Connor Jessup
Connor William Jessup, born in Toronto, Canada, is a versatile actor and filmmaker. He began his acting career at the age of eleven, gaining recognition for his roles as Ben Mason in the sci-fi series 'Falling Skies' (2011) and Taylor Blaine in the drama 'American Crime' (2015). Jessup is also widely known for his leading role as Tyler Locke in the Netflix fantasy series 'Locke & Key' (2020-2022), where he starred in all three seasons. His directing career began in 2014 with the short film 'Little Coffins', which is now considered a lost media. He went on to direct several other shorts, including 'Boy' (2015), 'Lira's Forest' (2017), 'The Constant' (2018), and the documentary 'A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul' (2018). In 2019, Jessup contributed to the '30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing' project, directing one of 30 short films. He also directed 'Night Flight' (2020), an adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupรฉryโs story, and most recently, the sleepwalking drama 'Julian and the Wind' (2024). In addition to his work in film and television, Jessup is an advocate for queer causes and publicly came out as gay in June 2019 during Pride Month.
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Credits
- 2020 ยทCanada's Drag Raceas Self - Guest Judge
- 2020 ยทDisappearance at Clifton Hillas (uncredited)
- 2020 ยทLocke & Keyas Tyler Locke
- 2019 ยทStrange but Trueas Ronnie Chase
- 2019 ยทWhite Lieas Owen
- 2018 ยทA.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakulas Self
- 2016 ยทCloset Monsteras Oscar Madly (18)
- 2015 ยทFragmentsas Alex
- 2015 ยทCrazyhouseas Beckett
- 2015 ยทAmerican Crimeas Taylor Blaine
- 2015 ยทAmerican Crimeas Coy Henson
- 2014 ยทWhat Doesn't Kill Youas
- 2013 ยทSkating to New Yorkas Casey Demas
- 2012 ยทBlackbirdas Sean Randall
- 2011 ยทFalling Skiesas Ben Mason
- 2011 ยทKingas Ben Moser
- 2007 ยทThe Jon Dore Television Showas Bat Throwing Kid #3
- 2001 ยทThe Saddle Clubas Simon
- Future ยทAdamas