Connor Jessup

Connor Jessup

Birthdate
June 23, 1994 (29 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
June 23, 1994 (29 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting

Biography

Connor Jessup was born in Toronto, Canada. An actor since the age of eleven, he is best known for his role as Ben Mason in TNT's sci-fi series Falling Skies (2011) and as Taylor Blaine in the ABC drama American Crime (2015). Other notable roles include an early stint on the Discovery Kids series The Saddle Club (2001), and acclaimed lead performances in Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015).

Jessup is also active behind the camera, having written and directed several shorts - most recently the ghost drama Boy (2015) - and acted as executive producer on the micro-budget film Amy George (2011).

Connor Jessup's LGBTQ+ Titles

Closet Monster
Closet Monster
Oscar Madly (18)

Acting (17)

2020
Canada's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2020
Disappearance at Clifton Hill as (uncredited)
2020
Locke & Key as Tyler Locke (28 episodes)
2019
Strange but True as Ronnie Chase
2019
White Lie as Owen
2018
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul as Himself
2016
Closet Monster as Oscar Madly (18)
2015
Fragments as Alex
2015
Crazyhouse as Beckett
2015
American Crime as Taylor Blaine (10 episodes)
2014
What Doesn't Kill You
2013
Skating to New York as Casey Demas
2012
Blackbird as Sean Randall
2011
Falling Skies as Ben Mason (52 episodes)
2011
King as Ben Moser (1 episode)
2007
The Jon Dore Television Show as Bat Throwing Kid #3 (1 episode)
2001
The Saddle Club as Simon (26 episodes)

Directing (7)

2020
Night Flight • Director
• Director
2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing • Director
• Director
2018
The Constant • Director
• Director
2018
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul • Director
• Director
2017
Lira's Forest • Director
• Director
2015
Boy • Director
• Director
2014
Little Coffins • Director
• Director

Production (6)

2020
The Archivists • Producer
• Producer
2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing • Producer
• Producer
2017
Lira's Forest • Producer
• Producer
2015
Boy • Producer
• Producer
2014
Little Coffins • Producer
• Producer
2011
Amy George • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Editing (4)

2020
Night Flight • Editor
• Editor
2019
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing • Editor
• Editor
2018
The Constant • Editor
• Editor
2017
Lira's Forest • Editor
• Editor

Writing (3)

2017
Lira's Forest • Writer
• Writer
2015
Boy • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2014
Little Coffins • Writer
• Writer