Josh O'Connor

Josh O'Connor

  • Born: 1990-5-20
  • Birthplace: Southampton, Hampshire, UK
  • Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Graduate School: Bristol Old Vic Drama School
  • Representative Works: God's Own Country, Only You, The Crown Season 3, The Durrells Season 4
  • Josh O'Connor (Josh O'Connor) was born on May 20, 1990 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. He graduated from Bristol Old Wake Drama School and is a British actor.
    In 2011, starred in the short film "Michael Myers in Love" and made his debut. In 2014, the romantic movie " Hide And Seek " starring him won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival [1]  . In 2015, the starring drama " Suicide County " was released in Denmark [2]  . In 2017, he won the best actor in the 28th Stockholm Film Festival for his romantic movie " God's Own Country " [3]  . In January 2018, he was nominated for the BAFTA Best Rising Star Award [4]  ; in October, he won the 22nd British Independent Film Awards Best Actor for his romantic movie " Only You " [5] . In 2019, he played Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor in the historical TV series " The Crown Season 3 " [6] and was nominated for the 67th British Television Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor [7] . In 2021, with "The Crown" won the 73rd Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series   Award [33]  .

    Performing Experience

    In 2011, starred in the short film "Michael Myers in Love", which was also his first work and entered the showbiz. In June 2014, the starring romance movie " Hide And Seek " was released in the UK, which won the Michael Powell Award for Best British Film at the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival   . In 2015, with Hannah Murray , Steven Waddington and others, co-starring in the feature film "Suicide County"   , which was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 44th Rotterdam International Film Festival   .
    In 2016, he received the invitation of directors Steve Barron and Roger Goldby to act as the lead actor in the drama " The Durrells Season 1 ", which was adapted from a real event in which he lost his father Lawrence   . In April 2017, the drama " The Durrells Season 2 " co-starring with Keeley Hawes , Milo Parker and others was broadcast in the UK. The drama was nominated for the British Television Academy Award for Best Drama Series ; September, directed by Francis Lee In his love movie " God's Own Country ", he played a young Johnny who was depressed all day long and went to the bar at night to release his sexual desire and suppress his inner emotions. With this role, he won the best actor in The 20th British Independent Film Awards and 28th. 4 awards including the best actor at the Stockholm Film Festival .    
    In January 2018, he was nominated for the BAFTA Best Rising Star Award   ; in March, the starring TV series " The Durrells Season 3 " was aired in the UK   ; in October, the romantic movie " Only You " starring by director Harry Wootliff was screened at the London Film Festival In the film, he played the role of O'Connor, a young man who had a relationship crisis with his girlfriend due to different family concepts, and won the 22nd British Independent Film Awards Best Actor for his role . In December , he co-starred with Dominic West , David Oyelowo and others. The drama " Les Misérables " was aired in the UK, which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo .  
    In April 2019, the starring drama " The Durrells Season 4 " was aired in the UK   ; in September , he starred in the family film "Gully of Hope" directed by William Nicholson . He played the role of a man who just learned that he was married. A young   man whose parents are about to divorce in 29 years ; On November 7, the historical TV series " The Crown Season 3 " , which was invited by producer Peter Morgan , was broadcast in the United States. He played the role of Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten, heir to the British throne. Windsor was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 67th British Television Academy Awards for the play ; on November 9th, he was selected as the "25 New Hollywood Stars" by the "Hollywood Reporter" .   
    In February 2020, the love movie " Emma " co-starring with Anya Taylor-Joy and Johnny Flynn was released in the UK . 
    2021, with the drama "crown" won the 73rd Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series award  .

    Personal Life

    Josh O'Connor's grandfather is the British sculptor John Bunting   , and his aunt is the British writer and critic Madeleine Bunting   . His father was a teacher and his mother was a midwife   .

    Character Evaluation

    Josh O'Connor has a cheerful personality and a smart mind. He is also an actor who is good at exploring. He is good at changing his style and habits for the role   . In the film "God's Own Country", he exquisitely and truly interprets the steadily mature growth of the actor Johnny   . Through the subtle changes in his body language and emotions in his lines   , he brilliantly conveys Johnny's cautiousness and his inner wounds. Tired and lonely   . In the TV series "The Crown Season 3", he cleverly conveyed Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor's painful and tangled mood under the red tape of the British royal family through his performance   . From Josh O'Connor, you can feel the sexy and soft side of masculinity   .
    Extended Reading

    The Program quotes

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