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Connor Jessup
File:Connorjessup2016.jpg
Jessup in 2016
Born (1994-06-23) June 23, 1994 (age 30)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Connor William Jessup (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Ben Mason on the TNT science fiction television series Falling Skies and for his role as Taylor Blaine in the ABC drama series American Crime.

Career

After various early jobs, including a role in a stage adaptation of The Full Monty, Jessup got a lead role in the children's television series The Saddle Club, for which he is also credited with conceptualizing the plot of one episode.[1] He served as executive producer for the independent film Amy George, which played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

In 2011, Jessup was cast as a recurring character in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies.[3] He starred on the show for five seasons.

In 2012, Jessup starred in the Canadian indie film Blackbird, in which he played a troubled teen falsely accused of planning a school shooting.[4] Jessup's performance received positive reviews and the film won various awards, including the Best Canadian First Feature Film award at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] The film won three awards at the Atlantic Film Festival and won the Vancouver International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Feature Film.[6] It also screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[7]

In 2015, Jessup's short film Boy, which he wrote and directed, premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. He also starred in the feature film Closet Monster, which won the Best Canadian Film award at the same festival.[8][9]

As of 2016, Jessup stars in the Emmy-winning ABC series American Crime.[10]

Filmography

Actor

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Blackbird Sean Randall
2014 Skating to New York Casey Demas
2015 Closet Monster Oscar Madly

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Jon Dore Television Show Bat Throwing Kid #3 Episode: "Jon Gets Scared"
2008–2009 The Saddle Club Simon Atherton 27 episodes
2011 King Ben Moser Episode: "Eleni Demaris"
2011–2015 Falling Skies Ben Mason 52 episodes
2016 American Crime Taylor Blaine 10 episodes (Season 2)

Director

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Little Coffins Writer/Director Short film
2015 Boy Writer/Director Short film

References

  1. ^ "Connor Jessup Bio".
  2. ^ "Q&A: Connor Jessup talks TIFF film 'Amy George'". September 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Connor Jessup Opens Up About Noah Wyle, Alien Invasions and Game Of Thrones". DaemonsTV. 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ "Blackbird gets into TIFF12, Lead Connor Jessup gets honored". August 8, 2012.
  5. ^ "Chester filmmaker wins TIFF award for Blackbird". The Chronicle Herald, September 17, 2012.
  6. ^ "Blackbird director Jason Buxton earns Claude Jutra Award for debut film". Toronto Star, January 29, 2013.
  7. ^ "Q&A with Jason Buxton". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  8. ^ Festival, Toronto International Film. "TIFF.net | Boy". TIFF. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  9. ^ "Closet Monster wins big at TIFF 2015 | Daily Xtra". www.dailyxtra.com. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
  10. ^ "TIFF: Breakout Star Connor Jessup on 'American Crime' and Teen Sexuality". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
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