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-Exupรฉryโ€™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.

Connor Jessup

Connor Jessup

Acting Born June 23, 1994 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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-Exupรฉryโ€™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

Falling Skies poster

Falling Skies

Ben Mason
Locke & Key poster

Locke & Key

Tyler Locke
American Crime poster

American Crime

Taylor Blaine
American Crime poster

American Crime

Coy Henson
The Saddle Club poster

The Saddle Club

Simon
Canada's Drag Race poster

Canada's Drag Race

Self - Guest Judge
King poster

King

Ben Moser
Strange but True poster

Strange but True

Ronnie Chase
Nicolas' Life poster

Nicolas' Life

Nicolas O'Brien
Peak Everything poster

Peak Everything

Tom
Closet Monster poster

Closet Monster

Oscar Madly
Disappearance at Clifton Hill poster

Disappearance at Clifton Hill

(uncredited)