Josh O'Connor
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Joshua Mathias O'Connor is an English actor. From 2016 to 2019 he had a major role portraying Larry Durrell in ITV's The Durrells. He had his breakthrough playing the lead role of a closeted sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country (2017), for which he won the BIFA Award for Best Actor.
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Joshua Mathias O'Connor is a British actor and composer born in Southampton, Hampshire, England. He began his professional work in 2012 and is educated at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. O'Connor works in the fields of music and acting, appearing in film and television. He speaks English and resides in Woodchester.
His notable works include roles in film and television projects. He has been nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor. O'Connor is related to Madeleine Bunting. He is a male citizen of the United Kingdom.
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Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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…
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Key facts
- Born
- Joshua Mathias O'Connor , ( 1990-05-20 ) 20 May 1990 (age 36) , Southampton , England
- Education
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre School ( BA )
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 2012–present
- Relatives
- John Bunting (grandfather), Madeleine Bunting (aunt)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mathias
- Family name
- O'Connor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Southampton
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Josh O'Connor, Toronto International Film Festival 2025 1.jpg
- Residence
- Woodchester
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- Josh O'Connor
- date of birth
- 1990-01-01
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- social media followers
- 44835
- birth name
- Joshua Mathias O'Connor
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- relative
- Madeleine Bunting
- name in native language
- Josh O'Connor
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Encyclopedic overview
Joshua Mathias O'Connor (born 20 May 1990) is an English actor. From 2016 to 2019, he had a major role portraying Larry Durrell in ITV's The Durrells. He had his breakthrough playing the lead role of a closeted sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country (2017), for which he won the BIFA Award for Best Actor.
O'Connor gained wider recognition for his portrayal of Charles, Prince of Wales, in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the role. He has since starred in the period drama Emma (2020), the crime drama La chimera (2023), the romantic sports film Challengers (2024), heist drama The Mastermind (2025), and murder mystery Wake Up Dead Man (2025).
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