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My Take
Josh O'Connor is my favorite kind of actor: one who builds characters from silence outward. His sheep farmer in God's Own Country said almost nothing and conveyed everything, and his Prince Charles in The Crown turned royal stiffness into genuine tragedy. What strikes me is his refusal to coast on leading-man looks; he keeps choosing roles defined by awkwardness, repression, and tenderness, which is a far harder register than charm. Born in 1990, he is entering his prime with the instincts of a character actor and the opportunities of a star — a combination that almost always produces a great career.
Overview
Joshua Mathias O'Connor (born 20 May 1990) is an English actor. From 2016 to 2019, he had a major role portraying Larry Durrell in ITV's The Durrells. He had his breakthrough playing the lead role of a closeted sheep farmer in Francis Lee's romantic drama God's Own Country (2017), for which he won the BIFA Award for Best Actor.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Josh O'Connor
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョシュ・オコナー
- Reading
- じょしゅ・おこなー
- Born
- May 20, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Southampton, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.