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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 23, 1994 (32)
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Actor, director, producer and editor
- 12 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are Connor Jessup's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Oscar Madly (18) in Closet Monster (2015)
- Allyas Owen in White Lie (2019)
- Heroas Tyler Locke in Locke & Key (2020)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Connor Jessup's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Connor Jessup's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
28 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Peak Everything(2025)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Julian and the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Archivists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Night Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Locke & Key(2020)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Strange But True(2019)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
White Lie(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all filmsThe Constant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Lira's Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Closet Monster(2015)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Fragments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Crazyhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
American Crime(2015)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all showsWhat Doesn't Kill You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Little Coffins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Skating to New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Blackbird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Falling Skies(2011)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
King(2011)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Amy George(2011)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all filmsNicolas' Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Jon Dore Television Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
The Saddle Club(2001)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Jenjira's Magnificent Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 2001 to 2025; peak year 2020.
Biggest box office
Strange But True (2019)
Highest rated
Closet Monster (2015)
Most popular right now
Falling Skies (2011)
Film career
Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2011Screen debut· Falling Skies
- 2012First film· Blackbird
- 2012First top-billed film· Blackbird
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Connor Jessup's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Connor Jessup's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Connor Jessup work with?
People who share at least 2 of Connor Jessup's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Calvin Thomas shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Calvin ThomasShared titles: White Lie (2019), Amy George (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Calvin Thomas
- Yonah LewisShared titles: White Lie (2019), Amy George (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Yonah Lewis
Composers
- Lev LewisShared titles: White Lie (2019), Amy George (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Lev Lewis
Producers
- Christina PiovesanShared titles: Strange But True (2019), White Lie (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Christina Piovesan