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

as James

Cinderella

as Ballroom Palace Guard

Doctor Who

as Piotr

Disclosure Day

as Dr. Daniel Kellner

Challengers

as Patrick Zweig

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

as Fr. Jud Duplenticy

The Crown

as Prince Charles

Emma.

as Mr. Elton

Florence Foster Jenkins

as Donaghy

The Riot Club

as Ed Montgomery