Kit Connor bio, height, age, partner, career path, parents 2025

Biography of Kit Connor

Kit Connor is a British actor who started his career at a young age. He gained great popularity, especially among young people, for his role in the series "Heartstopper" about the love between two young people. He is also remembered for his role in the series "His Dark Materials" - he voiced one of the main characters, the daemon Pantalaimon.

Childhood

Kit Sebastian Connor was born in 2004 in the south of London, in the borough of Croydon. His parents, Richard and Carolyn, are involved in the advertising business. It is known that the actor's father works for the large advertising agency AMV BBDO. Kit has a brother named Ned.

At first, Kit Connor studied at Hayes Primary School in Kenley, and then transferred to Whitgift School in South Croydon. He was one of the first students in the school drama club, and also excelled in history and English literature classes.

Kit Connor has stated that his entire childhood was spent on film sets. Due to his busy schedule, he didn't always attend school regularly. Kit has mentioned feeling like he missed out on a normal childhood and adolescence, as many childhood joys such as school days, field trips, and socializing with peers passed him by.

Despite this, he had a very happy childhood full of experiences and encounters with amazing people. He stumbled upon acting by chance, but has never regretted his decision.

Acting career

Kit Connor's first experiences on the set were in commercials. His first ad was for the Xbox game console.

At eight, he made his TV debut in "Chickens" on Sky One. A year later, he played Tom Anderson in the feature film "Get Santa."

As a child actor, Kit's job wasn't particularly challenging - he mainly just had to be cute on camera. He found filming to be a pleasant and enjoyable experience, watching and learning from experienced colleagues on set, picking up the subtleties of professional acting.

He also looked up to other famous actors who became famous in their early youth, such as Asa Butterfield, Will Poulter, and Tom Holland. According to Kit, all of this helped him progress in acting and learn the basics on the job.

Over the next few years, he snagged small roles in TV shows and movies. In 2015, he appeared as a boy in the film "Mr. Holmes," in which the lead role of the famous retired detective was played by Ian McKellen. That same year, the young talent appeared in the TV series "The Frankenstein Chronicles" as Joey.

Kit Connor in the series The Frankenstein Chronicles

The following year, Kit appeared in three episodes of "War and Peace" as young Petya Rostov.

In 2018, Connor expanded his acting range by diving into horror, starring in the comedy slasher "Slaughterhouse Rulez" about a massacre at a private British school.

Kit Connor in the film Slaughterhouse Rulez

Kit Connor's career really took off with his role in "Rocketman," where he played young Elton John. The film was released in 2019. Taron Egerton played the adult version of the musician.

As Kit put it, filming "Rocketman" took his career to the next level. The teenager met a lot of wonderful people and attended the film's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Kit Connor with the actors of theRocketman at the Cannes Festival

Kit Connor found voicing daemon Pantalaimon in "His Dark Materials" fascinating. He was the voice of the main character Lyra's daemon, played by Dafne Keen. As the fantasy series progressed and his own voice deepened with age, he found it fascinating how his character's voice got progressively lower.

In his career, Kit Connor also performed on the theater stage. In 2016, he played the role of the Little Boy in the production "Welcome Home, Captain Fox!", and in 2018, Alexander Ekdal in the play "Fanny and Alexander".

Rocketman All Kit Connor Scenes

Kit's real breakthrough came in 2022 with Netflix's "Heartstopper," based on Alice Oseman's graphic novels. The series tells a touching story about young LGBTQ+ relationships and the challenges they face. Kit Connor played one of the central roles - the star of the school rugby team, Nick Nelson.

Initially, the actor auditioned for Charlie Spring, but he didn't fit the look, while he was perfect for "the golden retriever" Nick (as the character's nicknamed in the show). The role of Charlie eventually went to actor Joe Locke, with whom Kit formed a brilliant partnership. During filming, the guys became good friends.

To play his role convincingly, the actor, despite being familiar with sports in real life and going to the gym 5-6 times a week, had to bulk up and practice playing rugby with a coach. During the four-month-long filming, this helped him "pretend" to be a skilled player.

During filming, Connor got to work alongside Oscar and Emmy winner Olivia Colman, who played Nick's mother. Kit Connor wished their time working together on set had lasted longer than just two days.

Heartstopper - ALL Nick & Charlie Kissing Scenes

The actor also mentioned that he would happily return to the role of Nick Nelson in the sequel of the series and is very proud of his involvement in the project:

It's a beautiful and extremely optimistic story about friendship and love, self-love, self-discovery and acceptance. It's a story about a whole array of amazing and different characters, truly inclusive, and I think a very important series.

Kit Connor's Personal Life

In his personal life, Kit's natural portrayal of a young man with romantic feelings for another guy in "Heartstopper" led many viewers to assume the actor shared his character's sexual orientation.

Heartstopper's Kit Connor: «I'm comfortable in my sexuality & don't need to label myself publicly»

Kit neither confirmed nor denied these rumors, saying he wanted to keep his personal life private: "I don't think I'm obligated to publicly discuss my orientation." On social media, he uses the pronouns "he/him."

Later he said:

Some of you, in my opinion, missed the show's main purpose. bye." return for a moment. I'm bi. Kudos for getting an 18-year-old to come out of the closet. Some of you, in my opinion, missed the show's main purpose. Bye.

Kit says working out has become his passion. He sees fitness not just as a way to stay in shape, but as a chance to clear his head and boost his mood.

In addition, Connor is a big fan of basketball, music, and theater, especially inspired by the culture of the 60s and 70s.

Kit Connor Now

For his role as Nick in the series "Heartstopper," Kit was nominated for the National Television Award. The warm and optimistic series was so well received by viewers that it was soon renewed for its second and third seasons.