Josh O’Connor

Actor

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 Not in library

Peaky Blinders

2013

Cinderella Not in library

Cinderella

2015

Doctor Who Not in library

Doctor Who

2005

Challengers Not in library

Challengers

2024

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Not in library

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025

The Crown Not in library

The Crown

2016

Emma. Not in library

Emma.

2020

Florence Foster Jenkins Not in library

Florence Foster Jenkins

2016

The Riot Club Not in library

The Riot Club

2014

God's Own Country Not in library

God's Own Country

2017

Acting

2026 Disclosure Day as Daniel Kellner In Library
2026 Skip Intro as Self (1 episode)
2025 The History of Sound as David
2025 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
2025 Rebuilding as Dusty
2025 The Mastermind as James Blaine Mooney
2024 Lee as Antony Penrose
2024 Challengers as Patrick Zweig
2024 Bonus Track as Jonno
2024 Jean Cocteau as Narrator (voice)
2023 La Chimera as Arthur
2023 Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2022 Aisha as Conor Healy
2021 Mothering Sunday as Paul Sheringham
2021 National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet as Romeo
2020 Emma. as Mr. Elton
2020 The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year as Self
2019 Only You as Jake
2019 Hope Gap as Jamie
2018 Boys on Film 18: Heroes as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
2018 Les Misérables as Marius (3 episodes)
2017 God's Own Country as Johnny Saxby
2017 The Colour of His Hair as Peter
2016 Florence Foster Jenkins as Donaghy
2016 Best Man as Donald
2016 The Crown as Prince Charles (14 episodes)
2016 The Durrells as Lawrence Durrell (26 episodes)
2015 Bridgend as Jamie
2015 The Program as Rich
2015 Cinderella as Ballroom Palace Guard
2015 Holding on for a Good Time as Charlie
2014 Hide and Seek as Max
2014 The Riot Club as Ed Montgomery
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (2 episodes)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2013 The Wipers Times as Dodd
2013 The Magnificent Eleven as Andy
2013 Father Brown as Leo Beresford (1 episode)
2013 London Irish as James (1 episode)
2013 Peaky Blinders as James (3 episodes)
2012 The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead as Zombie
2012 Ripper Street as P.C. Bobby Grace (8 episodes)
2009 Law & Order: UK as Rob Fellows (1 episode)
2007 Lewis as Charlie Stephenson (1 episode)
2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (1 episode)
2005 Doctor Who as Piotr (1 episode)
1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)
1971 Great Performances as Romeo (1 episode)
1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee (1 episode)
— Dark Matter as Jack
— Jack of Spades
— Three Incestuous Sisters as Paris

Writing

2024 Bonus Track Story

Production

2025 Rebuilding Executive Producer
2024 Bonus Track Executive Producer
2024 Big Cat Executive Producer