Josh O’Connor on "awful" audition for movie blockbuster – and why he was afraid of being similar to Prince Charles

Josh O’Connor on "awful" audition for movie blockbuster – and why he was afraid of being similar to Prince Charles

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.Southampton-born actor Josh O’Connor, 35, has gone from Lawrence Durrell in the ITV drama The Durrells to repressed farm-hand in God’s Own Country and Prince Charles in The Crown.This month, before starring in the forthcoming Knives Out movie and taking on a lead role in Steven Spielberg’s new top secret sci-fi film, he’s back on the big screen in The Mastermind, playing a failed carpenter who …

Josh O’Connor's balancing act

Challengers and The Crown made him the internet’s most reluctant thirst trap. Now, with no less than four new films (including the next Knives Out), the actor stands on the precipice of megastardom. But, as he explains on an idyllic stroll (and dip) in his rural retreat, he’s determined to stay true to himself