Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor is an English actor born on 20 May 1990 in Southampton, England. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of young Prince Charles in the TV series The Crown; He received both an Emmy and a Golden Globe award for this role.

O'Connor, who grew up in Cheltenham from the age of five, graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theater School in 2011. In his early years, he appeared in minor roles in series such as Doctor Who, Lewis, Law & Order: UK and Peaky Blinders; He also appeared in films such as The Riot Club and Cinderella.

Release period

Between 2016 and 2019, he played writer Lawrence Durrell in ITV's The Durrells. His turning point in cinema was 2017's God's Own Country: He was named best actor at the British Independent Film Awards for his role as Johnny Saxby, a young man working on a farm in Yorkshire.

He played Charles, Prince of Wales, in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown (2019–2020). This performance earned him a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama series. In the same years, he also starred in the adaptation of Les Misérables.

Later works

Mr. in Emma in 2020 He played Elton in the lead role in the National Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet in 2021. He strengthened his place in cinema with Alice Rohrwacher's Italian production La chimera (2023) and Luca Guadagnino's Challengers (2024), set in the world of tennis. In 2025, he starred in Wake Up Dead Man, the third film in Rian Johnson's Knives Out series; The History of Sound and The Mastermind, in which he starred with Paul Mescal, were also released in the same year.

O'Connor is one of the notable British actors of her generation, working in both independent European cinema and major studio productions.