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11 Josh O'Connor Roles You'd Probably Forgotten He Played Before Disclosure Day

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13.06.2026

11 Josh O'Connor Roles You'd Probably Forgotten He Played Before Disclosure Day

As well as Challengers, The Crown and Wake Up Dead Man, the Emmy winner has appeared in a host of other shows and films.

If you can’t stop thinking about Josh O’Connor after watching his performance in Disclosure Day, you’re definitely not alone.

The British actor plays a pivotal role in the latest Steven Spielberg epic, sharing the screen with A-listers including Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo and Colin Firth.

Over the last few years, Josh has become one of the hottest stars in Hollywood thanks to his his Emmy-winning performance as a young King Charles in The Crown – along with memorable roles in films like the romantic drama God’s Own Country, the much-hyped tennis drama Challengers and the latest Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man.

But, while Josh’s popularity continues to soar to exciting new heights, he has actually been on the scene for a lot longer than you might realise.

Here are just some of his past roles that you’d probably forgotten seeing him in…

Doctor Who fans might remember that Josh made an appearance in the much-loved sci-fi show during Matt Smith’s tenure as the Time Lord. Josh would’ve been around 23 in the season seven episode Cold War, in which he plays a soldier called Piotr on board a Soviet submarine.

And, in a very kismet casting choice, Josh even shared the screen........

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