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Joshua O'Connor (born 20 May 1990) [1] 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.
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.
- January 1, 1
- 1.85 m
- Cheltenham, England, UK
Apr 17, 2024 · Josh O’Connor is a British born actor, currently appearing as egocentric tennis player Patrick in Challengers, alongside Zendaya and Mike Faist. Opening up about finding his inspiration for the role, Josh told GQ how he turned to real life sports pros for research.
- Josh played Prince Charles in seasons 3 & 4 of ‘The Crown.’ Josh made his debut as a young Prince Charles in the season 3 episode “Tywysog Cymru.” He looks eerily like the younger version of the royal, down to ears.
- Josh will not return for ‘The Crown’ season 5. Like the series did between seasons 2 and 3, the main roles will be recast with new actors. The role of Prince Charles for seasons 5 and 6 has not been officially cast yet, but The Affair star Dominic West, 50, is in talks to play the royal, according to Deadline.
- He’s not single. Sorry, everyone. Josh is a taken man. He is dating Margot Hauer-King, an accounts director and sister of actor Jonah Hauer-King. Josh and Margot live together.
- His breakout role before ‘The Crown’ was in ‘God’s Own Country.’ The actor, who hails from Cheltenham, England, played the lead role of Johnny Saxby in the critically-acclaimed gay romance.
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- 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.
Aug 30, 2023 · Josh O’Connor was driving his yellow camper van through the Italian countryside, finally heading home. The actor had been living in the van for three months while filming La Chimera, a period...
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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.
