Josh O’Connor

Acting


Biography

Josh graduated from the School in 2011 and had his break out role in God’s Own Country (2017), for which he won the BIFA Award for Best Actor.

Since then Josh has stared in multiple roles on TV and the big screen including Netflix’s The Crown portraying Prince Charles winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Emma (2020), La Chimera (2023) Challengers (2024).

Upcoming films include The History of Sound (2025) and The Mastermind (2025).

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The training provided by the MFA programme is superb. The depth with which we explore, paired with unyielding curiosity that is met with the most knowledgeable, passionate, expert tutors is what makes BOVTS programme one of the finest around. I feel honoured to call BOVTS my grad school. Rachel McVay, MA Professional Acting Student