Josh O'Connor ( born Josh O'Connor ; born May 20, 1990 , Cheltenham , England , UK ) is a British actor. Most famous for his role as Johnny Saxby in the film " God's Land ", for which he won the British independent film award in the category "Best Actor" [1] .
| Josh O'Connor | |
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| Josh O'Connor | |
 O'Connor in 2015. | |
| Date of Birth | May 20, 1990 (age 29) |
| Place of Birth | Cheltenham , England , UK |
| Citizenship |  Great Britain |
| Profession | actor |
| Career | 2012 - present |
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Early life
O'Connor was born in Cheltenham , England on May 20, 1990. [2] He studied at the Bristol Theater School, which he graduated in 2011 [3] .
Career
His first television role for Josh was in the 2012 Lewis television series, where he appeared in one episode. In 2015, he played the role of Richie in Stephen Frears ' biopic, Doping. The following year, he appeared in the movie Florence Foster Jenkins , starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant .
In 2017, he starred in the British drama film “ God's Land ” as Johnny Saxby. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017. The film received critical acclaim and multiple awards. [4]
In May 2018, it was announced that O'Connor will play the role of Prince Charles in the Netflix series The Crown [5] .
Filmography
| Movies and television series | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | original name | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead | The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead | zombie | |
| 2012 | Lewis | Lewis | Charlie stevenson | episode: "Generation of Vipers" |
| 2013 | Eleven magnificent | The magnificent eleven | Andy | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who | Doctor who | Peter | episode: "Cold War" |
| 2013 | Law & Order: London | Law & Order: UK | Rob Fellow | episode: "Dependent" |
| 2013 | The wipers times | Dodd | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Irish in London | London irish | James | season 1, episode 2 |
| 2014 | Rebel Club | The riot club | Ed | |
| 2014 | Sharp visors | Peaky blinders | James | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Ripper Street | Ripper street | Bobby grace | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Brown father | Father brown | Leo Beresford | episode: "The Curse of Amenhotep" |
| 2015 | Cinderella | Cinderella | palace guard | |
| 2015 | Holding on for a Good Time | Charley | short film | |
| 2015 | Dope | The program | Rich | |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Florence Foster Jenkins | Donahi | |
| 2016 | Best man | Donald | short film | |
| 2016–18 | Darrells | The durrells | Lawrence Darrell | 12 episodes |
| 2017 | God's land | God's Own Country | Johnny saxby | |
| 2017 | The color of his hair | playing himself | short film | |
| 2018 | Only you | Jake | ||
| 2018 | Outcasts | Les misérables | Marius Ponmersi | |
Awards and nominations
| Awards and nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reward | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Note |
| British Independent Film Award | 2017 | Best actor | God's land | Victory | [one] |
| International LGBT Film Festival in Madrid | Best actor | Victory | |||
| Stockholm International Film Festival | Best actor | Victory | [6] | ||
| London Film Critics Award | 2018 | British / Irish actor of the year | Nomination | [7] | |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best actor | Nomination | [8] [9] | ||
| Breakthrough of the Year | God's land (with Francis Lee, Rungano Nioni and Emily Beach ) | Nomination | |||
| BAFTA | Rising star | n / a | Nomination | [ten] | |
| Empire Prize | Best debut | God's land | Victory | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The Awards . British Independent Film Awards . Date of treatment January 29, 2018. Archived December 23, 2017.
- ↑ Josh O'Connor . Verge Date of treatment January 29, 2018. Archived December 2, 2017.
- ↑ Ian Sandwell . Josh O'Connor, Stars of Tomorrow 2016 (Eng.) , Screen . Date of treatment January 29, 2018.
- ↑ God's Own Country . Rotten Tomatoes . Date of treatment January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Josh O'Connor tipped to play young Prince Charles in The Crown , Evening Standard (May 10, 2018). Date of treatment May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Award Winners at the Stockholm 28th International Film Festival (English) , Stockholm Film Festival (November 20, 2017). Archived November 21, 2017. Date of treatment January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Alex Ritman . 'Three Billboards' Tops London Critics' Circle Film Award Nominations (English) , The Hollywood Reporter (12/19/2017). Date of treatment January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Evening Standard British Film Awards (2018) . IMDb Date of treatment January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Robert Dex . Discover all the nominations for this year's Evening Standard British Film Awards, English Evening Standard (January 12, 2018). Date of treatment January 29, 2018.
- ↑ Rachel McRady . BAFTA Announces EE British Academy Film Awards 2018 Nominations: See the Full List! (Eng.) , Entertainment Tonight (January 9, 2018). Date of treatment January 29, 2018.