Kit Connor

Kit Sebastian Connor (born 8 March 2004) is an English actor. Connor gained recognition for starring as secondary school student Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper (2022–2024) and its series finale film Heartstopper Forever. He won the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance for the role, and received another nomination for the third season. He has been cast as Scott Summers in Marvel's upcoming X-Men movie in 2028.

Connor appeared in the films Get Santa (2014), Rocketman (2019), and Little Joe (2019), had a recurring role in the CBBC series Rocket's Island (2014–2015), and voice roles in the series His Dark Materials (2019–2022) and the film The Wild Robot (2024), a performance for which he garnered an Annie Award nomination. He subsequently starred as Romeo in a Broadway adaptation of Romeo & Juliet in 2024, a performance for which he won a Theatre World Award and nominations for a Drama League Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award, and in the film Warfare (2025), a performance for which he won a British Independent Film Award.

Early life Kit Sebastian Connor was born in the London Borough of Croydon on 8 March 2004. His parents, Richard and Caroline, are in advertising. He has an older sister and an older brother. He is from Purley and attended the Hayes Primary School in Kenley, as well as Whitgift School in South Croydon, where he completed his A Levels in drama, English literature, and history.

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 as a recurring character Archie Beckles in the CBBC series Rocket's Island.

Connor had a recurring role playing young Petya Rostov in the miniseries War & Peace and as Bob Sheehan in the miniseries SS-GB. He made his stage debut in Welcome Home, Captain Fox! at Donmar Warehouse. He had roles in the 2018 films The Mercy, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Slaughterhouse Rulez, and 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 the drama Little Joe. In the same year, he began voicing the part of Pantalaimon in the BBC One and HBO fantasy series His Dark Materials. In April 2021, it was announced that 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. He originally auditioned for the role of Charlie but ended up cast as the other lead, Nick Nelson.

In 2024 Connor was part of the voice cast of DreamWorks Animation's The Wild Robot, an adaptation of Peter Brown's novel of the same name. He made his Broadway debut playing Romeo opposite Rachel Zegler's Juliet in a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet directed by Sam Gold with music by Jack Antonoff.

In 2025, Connor appeared in Warfare, an A24 war film written and directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza. In April 2025 it was announced that Connor will star in a Heartstopper feature-length film that will serve as the series conclusion. He will also serve as an executive producer of the film. In May 2025 it was announced that Connor will star alongside Will Poulter and Manu Rios in the medieval zombie horror film Rapture. In October 2025 it was announced that Connor will star alongside Fred Hechinger and D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai in Andrew Haigh's A Long Winter. Connor will also next star in an upcoming film adaptation of the novel A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey.

In March 2026, Connor led the cast of the mystery-horror film One of Us, which had its world premiere at the Manchester Film Festival. In April 2026, it was announced that Connor would voice the lead character in the new Netflix animated movie Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory alongside Taika Waititi as Wonka. Also in April 2026, Connor was formally confirmed as the lead in the Alex Garland adaptation of Elden Ring for A24, with an official release date of March 3, 2028. Production commenced that month. In August 2026, it was announced that Connor was cast to play Scott Summers / Cyclops in the upcoming untitled X-Men reboot directed by Jake Schreier and set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In September 2026, Connor was cast opposite Diana Silvers in the true crime drama Preppy, to be directed by Janicza Bravo

Connor was named a 2023 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. In 2024 Connor was named to Forbes ' 30 under 30 Europe list in the Entertainment category. He was also highlighted in Variety's Young Hollywood Impact Report and on The Hollywood Reporter 's 2024 Next Gen Talent list.

Personal life

In October 2022, Connor came out as bisexual in a Twitter post. Connor had objected to speculation about his sexuality in the past and had quit Twitter the previous month due to harassment and claims of queerbaiting after he was photographed holding hands with actress Maia Reficco. In his coming-out tweet, Connor said fans were "forcing an 18 year old to out himself" and "missed the point" of the Heartstopper television series.

Connor has been named in the top 20 of the UK Pride Power Lists for 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes Get Santa Tom Anderson 2015 Mr. Holmes Boy 2017 The Mercy Simon Crowhurst 2018 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Eli Ramsey Slaughterhouse Rulez Wootton A Long Winter Tommy 2027Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory Charlie Paley Voice role; in production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 An Adventure in Space and Time Charlie Television film; uncredited Casualty Barnaby Lee Episode: "Away in a Manger" 2016 Grantchester Charlie Jones Episode: "Episode 5" War & Peace Young Petya Rostov Recurring role; 3 episodes 2026 Heartstopper: Ending On a Hi Himself Documentary Special

Theatre Year Title Role Venue Ref. 2016 Welcome Home, Captain Fox! Small Boy Donmar Warehouse, London

Video games Year Title Role Developer 2017 Blackwood Crossing Finn (English voice) PaperSeven 2020 Dreams Foxy (English voice) Media Molecule 2022 A Plague Tale: Requiem Lucas (English voice) Asobo Studio Xenoblade Chronicles 3Additional voicesMonolith Soft

Audio Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2022 Oliver Twist Noah Claypole Audiobook

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