Kit Connor
Biography
Kit Sebastian Connor is an English actor born on March 8, 2004, in London, England. He has established a career in film, television, and theater, gaining international recognition for his work. Connor is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper, a role he has played since 2022. His performance in the series earned him the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance. With a professional background spanning over a decade, Connor has transitioned from child acting roles to prominent parts in major streaming series, feature films, and Broadway productions, marking his status as a rising figure in the entertainment industry.
Career overview
Kit Connor began his acting career at the age of eight, landing his first film role as Tom in the 2014 Warner Bros. production Get Santa. During this early period, he also held a recurring role in the CBBC series Rocket's Island from 2014 to 2015. Throughout the late 2010s, he appeared in several films, including The Mercy, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and Slaughterhouse Rulez, all released in 2018. In 2019, he appeared in the films Rocketman and Little Joe. During this time, he also contributed voice work to the series His Dark Materials, which ran from 2019 to 2022.
Connor achieved significant recognition for his starring role as Nick Nelson in the Netflix series Heartstopper, which began in 2022 and includes a series finale film. His work in the series led to his recognition at the Children's and Family Emmy Awards. Expanding his career into theater and further film projects, Connor starred in a Broadway adaptation of Romeo & Juliet in 2024. That same year, he provided voice work for the film The Wild Robot. He is also credited with a role in the 2025 film Warfare. His career continues to encompass a diverse range of projects across various media platforms.
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Full filmography
- Elden Ring (2028)
- Heartstopper Forever (2026) as Nick Nelson
- Heartstopper Forever (2026) Executive Producer
- One of Us (2026) as Youngest
- Heartstopper Forever: The Official Podcast (2026)
- Warfare (2025) as Tommy
- The Wild Robot (2024) as Brightbill (voice)
- Heartstopper: The Official Podcast (2024) as Self - Guest
- Heartstopper (2022) as Nick Nelson
- His Dark Materials (2019) as Pantalaimon (voice)
- Rocketman (2019) as Older Reggie
- Little Joe (2019) as Joe
- Ready Player One (2018) as Reb Kid
- Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) as Wootton
- The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) as Eli Ramsey
- The Mercy (2018) as Simon Crowhurst
- Grandpa's Great Escape (2018) as Jack
- SS-GB (2017) as Bob Sheenan
- War and Peace (2016) as Petya Rostov
- The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) as Joey
- Mr. Holmes (2015) as Boy
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Grantchester (2014) as Charlie Jones
- Get Santa (2014) as Tom
- Chickens (2013) as Clem
- An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) as Charlie (uncredited)
- Casualty (1986) as Barnaby Lee
- The Wild Robot Escapes as Brightbill (voice)
- Rapture
- Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory as Charlie Paley (voice)
- A Long Winter as Tommy
- A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow as Orion Maxwell