Connor Jessup

Acting

Connor Jessup

Born June 23, 1994Toronto, Ontario, Canada27 credits

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

Canada's Drag Race
2020Canada's Drag Race
as Self - Guest JudgeTV
Night Flight
2020Night Flight
DirectorMovie
Locke & Key
2020Locke & Key
as Tyler LockeTV
Strange but True
2019Strange but True
as Ronnie ChaseMovie
White Lie
2019White Lie
as OwenMovie
T
2018The Constant
DirectorMovie
Lira's Forest
2017Lira's Forest
DirectorMovie
Closet Monster
2016Closet Monster
as Oscar MadlyMovie
Fragments
2015Fragments
as AlexMovie
Crazyhouse
2015Crazyhouse
as BeckettMovie
Boy
2015Boy
DirectorMovie
American Crime
2015American Crime
as Taylor BlaineTV
Little Coffins
2014Little Coffins
DirectorMovie
Skating to New York
2013Skating to New York
as Casey DemasMovie
Blackbird
2012Blackbird
as Sean RandallMovie
Falling Skies
2011Falling Skies
as Ben MasonTV
King
2011King
as Ben MoserTV
Amy George
2011Amy George
Executive ProducerMovie
The Jon Dore Television Show
2007The Jon Dore Television Show
as Bat Throwing Kid #3TV