Josh O'Connor

36, from Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Artwork for CinderellaImage of 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).

Timeline

2026Aged 36

  • Poster for Disclosure Day

    Dr. Daniel Kellner

  • Poster for FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY

    Himself

  • Poster for Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY

    Self

  • Poster for Christian Dior Night in Colors

    Le fauteuil

  • Poster for National Theatre Live: Golden Boy

    Joe Bonaparte

  • Poster for Rosebush Pruning

    Thanks

2025Aged 35

  • Poster for The History of Sound

    David White

  • Poster for The Mastermind

    James Blaine Mooney

  • Poster for Rebuilding

    Dusty

  • Poster for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

    Fr. Jud Duplenticy

2024Aged 34

  • Poster for Challengers

    Patrick Zweig

  • Poster for Jean Cocteau

    Narrator (voice)

  • Poster for Lee

    Antony Penrose

  • Poster for Bonus Track

    Jonno

  • Poster for Big Cat

    Executive Producer

2023Aged 33

  • Poster for La Chimera

    Arthur

2022Aged 32

  • Poster for Aisha

    Conor Healy

2021Aged 31

  • Poster for National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo

  • Poster for Mothering Sunday

    Paul Sheringham

2020Aged 30

  • Poster for Emma.

    Mr. Elton

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

    Self

2019Aged 29

  • Poster for Only You

    Jake

  • Poster for Hope Gap

    Jamie

2018Aged 28

  • Poster for Boys on Film 18: Heroes

    Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")

2017Aged 27

  • Poster for The Colour of His Hair

    Peter

  • Poster for God's Own Country

    Johnny Saxby

2016Aged 26

  • Poster for Florence Foster Jenkins

    Donaghy

  • Poster for Best Man

    Donald

2015Aged 25

  • Poster for Bridgend

    Jamie

  • Poster for Cinderella

    Ballroom Palace Guard

  • Poster for Holding on for a Good Time

    Charlie

  • Poster for The Program

    Rich

2014Aged 24

  • Poster for Hide and Seek

    Max

  • Poster for The Riot Club

    Ed Montgomery

2013Aged 23

  • Poster for The Magnificent Eleven

    Andy

  • Poster for The Wipers Times

    Dodd

2012Aged 22

  • Poster for The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead

    Zombie

Year unknown