Connor Jessup
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 23 June 1994 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 12
- 2026Jenjira's Magnificent Dream
- 2025Peak Everything as Tom
- 2020Disappearance at Clifton Hill as (uncredited)
- 2019Strange but True as Ronnie Chase
- 2019White Lie as Owen
- 2018A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul as Self
- 2016Closet Monster as Oscar Madly
- 2015Fragments as Alex
- 2015Crazyhouse as Beckett
- 2014What Doesn't Kill You
- 2013Skating to New York as Casey Demas
- 2012Blackbird as Sean Randall
Directing 8
- 2024Julian and the Wind · director
- 2020Night Flight · director
- 201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing · director
- 2018The Constant · director
- 2018A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul · director
- 2017Lira's Forest · director
- 2015Boy · director
- 2014Little Coffins · director
Writing 4
- 2024Julian and the Wind · writer
- 2017Lira's Forest · writer
- 2015Boy · screenplay
- 2014Little Coffins · writer
Editing 5
- 2024Julian and the Wind · editor
- 2020Night Flight · editor
- 201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing · editor
- 2018The Constant · editor
- 2017Lira's Forest · editor
Production 6
- 2020The Archivists · producer
- 201930/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing · producer
- 2017Lira's Forest · producer
- 2015Boy · producer
- 2014Little Coffins · producer
- 2011Amy George · executive producer