Connor Jessup
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.
Acting
TV
Locke & Key
as Tyler Locke
2020
TV
Falling Skies
as Ben Mason
2011
Movie
Closet Monster
as Oscar Madly
2016
Movie
Strange but True
as Ronnie Chase
2019
TV
American Crime
as Taylor Blaine
2015
TV
American Crime
as Coy Henson
2015
Movie
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as (uncredited)
2020
Movie
Blackbird
as Sean Randall
2012
Movie
White Lie
as Owen
2019
TV
Canada's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2020
TV
The Saddle Club
as Simon
2001
Movie
Skating to New York
as Casey Demas
2013
Movie
Fragments
as Alex
2015
TV
King
as Ben Moser
2011
Movie
Peak Everything
as Tom
2025
Movie
What Doesn't Kill You
2014
Movie
Crazyhouse
as Beckett
2015
Movie
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
as Self
2018
TV
The Jon Dore Television Show
as Bat Throwing Kid #3
2007
TV
Nicolas' Life
as Nicolas O'Brien
2010
Movie
Jenjira’s Magnificent Dream
Crew
Movie
Boy
Director
2015
Movie
Amy George
Executive Producer
2011
Movie
Lira's Forest
Director
2017
Movie
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Producer
2019
Movie
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Director
2018
Movie
Julian and the Wind
Director
2024
Movie
Night Flight
Editor
2020
Movie
Little Coffins
Writer
2014
Movie
The Constant
Director
2018
Movie
The Archivists
Producer
2020