Connor Jessup
| Connor Jessup | |
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Jessup in 2013
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| Born |
June 23, 1994 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–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. He has also starred in feature films, most notably in the award-winning Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015).
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, 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. He served as executive producer for the independent film Amy George, which played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.
In 2011, Jessup was cast as a main character in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. 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. 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. The film won three awards at the Atlantic Film Festival and won the Vancouver International Film Festival award for Best Canadian Feature Film. It also screened at the Cannes Film Festival.
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