Connor 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.

Known for

Disappearance at Clifton Hill

Acting roles

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

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2024	Julian and the Wind	Director
2024	Julian and the Wind	Writer
2024	Julian and the Wind	Editor
2020	Night Flight	Director
2020	Night Flight	Editor
2020	The Archivists	Producer
2019	30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing	Director
2019	30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing	Producer
2019	30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing	Editor
2018	A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul	Director
2018	The Constant	Director
2018	The Constant	Editor
2017	Lira's Forest	Director
2017	Lira's Forest	Writer
2017	Lira's Forest	Editor
2017	Lira's Forest	Producer
2015	Boy	Director
2015	Boy	Screenplay
2015	Boy	Producer
2014	Little Coffins	Director
2014	Little Coffins	Writer
2014	Little Coffins	Producer
2011	Amy George	Executive Producer