Connor Jessup
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Connor William Jessup is a Canadian actor and producer, best known for his role as Ben Mason on TNT's science fiction series Falling Skies
, executive produced by Steven Spielberg
.
, Jessup got a lead role in the children’s television series The Saddle Club
for which he's also credited with conceptualizing the plot for one of the episodes.
More recently, Jessup obtained a lead role alongside Noah Wyle
in the TNT sci-fi series Falling Skies, from executive producer Steven Spielberg. He will have the lead role in the upcoming Canadian indie film Bye Bye Blackbird, in which he plays a troubled teen falsely accused of planning a school shooting. Jessup also acted as executive producer for the Canadian independent feature film Amy George
, which played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
. He also spends his free time writing and producing short films.
Falling Skies
Falling Skies is an American science fiction dramatic television series created by Robert Rodat and produced by Steven Spielberg. The series picks up six months into a world devastated by an alien invasion...
, executive produced by Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
.
Biography
After various early jobs, including a role in a stage adaptation of The Full MontyThe Full Monty
The Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy...
, Jessup got a lead role in the children’s television series The Saddle Club
The Saddle Club
The Saddle Club is a children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant and is an Australia/Canada co-production. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional...
for which he's also credited with conceptualizing the plot for one of the episodes.
More recently, Jessup obtained a lead role alongside Noah Wyle
Noah Wyle
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. John Truman Carter III in the Medical drama ER. He has also played Steve Jobs in the 1999 docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley and Flynn Carsen in The Librarian franchise...
in the TNT sci-fi series Falling Skies, from executive producer Steven Spielberg. He will have the lead role in the upcoming Canadian indie film Bye Bye Blackbird, in which he plays a troubled teen falsely accused of planning a school shooting. Jessup also acted as executive producer for the Canadian independent feature film Amy George
Amy George
Amy George is a 2011 Canadian microbudget film written, produced and directed by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas. It stars Gabriel del Castillo Mullally as the adolescent Jesse and Claudia Dey and Don Kerr as his parents. The film tells the story of the 13 year old Jesse who wants to be an artist,...
, which played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
. He also spends his free time writing and producing short films.
Television
- 2007-2008: The Saddle ClubThe Saddle ClubThe Saddle Club is a children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant and is an Australia/Canada co-production. Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional...
(TV Series) - Simon Atherton - 2011: Falling SkiesFalling SkiesFalling Skies is an American science fiction dramatic television series created by Robert Rodat and produced by Steven Spielberg. The series picks up six months into a world devastated by an alien invasion...
(TV Series) - Ben Mason
External Links
- Connorjessup channel on YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....