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This article is about the Canadian actor. For the American football player, see
Connor Jessop .
Connor Jessup
Jessup in 2012
Born
Connor William Jessup
(1994-06-23 ) June 23, 1994 (age 30 ) Occupations
writer
director
Years active 2005–present
Connor William Jessup (born June 23, 1994) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director.[1] [2] [3] Ben Mason on the TNT science fiction television series Falling Skies ABC anthology series American Crime Netflix series Locke & Key [4] feature films , most notably in the award-winning Blackbird Closet Monster [5] [6]
Career
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Acting
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Jessup began acting at the age of 11 as a child actor . After various early jobs, including a role in a stage adaptation of The Full Monty The Saddle Club [7] executive producer for the independent film Amy George Toronto International Film Festival .[8]
Jessup on the set of Falling Skies
In 2011, Jessup was cast as a main character in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies [9] [9]
In 2012, Jessup starred in the Canadian independent film Blackbird school shooting .[5] Best Canadian First Feature Film award at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival .[10] Atlantic Film Festival and won the Vancouver International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Feature Film.[11] Cannes Film Festival .[12]
In 2015, Jessup also starred in the feature film Closet Monster 2015 Toronto International Film Festival , and screened at various film festivals around the world, before subsequently being released nationwide in July 2016.[6]
In 2016, Jessup starred in the Emmy -winning ABC series American Crime [4] [13] [14] [15]
In 2018, Jessup was cast as Tyler Locke, one of the main roles in the Netflix series Locke & Key Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez 's popular comic series of the same name .[16]
Jessup at London Comic Con in 2014
Filmmaking
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Jessup has stated in numerous interviews that his intention is to work in the film industry beyond acting, as a director and filmmaker.[17] [18] Toronto Star , Jessup said that directing "is where my mind and heart [are] at the moment".[19] Fragments , and in 2015, Jessup's short film Boy, which he wrote and directed, and was funded by bravoFACT , premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival .[20] [21]
In 2016, Jessup was included in Filmmaker Magazine ' s annual list of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film .[1] Lira's Forest , which he wrote and directed, premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival .[22] Simon's Forest .[1]
In 2017, it was announced that Jessup would be directing a documentary profile of Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul for FilmStruck and The Criterion Collection .[23] [3]
In 2019, he produced the omnibus film 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing, which included short films by Ira Sachs , Catherine Breillat , Cindy Sherman , Athina Rachel Tsangari , Brady Corbet , Rithy Pahn , Lulu Wang and more.[24] [25] Night Flight , inspired by the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. [26]
Influences
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As a director, Jessup has expressed a particular fascination with Japanese film and culture and has stated in interviews that he is highly influenced by East Asian cinema , including directors Hirokazu Kore-eda , Edward Yang , Yasujirō Ozu , Hayao Miyazaki , Isao Takahata , and Apichatpong Weerasethakul .[1] [27] [28] [29] Abbas Kiarostami , Andrew Haigh , and Ira Sachs .[1] [30]
Personal life
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Jessup is gay and came out publicly in a post on Instagram in June 2019.[31]
Filmography
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Film
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Year
Title
Role
Type
2012
Blackbird Sean Randall
2014
Skating to New York
Casey Demas
2014
Little Coffins
N/A
Short film; writer/director
2014
Fragments
Alex
Short film
2015
Boy
N/A
Short film; writer/director
2015
Crazy House
Beckett
Short film
2015
Closet Monster Oscar Madly
2017
Lira's Forest
N/A
Short film; writer/director
2018
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Director
Documentary
2019
Strange But True Ronnie
2019
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
2019
White Lie Owen
2019
Night Flight
N/A
Short film; writer/director
Television
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References
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^ a b "Mysterious Impressions: Connor Jessup on Apichatpong Weerasethakul" . The Criterion Collection . Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ a b "TIFF: Breakout Star Connor Jessup on American Crime and Teen Sexuality" . Entertainment Tonight . Retrieved February 5, 2016 .
^ a b "Blackbird gets into TIFF12, Lead Connor Jessup gets honored" . August 8, 2012.
^ a b "Closet Monster wins big at TIFF 2015 | Daily Xtra" . www.dailyxtra.com . September 29, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016 .
^ "Connor Jessup Bio" .
^ "Q&A: Connor Jessup talks TIFF film Amy George " . September 15, 2011.
^ a b Ngwije, Americ (2011). "Connor Jessup Opens Up About Noah Wyle, Alien Invasions and Game Of Thrones" . DaemonsTV. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2011 .
^ "Chester filmmaker wins TIFF award for Blackbird" . The Chronicle Herald the original on March 11, 2014.
^ "Blackbird director Jason Buxton earns Claude Jutra Award for debut film" . Toronto Star
^ "Q&A with Jason Buxton" . The Chronicle Herald . Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ "Performer of the Week: Connor Jessup" . TVLine . February 20, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 6, 2016). "American Crime Star Connor Jessup Discusses Season 2, 'Staggering' Scope of Male Sexual Assault" . Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ Prudom, Laura (August 17, 2016). "American Crime Brings Back Connor Jessup for Season 3" . Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (December 19, 2018). "Locke & Key : Connor Jessup & Emilia Jones To Play Tyler & Kinsey Locke In Netflix Series From Carlton Cuse & Joe Hill" . Deadline . Retrieved December 24, 2018 .
^ "Connor Jessup: Toronto actor sees future as director | Toronto Star" . thestar.com . July 15, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ Houpt, Simon (July 14, 2016). "Canadian actor Connor Jessup easing into his right to tell stories" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ "Connor Jessup: Toronto actor sees future as director | Toronto Star" . thestar.com . July 15, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
^ "TIFF: Breakout Star Connor Jessup on American Crime and Teen Sexuality" . Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ "TIFF.net | Boy" . Toronto International Film Festival . Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ "Lira's Forest " . www.tiff.net . Retrieved September 16, 2017 .
^ "MEET THE FILMMAKERS: JOSH AND BENNY SAFDIE – The Hollywood 360" . thehollywood360.com . October 5, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017 .
^ Macaulay, Scott (October 22, 2019). "Strand Releasing's "30/30 Vision": Premiering New iPhone Shorts by Ira Sachs, James Schamus and Elisabeth Subrin" . Filmmaker Magazine . Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
^ Kohn, Eric (September 18, 2019). "30 Major Filmmakers Salute Strand Releasing's 30 Years of Arthouse Distribution With New Short Films" . IndieWire . Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
^ "Connor Jessup on Instagram: "I made a little iPhone movie called NIGHT FLIGHT, inspired by the beautiful book by Saint-Exupéry. It's part of the omnibus project 30/30…" . Instagram . Archived from the original . Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
^ "Film Captures the Spirit in BOY | Graphic Communications" . Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
^ "Interview: Connor Jessup talks Falling Skies, New Projects & Life Experiences | Three If By Space" . August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ nurun.com. "Short film about a boy – and his ghost" . Brantford Expositor . Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016 .
^ Houpt, Simon (July 14, 2016). "Canadian actor Connor Jessup easing into his right to tell stories" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved September 20, 2016 .
^ Megarry, Daniel (June 24, 2019). "American Crime star Connor Jessup comes out as gay" . Gay Times . Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019 .
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