Cast & creator
Josh O'Connor
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Kelly Clarkson Show
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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film credits
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television credits
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1944–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
Showing 63 of 63 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Doctor Who
Piotr
2005
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Peaky Blinders
James
2013
Disclosure Day
Dr. Daniel Kellner
2026
Great Performances
Romeo
1971
The Crown
Prince Charles
2016
Rosebush Pruning
Thanks
2026
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Father Brown
Leo Beresford
2013
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Lewis
Charlie Stephenson
2007
Law & Order: UK
Rob Fellows
2009
Ripper Street
P.C. Bobby Grace
2012
The Durrells
Lawrence Durrell
2016
Cinderella
Ballroom Palace Guard
2015
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Fr. Jud Duplenticy
2025
Challengers
Patrick Zweig
2024
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Les Misérables
Marius
2018
Mothering Sunday
Paul Sheringham
2021
Emma.
Mr. Elton
2020
Lee
Antony Penrose
2024
God's Own Country
Johnny Saxby
2017
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
2026
The History of Sound
David White
2025
La Chimera
Arthur
2023
The Riot Club
Ed Montgomery
2014
Hope Gap
Jamie
2019
Skip Intro
Self - Guest
2026
London Irish
James
2013
The Program
Rich
2015
The Mastermind
James Blaine Mooney
2025
Florence Foster Jenkins
Donaghy
2016
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
Self
2026
Rebuilding
Dusty
2025Rebuilding
Executive Producer
2025
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
Romeo
2021
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
Joe Bonaparte
2026
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year
Self
2020
Only You
Jake
2019
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY
Himself
2026
Boys on Film 18: Heroes
Peter (segment "The Colour Of His Hair")
2018
Bridgend
Jamie
2015Jack of Spades
Jasper
Bonus Track
Jonno
2024Bonus Track
Executive Producer
2024Bonus Track
Story
2024
The Wipers Times
Dodd
2013
Hide and Seek
Max
2014
Dark Matter
Jack
Aisha
Conor Healy
2022Three Incestuous Sisters
Paris
The Magnificent Eleven
Andy
2013
Big Cat
Executive Producer
2024
Holding on for a Good Time
Charlie
2015
Best Man
Donald
2016
The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead
Zombie
2012
The Colour of His Hair
Peter
2017
Jean Cocteau
Narrator (voice)
2024