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Joshua O'Connor (born 20 May 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.
- Actor
- 1989 or 1990 (age 32–33), Southampton, England
- 2012–present
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
33 Videos. 94 Photos. Josh O'Connor is a British actor, originally from Cheltenham, England. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has become known to a wide audience for portraying Prince Charles in the Netflix series The Crown, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA.
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Actor: God's Own Country. Josh O'Connor is a British actor, originally from Cheltenham, England. He trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. He has become known to a wide audience for portraying Prince Charles in the Netflix series The Crown, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA. He is also known from God's Own Country (2017 ...
- May 20, 1990
- He initially didn't want to audition for The Crown. Despite playing such a famed member of the Royal family, O’Connor at first had no interest in auditioning for the role of Prince Charles.
- He won an Emmy the first time he attended the awards ceremony. After a two-season stint as a young Prince Charles in The Crown, O’Connor won his very first Primetime Emmy Award for the role in 2021, which, coincidentally, was the first time he ever attended the ceremony.
- He’s helped birth over 150 lambs. O’Connor didn’t grow up on a farm, but picked up farm skills later, during the filming for God’s Own Country (2017). In the film, O’Connor played Johnny Saxby, a young sheep farmer whose life is changed by a Romanian worker (played by Baptiste star Alec Secareanu) he meets.
- Drama helped him live with dyslexia. O’Connor has discussed what it is like having dyslexia, something the actor admitted to living with for many years.
O’Connor plays Johnny with an authenticity rarely seen on screen – a performance that has led to a best actor accolade at the British Independent Film Awards (Bifa) and a nomination for...
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Apr 19, 2019 · The 28-year-old actor—best known for his breakout role in Francis Lee’s tender, queer West Yorkshire drama God’s Own Country and the BBC’s new six-part adaptation of Les Misérables —is torn...
Sep 19, 2021 · Josh O’Connor took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series on Sunday night, for his portrayal of Prince Charles in Netflix ‘s hit The Crown. 73rd Annual Primetime...
