Connor Jessup is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his roles in John Ridley’s ABC series American Crime (2015–2017) and the independent films Blackbird (2012) and Closet Monster (2015). His third short film, Lira’s Forest, is an official selection at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
Biography via Criterion.
The List
1
Still Walking
Hirokazu Kore-eda
2008
114 min
2tie
A Brighter Summer Day
Edward Yang
1991
237 min
2tie
Yi Yi
Edward Yang
2000
174 min
3
Taste of Cherry
Abbas Kiarostami
1997
99 min
4
Sullivan’s Travels
Preston Sturges
1941
91 min
5
Late Spring
Yasujiro Ozu
1949
108 min
6
There Was a Father
Yasujiro Ozu
1942
93 min
7
Good Morning
Yasujiro Ozu
1959
94 min
8
High and Low
Akira Kurosawa
1963
142 min
9
La promesse
Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
1996
94 min
10
Mysterious Object at Noon
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
2000
89 min
11
The Naked Island
Kaneto Shindo
1960
97 min
12
Cameraperson
Kirsten Johnson
2016
102 min