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 (2025).
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Disclosure Day (2026)
as Dr. Daniel Kellner
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
as Fr. Jud Duplenticy
Cinderella (2015)
as Ballroom Palace Guard
Challengers (2024)
as Patrick Zweig
Lee (2024)
as Antony Penrose
Mothering Sunday (2021)
as Paul Sheringham
Emma. (2020)
as Mr. Elton
The History of Sound (2025)
as David White
God's Own Country (2017)
as Johnny Saxby
La Chimera (2023)
as Arthur
The Program (2015)
as Rich
The Riot Club (2014)
as Ed Montgomery
The Mastermind (2025)
as James Blaine Mooney
Hope Gap (2019)
as Jamie
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
as Donaghy
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2021)
as Romeo
Rebuilding (2025)
as Dusty
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year (2020)
as Self
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy (2026)
as Joe Bonaparte
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY (2026)
as Self
Only You (2019)
as Jake
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY (2026)
as Himself
Aisha (2022)
as Conor Healy
Dark Matter (—)
as Jack
The Wipers Times (2013)
as Dodd
Boys on Film 18: Heroes (2018)
as Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
Three Incestuous Sisters (—)
as Paris
Bonus Track (2024)
as Jonno
Jack of Spades (—)
as Jasper
The Magnificent Eleven (2013)
as Andy
Best Man (2016)
as Donald
The Colour of His Hair (2017)
as Peter
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead (2012)
as Zombie
Hide and Seek (2014)
as Max
Bridgend (2015)
as Jamie
Jean Cocteau (2024)
as Narrator (voice)
Holding on for a Good Time (2015)
as Charlie