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, in the

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'' (2019–2020). His films include '' Handsome Devil'' (2016) and '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' (2021).

Early life and education

O'Connor grew up in

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, County Dublin, Ireland, until his three younger sisters, Melanie, Ella and Nicola were born. His family then moved to the countryside when he was 14 to live on a

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. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in acting from

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in 2015.

Career

O'Connor began his career in 2012 when he was cast as Niall in the

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film ''

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''. In 2016, he had a guest role in the

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series '' Can't Cope, Won't Cope'' and a recurring role in the

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''. He landed his first major television role as Michael Vincent in the

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series '' Delicious'' from 2016 to 2018. That same year, he starred as the school-bully and chief antagonist Weasel in the teen coming of age film '' Handsome Devil''. O'Connor starred alongside

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in the 2018 film '' Teen Spirit''. In May 2018, it was announced that O'Connor would play Prince Harry Tudor (later

) in the 2019

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mini-series ''

''. A second run of eight episodes was ordered by Starz and began filming in September 2019. O'Connor played the role of

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in the 2021 release of '' The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It''. The film depicts the real life case of Johnson; the first murder defendant in American legal history to plead not guilty by reason of demonic possession.

Personal life

O'Connor lives between London and Dublin. After meeting on the set of ''The Spanish Princess'' in 2018, O'Connor has since been in a relationship with his co-star

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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