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Connor Jessup

Connor Jessup

Actor · Born 1994-06-23 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Locke & Key (2020) — Tyler Locke
  2. Falling Skies (2011) — Ben Mason
  3. Closet Monster (2016) — Oscar Madly
  4. Strange but True (2019) — Ronnie Chase
  5. American Crime (2015) — Taylor Blaine
  6. Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2020) — (uncredited)
  7. Blackbird (2012) — Sean Randall
  8. White Lie (2019) — Owen
  9. Canada's Drag Race (2020) — Self - Guest Judge
  10. The Saddle Club (2001) — Simon
  11. Skating to New York (2013) — Casey Demas
  12. Fragments (2015) — Alex
  13. Peak Everything (2025) — Tom
  14. King (2011) — Ben Moser
  15. What Doesn't Kill You (2014)
  16. Crazyhouse (2015) — Beckett
  17. A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2018) — Self
  18. The Jon Dore Television Show (2007) — Bat Throwing Kid #3
  19. Nicolas' Life (2010) — Nicolas O'Brien
  20. Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream

Directed

  1. Boy (2015) — Director
  2. Lira's Forest (2017) — Director
  3. 30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing (2019) — Director
  4. A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (2018) — Director
  5. Julian and the Wind (2024) — Director
  6. Night Flight (2020) — Director
  7. Little Coffins (2014) — Director
  8. The Constant (2018) — Director