Josh O’Connor

Sean Penn and the gay roles debate: We are still negotiating a huge shift in identity politics

Acknowledging once-ignored sensitivities is progress but nuance is preferable to black-and-white binaries

Sun Jun 30 2024 - 05:00

Alice Rohrwacher: ‘I want my films to feel like Pasolini’s, like they are parables’

Josh O’Connor stars in the director’s new feature as an archaeologist who falls in with a band of tomb-raiding thieves

Wed May 08 2024 - 05:15

Challengers review: Zendaya is at her gimlet-eyed best in this stonking tennis entertainment

This is an exercise in sustained, mid-level erotic tension: sex is everywhere and nowhere

Wed Apr 24 2024 - 05:00

Oscars 2022: Can Jessie Buckley win an award before Saoirse Ronan?

Kerry woman Jessie Buckley has been nominated for best supporting actress

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 09:03

Emmy Awards 2021: Netflix finally takes throne as The Crown wins best drama

The Queen’s Gambit won best limited series, another first for the streaming platform

Mon Sept 20 2021 - 08:29

Emmys: The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian lead nominations

Streaming services take most nominations, with 130 for HBO+ and 129 for Netflix

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 09:42

Ireland Under-20s make nine changes for clash with Italy

Strong Italy team will present a challenge for Ireland after last week’s loss against England

Tue Jul 06 2021 - 13:15

Ireland Under-20s make six changes as challenge steps up against Wales

Tim Corkery and Nathan Doak combine in new halfback partnership for Friday’s game

Thu Jun 24 2021 - 16:46

Under-20s Six Nations: Meet the Ireland team to face Scotland

John O’Sullivan looks at the XV that will start the tournament in Cardiff on Saturday

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 12:17

A ‘disgusting movie’ made by ‘vile creatures’? This Irish film is far from that, says its director

Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor star in Aisha, Frank Berry’s movie about direct provision

Tue Jun 01 2021 - 13:00

Jessie Buckley: ‘The balcony love scene – and we couldn’t touch! You must be f**king joking’

She relishes challenging roles, but filming Romeo & Juliet in lockdown was a tough gig

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 06:00

Golden Globes 2021: Nomadland starring Frances McDormand wins best dramatic film

Chloé Zhao becomes only the second woman, after Barbra Streisand, to win best director

Mon Mar 01 2021 - 05:57

The Crown’s Josh O’Connor: ‘I’m a republican. I’m not interested in the royal family’

As Prince Charles on The Crown, the ‘liberal left-winger’ has thrived in a role he never sought

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 06:00

The Crown offers a ‘Now That’s What I Call The Troubles!’ version of Irish history

The Crown season four review: The ‘angry Nordie’ stereotype is long past its sell-by date

Mon Nov 16 2020 - 05:00