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Josh O’Connor
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  • Early life and education
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    • Breaking into the spotlight with God’s Own Country and The Crown
    • Dream run: Challengers, Knives Out, and Disclosure Day
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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: References & Edit History

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  • Nick Tabor

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  • Arpit Nayak

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