Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 23, 1994
Place of Birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Connor Jessup
Biography
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peak Everything | Tom |
| 2020 | Disappearance at Clifton Hill | (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Strange But True | Ronnie Chase |
| 2019 | White Lie | Owen |
| 2018 | A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Self |
| 2016 | Closet Monster | Oscar Madly (18) |
| 2015 | Crazyhouse | Beckett |
| 2015 | Fragments | Alex |
| 2014 | What Doesn't Kill You | |
| 2013 | Skating to New York | Casey Demas |
| 2012 | Blackbird | Sean Randall |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Canada's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2020 | Locke & Key | Tyler Locke |
| 2015 | American Crime | Taylor Blaine |
| 2015 | American Crime | Coy Henson |
| 2011 | Falling Skies | Ben Mason |
| 2011 | King | Ben Moser |
| 2007 | The Jon Dore Television Show | Bat Throwing Kid #3 |
| 2001 | The Saddle Club | Simon |