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Kit Sebastian Connor is a British actor who has been gradually rising towards stardom for over a decade. Born March 8, 2004, Kit is currently eighteen years of age and has been appearing on screen since eight years old.

In 2013, Kit appeared in Chickens and An Adventure in Space and Time, a dramatized portrayal of the creation of long–running BBC series Doctor Who. Throughout 2014 and 2015, Kit made his film debut in Get Santa, and additionally appeared in Rocket’s Island, Mr. Holmes, and the television series The Frankenstein Chronicles. In 2016, he portrayed characters in War and Peace and Grandchester, followed by appearances in The MercySS-GB.

Kit’s career continued to grow in 2018, when he landed roles in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Slaughterhouse Rulez, Ready Player One, and Grandpa’s Great Escape. 2019 saw Kit in Little Joe, portray young Elton John in the biopic Rocketman, and branch out to voice work in the BBC/Amazon series His Dark Materials.

Kit biggest role to date would come in 2021, at which point he was announced to be portraying Nick Nelson in the Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper. The first season was released on April 22, 2022 to universal praise and acclaim, and Kit’s performance was lauded in reviews. The series ranked in the top ten in numerous countries throughout the globe, and Netflix renewed the series for a second and third season on May 20, 2022 – less than a month after its premiere.

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