Kit Connor

Kit Sebastian Connor is an English actor who gained widespread recognition for starring as secondary school student Nick Nelson in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper and its finale film Heartstopper Forever. In addition to his screen work, he has performed in major stage productions, feature films, and voice roles across television and film.

Connor was born in the London Borough of Croydon on 8 March 2004. Raised in Purley, his parents, Richard and Caroline, work in advertising, and he has an older sister and an older brother. He attended the Hayes Primary School in Kenley and Whitgift School in South Croydon, where he completed his A Levels in drama, English literature, and history.

He made his onscreen acting debut at the age of eight with minor appearances in Chickens, 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 played recurring character Archie Beckles in the CBBC series Rocket's Island. His early work also included recurring roles in the miniseries War & Peace and SS-GB, his stage debut in Welcome Home, Captain Fox!, and roles in films such as The Mercy, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Slaughterhouse Rulez, Grandpa's Great Escape, and the stage production 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 the character Pantalaimon in the fantasy series His Dark Materials. He was cast in Heartstopper in April 2021 after initially auditioning for the role of Charlie. His portrayal of Nick Nelson earned him the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance, as well as a second nomination for the third season.

Connor expanded his work in 2024 by joining the voice cast of the animated film The Wild Robot, receiving an Annie Award nomination. He made his Broadway debut starring as Romeo in a musical adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, earning a Theatre World Award alongside nominations for a Drama League Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award. He subsequently starred in the war film Warfare, winning a British Independent Film Award.

His additional screen projects include serving as an executive producer and star in Heartstopper Forever, as well as roles in Rapture, A Long Winter, A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, and the mystery-horror film One of Us. Connor was also cast to voice the lead in the animated movie Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, star in an adaptation of Elden Ring, play Scott Summers / Cyclops in Marvel's untitled X-Men reboot, and appear in the true crime drama Preppy.

In addition to his performance awards, Connor was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow in 2023 and listed in Forbes' 30 under 30 Europe list in 2024. He came out as bisexual in October 2022 and was named in the top 20 of the UK Pride Power Lists from 2023 to 2025.