Connor Jessup was born in Toronto, Canada. An actor since the age of eleven, he is best known for his role as Ben Mason in TNT's sci-fi series Falling Skies (2011) and as Taylor Blaine in the ABC drama American Crime (2015). Other notable roles include an early stint on the Discovery Kids series The Saddle Club (2001), and acclaimed lead performances in Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015). Jessup is also active behind the camera, having written and directed several shorts - most recently the ghost drama Boy (2015) - and acted as executive producer on the micro-budget film Amy George (2011).
Amy George
Blackbird
What Doesn't Kill You
Skating to New York
Closet Monster
Boy
Crazyhouse
Fragments
Strange but True
Lira's Forest
A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
White Lie
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
Night Flight
The Constant
The Archivists
Little CoffinsAdam
Julian and the Wind
