sunday

  • Only You

    Only You

  • Hide and Seek

    Hide and Seek

  • La Chimera

    La Chimera

  • Hope Gap

    Hope Gap

  • God's Own Country

    God's Own Country

  • Florence Foster Jenkins

    Florence Foster Jenkins

  • The Program

    The Program

  • The Riot Club

    The Riot Club

  • Jean Cocteau

    Jean Cocteau

  • London Irish

    London Irish

  • Dark Matter

    Dark Matter

  • Bridgend

    Bridgend

  • National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

    National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

  • Bonus Track

    Bonus Track

  • The Wipers Times

    The Wipers Times

  • Jack of Spades

    Jack of Spades

  • The Magnificent Eleven

    The Magnificent Eleven

  • Boys on Film 18: Heroes

    Boys on Film 18: Heroes

  • The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year

    The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year

  • The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead

    The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead

  • The Colour of His Hair

    The Colour of His Hair

  • Holding on for a Good Time

    Holding on for a Good Time