Connor Jessup

Personal context

Summary

Connor Jessup is a Canadian actor and filmmaker known for Falling Skies, American Crime, Closet Monster, and Locke & Key. His acting and directing work includes coming-of-age stories and characters dealing with trauma, loss, and identity. Jessup publicly came out as gay and co-founded Queer Was Always Here, which runs campaigns supporting LGBTQIA+ refugees and displaced people through grassroots organizations. No public partisan campaigning or statements on broader DEI initiatives are on record.