Kit Connor

Kit Sebastian Connor (born 8 March 2004) is a British actor. His films include Get Santa (2014), Rocketman (2019), and Little Joe (2019).[2][3] On television, he had a recurring role in the CBBC series Rocket's Island (2014–2015), a voice role in the BBC One and HBO series His Dark Materials, and starred in the Netflix series Heartstopper (2022).

Kit Connor
Connor in 2022
Born
Kit Sebastian Connor[1]

(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004
Purley, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

Early life

Connor is from Purley.[4] He attended the Hayes Primary School in Kenley and then Whitgift School.[5][6]

Career

Connor made his onscreen debut at the age of eight with minor appearances in Chickens on Sky One, the television film An Adventure in Space and Time, and the soap opera Casualty. In 2014, he starred as Tom Anderson in the holiday comedy Get Santa and a recurring role as Archie Beckles in the CBBC series Rocket's Island.[3][7]

Connor recurred as young Petya Rostov and Bob Sheehan in the miniseries War & Peace and SS-GB respectively. He made his stage debut in Welcome Home, Captain Fox! at Donmar Warehouse.

Connor had roles in the 2018 films The Mercy, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Slaughterhouse Rulez, as well as the BBC One television film Grandpa's Great Escape. He starred as Alexander in the Old Vic Theatre production of Fanny & Alexander.

In 2019, Connor portrayed a teenaged Elton John in the musical film Rocketman and played Joe Woodard in Little Joe.[2][8] That same year, he began voicing Pantalaimon in the BBC One and HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials.

In April 2021, it was announced Connor would star opposite Joe Locke in the Netflix series Heartstopper, an adaptation of the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman.[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Get Santa Tom Anderson
2015 Mr. Holmes Boy
2018 The Mercy Simon Crowhurst
Ready Player One Reb Kid
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Eli Ramsey
Slaughterhouse Rulez Wootton
2019 Rocketman Young Reginald Dwight
Little Joe Joe Woodard

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Chickens Clem 1 episode
An Adventure in Space and Time Charlie Television film
Casualty Barnaby Lee 1 episode
2014–2015 Rocket's Island Archie Beckles 18 episodes
2015 The Frankenstein Chronicles Joey Episode: "A World Without God"
2016 War & Peace Young Petya Rostov 3 episodes
Grantchester Charlie Jones 1 episode
2017 SS-GB Bob Sheenan Miniseries; 3 episodes
2018 Grandpa's Great Escape Jack Television film
2019–present His Dark Materials Pantalaimon (voice) 15 episodes
2022 Heartstopper Nicholas "Nick" Nelson Main role; 8 episodes

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Welcome Home, Captain Fox! Small Boy Donmar Warehouse, London
2018 Fanny & Alexander Alexander Old Vic Theatre, London

References
  1. "Search Results for Civil Births in Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records". findmypast.co.uk. England & Wales Births 1837–2006. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "Kit Connor". IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. "'Get Santa': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. Fisk, Robert (13 November 2014). "Christmas is saved by 10-year-old Kit Connor from Purley after Santa Claus crashes his sleigh in Get Santa festive film". Sutton & Croydon Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. "Week Beginning 1st December 2014". The Hayes Primary School. 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. "Whitgift student appears in BBC drama". John Whitgift Foundation. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. "Rocket's Island (TV Series 2012– )". IMDb. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. "REVIEW: Committed performance from Colin Firth in yachtsman biopic part-filmed in Dorset". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. Stroud, Will (22 April 2021). "Heartstopper: Kit Connor and Joe Locke to star in Netflix adaptation of gay graphic novel". Attitude. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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