Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor (born May 20, 1990) is an 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).

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Cinderella (2015)

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When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Lily James  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Richard Madden  •  Stellan Skarsgård

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Lily James  •  Cate Blanchett  •  Richard Madden  •  Stellan Skarsgård

The Wipers Times (2013)

When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy de Emmony
CAST:  Ben Chaplin  •  Patrick Fitzsymons  •  Julian Rhind-Tutt  •  Steve Oram

When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times - "Wipers" being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humour, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy de Emmony
CAST:  Ben Chaplin  •  Patrick Fitzsymons  •  Julian Rhind-Tutt  •  Steve Oram

Hide and Seek (2014)

Four fragile young people flee London to start an unconventional utopia, creating a world of fantasy that overwhelms them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Coates
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Hannah Arterton  •  Rea Mole  •  Daniel Metz

Four fragile young people flee London to start an unconventional utopia, creating a world of fantasy that overwhelms them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joanna Coates
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Hannah Arterton  •  Rea Mole  •  Daniel Metz

The Riot Club (2014)

Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lone Scherfig
CAST:  Natalie Dormer  •  Freddie Fox  •  Gordon Brown  •  Matthew Beard

Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lone Scherfig
CAST:  Natalie Dormer  •  Freddie Fox  •  Gordon Brown  •  Matthew Beard

Best Man (2016)

Donald is engaged and wants Patrick to be his best man. However, when Patrick is asked to go beyond the call of duty he starts to question Donald’s sanity. A friend will help you move, but a real friend will help you move a body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Hall
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Ben Hall  •  Lizzy Watts  •  Rose D'Aulbey

Donald is engaged and wants Patrick to be his best man. However, when Patrick is asked to go beyond the call of duty he starts to question Donald’s sanity. A friend will help you move, but a real friend will help you move a body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Hall
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Ben Hall  •  Lizzy Watts  •  Rose D'Aulbey

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Hugh Grant  •  Rebecca Ferguson  •  Simon Helberg

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Meryl Streep  •  Hugh Grant  •  Rebecca Ferguson  •  Simon Helberg

The Program (2015)

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Ben Foster  •  Chris O'Dowd  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jesse Plemons

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Ben Foster  •  Chris O'Dowd  •  Dustin Hoffman  •  Jesse Plemons

Bridgend (2015)

Over a 5-year period in Bridgend in Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeppe Rønde
CAST:  Hannah Murray  •  Steven Waddington  •  Adrian Rawlins  •  Josh O'Connor

Over a 5-year period in Bridgend in Wales, 79 people, many of them teenagers, committed suicide without leaving any clue as to why. This is the starting point for this mysterious social drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeppe Rønde
CAST:  Hannah Murray  •  Steven Waddington  •  Adrian Rawlins  •  Josh O'Connor

The Magnificent Eleven (2013)

A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as 'American Bob'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Wooding
CAST:  Robert Vaughn  •  Sean Pertwee  •  Jenna Harrison  •  Irvine Welsh

A modernization of the classic western in which the Cowboys are a struggling local amateur soccer team, the Indians run a nearby Tandoori restaurant and the bandits are a group of menacing thugs led by a maniac known simply as 'American Bob'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremy Wooding
CAST:  Robert Vaughn  •  Sean Pertwee  •  Jenna Harrison  •  Irvine Welsh

The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead (2012)

A dark figure appears in the night, bringing with him a virus that turns people into monsters. Hoping to gather stories to take back with him to the other side, he meets his opposite, a light figure prepared to do battle with the dark man in order to save the human ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Morter
CAST:  Nick Jackson  •  Stuart Wolfenden  •  Sarah Jane Honeywell  •  Damian Morter

A dark figure appears in the night, bringing with him a virus that turns people into monsters. Hoping to gather stories to take back with him to the other side, he meets his opposite, a light figure prepared to do battle with the dark man in order to save the human ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Morter
CAST:  Nick Jackson  •  Stuart Wolfenden  •  Sarah Jane Honeywell  •  Damian Morter

God's Own Country (2017)

A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Lee
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Alec Secăreanu  •  Ian Hart  •  Gemma Jones

A young farmer in rural Yorkshire numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Lee
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Alec Secăreanu  •  Ian Hart  •  Gemma Jones

The Colour of His Hair (2017)

Based on an unrealized film script written in 1964 for The Homosexual Law Reform Society, a British organisation that campaigned for the decriminalization of homosexual relations between men, "The Colour Of His Hair" merges drama and documentary into a meditation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Ashby
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Sean Hart  •  John Alcock  •  Matt Cook

Based on an unrealized film script written in 1964 for The Homosexual Law Reform Society, a British organisation that campaigned for the decriminalization of homosexual relations between men, "The Colour Of His Hair" merges drama and documentary into a meditation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Ashby
CAST:  Josh O'Connor  •  Sean Hart  •  John Alcock  •  Matt Cook

Boys on Film 18: Heroes (2018)

Boys On Film comes of age with uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves. Volume 18: Heroes includes ten complete films: Dean Loxton's "Dániel" ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Lindgren  •  Kai Stänicke  •  Hope Dickson Leach  •  Tamara Shogaolu  •  Niels Bourgonje  •  Sam Ashby  •  Søren Green  •  Dean Loxton  •  Mikael Bundsen  •  Alejandro Medina
CAST:  Jason Barker  •  Hilda Péter  •  Ciara Baxendale  •  Daniel Cornelissen

Boys On Film comes of age with uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes striving for their own identities and fighting for the right for us all to be ourselves. Volume 18: Heroes includes ten complete films: Dean Loxton's "Dániel" ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Lindgren  •  Kai Stänicke  •  Hope Dickson Leach  •  Tamara Shogaolu  •  Niels Bourgonje  •  Sam Ashby  •  Søren Green  •  Dean Loxton  •  Mikael Bundsen  •  Alejandro Medina
CAST:  Jason Barker  •  Hilda Péter  •  Ciara Baxendale  •  Daniel Cornelissen

Only You (2019)

A madly-in-love young couple's relationship begins to suffer when they struggle to conceive a child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Wootliff
CAST:  Laia Costa  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Lisa McGrillis  •  Stuart Martin

A madly-in-love young couple's relationship begins to suffer when they struggle to conceive a child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Wootliff
CAST:  Laia Costa  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Lisa McGrillis  •  Stuart Martin

Emma. (2020)

In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Autumn de Wilde
CAST:  Anya Taylor-Joy  •  Johnny Flynn  •  Bill Nighy  •  Miranda Hart

In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Autumn de Wilde
CAST:  Anya Taylor-Joy  •  Johnny Flynn  •  Bill Nighy  •  Miranda Hart

Hope Gap (2019)

A couple's visit with their son takes a dramatic turn when the father tells him he plans on leaving his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nicholson
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Bill Nighy  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Aiysha Hart

A couple's visit with their son takes a dramatic turn when the father tells him he plans on leaving his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nicholson
CAST:  Annette Bening  •  Bill Nighy  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Aiysha Hart

Mob Girl

The film follows Arlyne Brickman, who grows up among racketeers on the Lower East Side of New York City where she’s drawn to the glamorous and flashy lifestyle of New York mobsters. Soon after, she begins dating “wiseguys” and running errands for them, before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Sorrentino
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Josh O'Connor

The film follows Arlyne Brickman, who grows up among racketeers on the Lower East Side of New York City where she’s drawn to the glamorous and flashy lifestyle of New York mobsters. Soon after, she begins dating “wiseguys” and running errands for them, before ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Sorrentino
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Josh O'Connor

Mothering Sunday (2021)

On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven, are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul is the boy from the manor house ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eva Husson
CAST:  Olivia Colman  •  Colin Firth  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Odessa Young

On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven, are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul is the boy from the manor house ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eva Husson
CAST:  Olivia Colman  •  Colin Firth  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Odessa Young

Romeo & Juliet (2021)

An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Godwin
CAST:  Jessie Buckley  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Lucian Msamati

An adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simon Godwin
CAST:  Jessie Buckley  •  Josh O'Connor  •  Tamsin Greig  •  Lucian Msamati

Dark Matter

Jack is poor, lonely and desperate to change his life. So when he's offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. After they reach the remote, uninhabited bay where they will camp for the next year, Gruhuken, Jack feels a creeping unease. One by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Lee
CAST:  Josh O'Connor

Jack is poor, lonely and desperate to change his life. So when he's offered the chance to join an Arctic expedition, he jumps at it. After they reach the remote, uninhabited bay where they will camp for the next year, Gruhuken, Jack feels a creeping unease. One by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis Lee
CAST:  Josh O'Connor
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