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Josh O'Connor

Highest Rated: 98% Aisha (2022)

Lowest Rated: 40% Hide & Seek (2014)

Birthday: May 20, 1990

Birthplace: Southampton, England, UK

British actor Josh O'Connor first impressed appeared in period dramas "Peaky Blinders" (BBC Two, 2013-), "Ripper Street" (BBC One, 2012-16) and "The Durrells" (ITV, 2016-) but achieved his major breakthrough playing a troubled gay farmer in "God's Own Country" (2017). Born in Cheltenham in 1990 to an English teacher father and midwife mother, O'Connor studied at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and a year after graduating made his screen debut in an episode of detective spin-off "Lewis" (ITV1, 2006-2015). After playing a zombie in low-budget horror "The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead" (2013), he guested as ill-fated Soviet soldier Piotr in "Doctor Who" (BBC One, 1963-), made one-off appearances in "Law and Order: UK" (ITV One, 2009-2014) and ex-pat sitcom "London Irish" (Channel 4, 2013), and portrayed Private Dodd in "The Wipers Times" (BBC Two, 2013), the true-life tale of a satirical trench magazine formed during WWI. O'Connor then ventured into the film world with roles as an amateur league soccer player in "The Magnificent Eleven" (2013), Irvine Welsh's loose adaptation of the similar-named classic western, one of four twentysomethings who escape London to start their own polyamorous utopia in indie "Hide and Seek" (2014), and a privileged fine-dining toff in ruling elite satire "The Riot Club" (2014). He returned to television with numerous period crime drama roles including Ada's writer housemate James in "Peaky Blinders" (BBC Two, 2013-), PC Bobby Grace in "Ripper Street" (BBC One, 2012-16) and prime suspect Leo Beresford in "Father Brown" (BBC One, 2013-). O'Connor then impressed as shy vicar's son Jamie in "Bridgend" (2015), the exploration of the eponymous Welsh town's suicide epidemic, played a ballroom palace guard in Kenneth Branagh's live-action remake of "Cinderella" (2015) and enjoyed a minor role in Lance Armstrong biopic "The Program" (2015). After briefly showing up as Donaghy in the crowd-pleasing comedy drama "Florence Foster Jenkins" (2016), O'Connor then bagged the recurring role of eldest son Lawrence in the adaptation of Gerald Durrell's autobiographical The Corfu Trilogy, "The Durrells" (ITV1, 2016-). A year later he earned glowing reviews for his measured performance as Johnny Saxby, a promiscuous sheep farmer who embarks on a relationship with a Romanian migrant worker, in LGBT drama "God's Own Country" (2017).

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Highest-Rated Movies

98% 81% Aisha Watchlist 98% 88% God's Own Country Watchlist
96% 91% Only You
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94% 74% La Chimera Watchlist 88% 68% Florence Foster Jenkins Watchlist 88% 75% Challengers Watchlist 86% Bonus Track Watchlist 86% 72% EMMA. Watchlist
81% 40% Bridgend
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77% 64% Mothering Sunday Watchlist

Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025 Actor Rebuilding 2025 Actor Challengers 88% 75% 2024 Patrick Zweig Actor Bonus Track 86% 2023 Jonno Actor, Writer, Executive Producer Lee 67% 94% 2023 Antony Penrose Actor La Chimera 94% 74% 2023 Arthur Actor Aisha 98% 81% 2022 Conor Healy Actor Mothering Sunday 77% 64% 2021 Paul Sheringham Actor EMMA. 86% 72% 2020 Mr. Elton Actor Hope Gap 63% 70% 2019 Jamie Actor Only You 96% 91% 2018 Jake Actor God's Own Country 98% 88% 2017 Johnny Saxby Actor Florence Foster Jenkins 88% 68% 2016 Donaghy Actor Bridgend 81% 40% 2016 Actor Bridgend 87% 2015 Jamie Actor Hide & Seek 40% 5% 2014 Max Actor The Wiper Times 2013 Dodd Actor The Magnificent Eleven 24% 2013 Andy Actor
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