Netflix’s Heartstopper returned with its highly anticipated second season on August 3rd and fans are already eagerly waiting the third season which was confirmed along with season two’s renewal. The series is an adaption of the bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel by Alice Oseman and follows Charlie (Joe Locke) and Nick (Kit Connor) who meet at secondary school and quickly discover that their unlikely friendship is blossoming into an unexpected romance. The ensemble cast also includes William Gao as Tao Xu, Yasmin Finney as Elle Argent, Sebastian Croft as Ben Hope, Jenny Walser as Tori Spring, Rhea Norwood as Imogen Heany, Cormac Hyde-Corrin as Harry Greene, Kizzy Edgell as Darcy Olsson, Tobie Donovan as Isaac Henderson, Corinna Brown as Tara Jones, and Olivia Colman as Sarah Nelson.
Incredibly, Heartstopper is the first official on screen role for many of the cast including Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney, Kizzy Edgell, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, and Cormac Hyde-Corrin. Kit Connor however has been acting since he was eight years old and has been in numerous series and films before landing the role of Nick Nelson. Here are 5 movies starring Kit Connor before Heartstopper you can stream.
Grandpa’s Great Escape (2018)
Who else is in it: Tom Courtenay, Alice Nokes, Samantha Spiro, Jennifer Saunders, David Walliams, Rafe Spall, Michele Dotrice
Synopsis: “Jack (Kit Connor) decides to help his Grandpa (Sir Tom Courtenay), a World War II flying ace, who now suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, escape from an old folks’ home run by Miss Dandy (Jennifer Saunders), who has ulterior motives.”
Where to watch: BBC iPlayer
Little Joe (2019)
Who else is in it: Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, David Wilmot, Phénix Brossard, Sebastian Hülk
Synopsis: “Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, Tubi, Vudu
The Mercy (2018)
Who else is in it: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Eleanor Stagg, Jonathan Bailey, Simon McBurney, Sebastian Armesto, Genevieve Gaunt
Synopsis: “The incredible story of amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst and his solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe. The struggles he confronted on the journey while his family awaited his return is one of the most enduring mysteries of recent times.”
Where to watch: Crackle, fubo, Hoopla, Peacock, Plex
Rocketman (2019)
Who else is in it: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Steven Mackintosh, Stephen Graham, Charlie Rowe, Tom Bennett, Gemma Jones, Celinde Schoenmaker, Tate Donovan
Synopsis: “A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John’s breakthrough years.”
Where to watch: TBS, TNT, truTV
Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018)
Who else is in it: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Asa Butterfield, Michael Sheen, Finn Cole, Hermione Corfield, Jassa Ahluwalia, Tom Rhys Harries, Jamie Blackley, Isabella Laughland
Synopsis: “Don Wallace, a student at the boarding school Slaughterhouse, faces the arcane rules of the establishment when a new threat emerges and the tenants of the school engage in a bloody battle for survival.”
Where to watch: Direct TV, Starz
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