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
Peaky Blinders
2013
Doctor Who
2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Crown
2016
Great Performances
1971
Father Brown
2013
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Lewis
2007
Ripper Street
2012
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025
Law & Order: UK
2009
Cinderella
2015