Connor Jessup
Also Known As: Connor William 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Blackbird

Overview: This is a film about a troubled teen, Sean Randall, who is falsely accused of planning a Columbine shooting scenario. It all begins when an unlikely bond forms between Sean (Connor Jessup) and a preppy teenage girl named Deanna Roy (Alexia Fast). Deanna's boyfriend is deeply threatened by Sean and Deanna's friendship, resulting in a violent confrontation. Seeking to protect himself, Sean issues a death threat online - and is swiftly arrested. When the police raid Sean's home, they find rifles, shotguns, knives and ammunition - all property of Sean's father Ricky (Michael Buie), an avid hunter. They also find a supposed "hit list" with twenty names of people who have tormented Sean. The authorities and the media proclaim another Columbine has been narrowly averted, and soon Sean faces a terrifying imprisonment in a youth detention facility. Sean's only hope is to overcome his dark image, and prove his innocence to Deanna and to his community.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-09
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Disappearance at Clifton Hill

Overview: Following the death of her mother, a young woman returns home to Niagara Falls and becomes entangled in the memory of a kidnapping she claims to have witnessed as a child.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-02-28
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What Doesn't Kill You

Overview: After dying in a horrific car crash, two bullied teens reappear completely healed and must decide the fate of their paralyzed friend.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-08
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Skating to New York

Overview: The coming-of-age journey of 5 teenage boys who leave their small, Canadian town behind and risk skating across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldest day of the year.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-02
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Closet Monster

Overview: A creative and driven teenager is desperate to escape his hometown and the haunting memories of his turbulent childhood.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-15
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Crazyhouse

Overview: After the suicide of his best friend, a teenage boy is forced to deal with his guilt and sexuality.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-01
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Fragments

Overview: Chloe, a straight talking film director, tries to convince her friend Sam to be an actor in her next short film. Just after finding out that he once again didn’t get into medical school, Sam meets Alex, a hypochondriac 18 year old. A love triangle forms in these self-reflexive, humoristic fragments filled with sex talk , set in New Orleans.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-23
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Strange But True

Overview: A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-17
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A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Overview: Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who explores the slippery nature of time and consciousness with a sublimely idiosyncratic, often surreal approach to film form.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-19
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White Lie

Overview: Katie Arneson is faking cancer. A university dance major, Katie's falsified diagnosis and counterfeit fundraising have transformed her into a campus celebrity surrounded by the supportive community she's always dreamed of. But now dependent on a bursary for sick students to maintain her ruse, Katie learns the funding is in jeopardy unless she can provide copies of her medical records within the week.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-07
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Peak Everything

Overview: Adam is a kind-hearted kennel-owner. Hypersensitive and borderline depressed, he hides his existential fears from his affection-avoidant father, and lets his young assistant take advantage of his good nature. To help combat his eco-anxiety, Adam orders a therapeutic solar lamp. Through the lamp’s supplier's technical support line, he meets Tina, a radiant woman with a voice that soothes all of his worries. This unexpected encounter changes everything: Earth trembles, and hearts explode… It's love!
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2025-08-08
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