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Josh O'Connor as Lawrence Durrell stands in a doorway wearing a brown polka-dot robe and white clothes in a publicity still from The Durrells, season 3, episode 1. Josh O'Connor as Patrick Zweig holds a tennis racket on an outdoor court in a scene from the movie Challengers (2024), directed by Luca Guadagnino. Josh O'Connor as Father Jud Duplenticy and Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc in a tense scene from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, set against a stone arch background. Josh O'Connor as James Blaine "JB" Mooney leans against a car, wearing a cap and brown jacket, in a street scene from the film "The Mastermind" directed by Kelly Reichardt.
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Josh O’Connor

English actor
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Josh O’Connor (born May 20, 1990, Southampton, England) is an English film and television actor. He became an in-demand actor on the big screen following an award-winning turn as Prince Charles in the Netflix series The Crown (2016–23). He then starred in a variety of films, including Challengers (2024) and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025). In addition to mainstream success, his work in smaller-budget, independent movies, such as God’s Own Country...

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