Josh O'Connor

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Characters played by Josh O'Connor

Fr. Jud Duplenticy — Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

Religious figure involved in the third film's mystery, providing moral guidance and key insights.

Patrick Zweig — Challengers (2024)

A junior singles champion and Art's best friend who wins Tashi's affection early on. After a complicated long-distance relationship and falling out with Art, he turns professional but eventually struggles financially. In 2019, he re-enters the tennis circuit and reaches the final of a New Rochelle Challenger against Art. He agrees to throw the match at Tashi's request but ultimately plays a fiercely passionate final tie-break, leading to a heartfelt embrace with Art.

Ballroom Palace Guard — Cinderella (2015)

Security personnel stationed inside the palace.

Antony Penrose — Lee (2024)

Antony Penrose is Lee’s son and the interviewer through whom her story is framed. He has only recently learned about her wartime experiences and imagines a conversation with her after her death, reflecting on his turbulent upbringing and the effects of her trauma and alcoholism.

Mr. Elton — Emma. (2020)

Local vicar whom Emma encourages to court Harriet Smith. He instead proposes to Emma, who rejects him. He later returns with his pretentious wife and snubs Harriet at a ball.

Paul Sheringham — Mothering Sunday (2021)

The wealthy neighbor and Jane's secret lover. Engaged to Emma Hobday out of social obligation, he spends a final tryst with Jane before dying in a car crash on his way to his engagement lunch.

Johnny Saxby — God's Own Country (2017)

Son who manages the family farm after his father's stroke, initially coping through binge drinking and casual encounters, but undergoes personal growth by learning compassionate veterinary care and emotional tenderness from Gheorghe before eventually taking full control of the farm.

David — The History of Sound (2025)

David is Lionel's fellow conservatory student and lover, united with him by a passion for folk music. After serving in World War I, he invites Lionel to collect songs across Maine, but later dies by suicide after suffering shell shock. His recordings and final message shape Lionel's life and mourning.

James Blaine Mooney — The Mastermind (2025)

Unemployed carpenter and the mastermind behind a heist to steal four Arthur Dove paintings. He hires thieves, hides the loot, denies involvement to the FBI, goes on the run with friends, and is eventually arrested alongside anti-war protesters.

Arthur — La Chimera (2023)

Arthur is a British former archaeologist who returns to Italy after prison for stealing artifacts from tombs. Guided by visions near gravesites, he helps rob Etruscan tombs for an illicit market, but later rejects bargaining over a sacred statue and becomes estranged from his gang. He is Flora's former partner's lover and grows close to Italia.

Jamie — Hope Gap (2019)

The adult son caught between his volatile mother and distant father. He travels to Seaford to mediate after Edward's confession, refuses to warn Grace initially, and later helps his mother reconsider suicide. He navigates the emotional fallout of the separation and appears at the final divorce meeting before walking alone on the cliffs.

Dusty — Rebuilding (2025)

Dusty is the central character, a rancher whose land and livelihood are destroyed by the fire. He seeks work and a loan, cares for Callie Rose with Ruby's help, and ultimately plans to leave for Montana after accepting that the ranch cannot be rebuilt immediately.

Career Overview

Josh O'Connor has 60 screen credits in a career dating back to 2005. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Knives Out with 1 titles. Signature works include Disclosure Day, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Challengers. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
60
Birth Date
1990-05-20
Birth Place
Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

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Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q27898655), public domain (CC0).