Kit Connor

Biography

Kit Sebastian Connor (born 8 March 2004) is an English actor. He has appeared in the films Get Santa (2014), Rocketman (2019) and Little Joe (2019). On television, he had a recurring role in the CBBC series Rocket's Island (2014–2015) and a voice role in the BBC One and HBO series His Dark Materials. He gained recognition for his starring role as Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper (2022), for which he won the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in 2022.

Known For

Ready Player One

as Reb Kid

Rocketman

as Older Reggie

The Wild Robot

as Brightbill (voice)

Mr. Holmes

as Boy

His Dark Materials

as Pantalaimon (voice)

Heartstopper

as Nick Nelson

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

as Eli Ramsey

Slaughterhouse Rulez

as Wootton

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

The Mercy

as Simon Crowhurst