Actor Connor Jessup: In addition to acting, Jessup also writes and directs. He is known for his roles as Ben Mason on the science fiction television series Falling Skies (2011тАУ2015), Taylor Blaine and Coy Henson in the ABC anthology series American Crime (2016тАУ2017), and Tyler Locke in the Netflix series Locke & Key (since 2020). Additionally, he has appeared in feature films, including Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015), which both won awards
As a child actor, Jessup began acting at the age of 11. Among his early jobs was a role in a stage adaptation of The Full Monty, but he was also credited with conceptualizing one episode’s plot for the children’s television show The Saddle Club. Amy George, which screened at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, was executive produced by him.
Influences
He has expressed an interest in Japanese film and culture as a director and has said in interviews he has been heavily influenced by East Asian cinema, including Hirokazu Kore-eda, Edward Yang, Yasujir┼Н Ozu, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Among the directors he admires are Abbas Kiarostami, Andrew Haigh, and Ira Sachs.
Personal life
In June 2019, Jessup came out publicly on Instagram as gay.
Actor Connor Jessup Movies
- Blackbird
- Skating to New York
- Little Coffins
- Fragments
- Boy
- Crazy House
- Closet Monster
- Lira’s Forest
- A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Strange But True
- Disappearance at Clifton Hill
- White Lie
- Night Flight
Actor Connor Jessup TV Shows
- The Jon Dore Television Show
- The Saddle Club
- King
- Falling Skies
- American Crime
- American Crime
- Locke & Key
- Canada’s Drag Race
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