KIT CONNOR is an English actor born on this date. His films include Get Santa, Rocketman and Little Joe. 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. He also starred as Nick Nelson in the 2022 Netflix series Heartstopper.

He 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 recurred as 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, 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 the drama Little Joe. That same year, he began voicing 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. He is set to star in an upcoming film adaptation of the novel A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey.

In September 2022, Connor was seen holding hands with actor Maia Reficco. This led to backlash on Twitter as users — who never miss an opportunity to slag someone — accused him of queerbaiting — the practice of pretending to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community for attention or engagement. He clapped back at these accusations, tweeting, “apparently some people on here know my sexuality better than I do…” In October 2022, Connor came out as bisexual.

Connor has made his Broadway debut starring in  a Sam Gold/Jack Antonoff production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet along with recent West Side Story star Rachel Zegler.

Heartstopper has been renewed for another seasons on Netflix following its premiere in April 2022. YAY!