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-Exupéry’s 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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 3.22 |
Birthday | 1994-06-23 |
Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Also Known As | Connor William Jessup, |
2012
Blackbird
6.5/45
This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely b...
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Blackbird
2014
What Doesn't Kill You
5.4/5
After dying in a horrific car crash, two bullied teens reappear completely healed and must decide the fate of their paralyzed friend.
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What Doesn't Kill You
2013
Skating to New York
5.9/15
The coming-of-age journey of 5 teenage boys who leave their small, Canadian town behind and risk skating across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldes...
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Skating to New York
2016
Closet Monster
7.086/263
A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
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Closet Monster
2015
Crazyhouse
1/1
After the suicide of his best friend, a teenage boy is forced to deal with his guilt and sexuality.
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Crazyhouse
2015
Fragments
5.9/15
Chloe, a straight talking film director, tries to convince her friend Sam to be an actor in her next short film. Just after finding out that he once a...
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Fragments
2019
Strange but True
6/177
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
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Strange but True
2018
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
7.5/2
Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who explores...
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A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2019
White Lie
6.606/33
Katie Arneson is faking cancer. A university dance major, Katie's falsified diagnosis and counterfeit fundraising have transformed her into a campus c...
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White Lie
2020
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
5.511/95
Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns home to Niagara Falls and becomes entangled in the memory of a kidnapping she claims to have...
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