{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Jordan Connor | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jordan Connor Yuen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | occupation = Actor | spouse = {{marriage|Jinjara Mitchell|2021}} }} '''Jordan Connor Yuen''' (born 17 September 1991) is a Canadian actor. He plays Sweet Pea in the television series ''Riverdale''. He has also appeared in ''Looking for Alaska'', ''Hospital Show'' and ''Nurses''.
== Early life == Connor was born in Calgary but moved to Vancouver when he was two years old.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Jung|first=Winnie|date=27 December 2019|title=Jordan Connor on Riverdale, acting, and his Chinese-Canadian heritage|url=https://coldteacollective.com/jordan-connor-on-riverdale-acting-and-his-chinese-canadian-heritage/|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Cold Tea Collective}}</ref> He grew up in Delta, located in the Greater Vancouver area.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Loewen|first=Emily|date=3 October 2018|title=Jordan Connor: An Exclusive Look At The Actor Behind Riverdale's Sweet Pea|url=https://terroirmag.com/articles/2018/9/28/jordan-connor-an-exclusive-look-at-the-actor-behind-riverdales-sweet-pea|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040440/https://terroirmag.com/articles/2018/9/28/jordan-connor-an-exclusive-look-at-the-actor-behind-riverdales-sweet-pea|archive-date=9 November 2020|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Terroir Magazine}}</ref> Connor's father was born in Canada and is mostly of Chinese descent. His mother is from Croatia. He has a brother, Brad, and a sister, Nicole.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Dupre|first=Elyse|date=27 September 2018|title=Riverdale's Jordan Connor Is Engaged: See His Fiancée's Ring|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/971984/riverdale-s-jordan-connor-is-engaged-see-his-fiancee-s-ring|access-date=15 August 2020|website=E! Online}}</ref>
Connor said he knew he wanted to be an actor since he was around 10–11 years old. Connor attended Sands Secondary School, where he did theatre and played football.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ip|first=Stephanie|date=11 May 2018|title=B.C.'s Riverdale stars Jordan Connor and Drew Ray Tanner spill on the Southside Serpents|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/television/riverdales-jordan-connor-and-drew-ray-tanner-talk-southside-serpents|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Vancouver Sun}}</ref> His first performance was in his school's production of ''Guys and Dolls''.<ref name=":1" /> After receiving a football scholarship to the University of British Columbia, Connor put acting aside to focus on football while he was studying architecture. During a game at the end of his second year, Connor broke his leg when he was tackled, ending his football career. Bedridden and unable to walk for three months, Connor became depressed.<ref name=":2" /> After his leg healed, Connor found work as a stuntperson when the show ''Hellcats'' came to his football team seeking stuntpeople. Rediscovering his love for acting on the set, Connor continued doing stunt and background work for about a year.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Werner|first=Hedvig|date=15 April 2019|title=Jordan Connor|url=https://boysbygirls.co.uk/conversations/jordan-connor|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Boys By Girls}}</ref>
Eventually, Connor left university to pursue acting more seriously. He began acting training at the Railtown Actors Studio in Vancouver.<ref name=":3" /> While training on and off for five years, Connor booked small parts and also worked in other jobs, including bartending at a restaurant, working for a marketing company and selling mobile phones. He also owned a theatre company with friends.<ref name=":2" />
== Career == Connor's breakthrough role was as Sweet Pea in the television series ''Riverdale''. Connor had auditioned for other characters such as Joaquin and Reggie before reading for Sweet Pea.<ref name=":2" /> First introduced in the show's second season (which premiered in October 2017), Connor was originally supposed to only have four episodes but his role was later expanded to a recurring role.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Min|first=Lilian|date=2 October 2017|title=Here's The First Look At The Character Who Might Split Up Bughead on "Riverdale"|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a12762004/riverdale-toni-topaz-first-look/|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Cosmopolitan}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Stone|first=Sam|date=23 June 2019|title=Sweet Pea: How the Riverdale Southside Serpent Became Part of the Gang|url=https://www.cbr.com/sweet-pea-riverdale-gang/|access-date=15 August 2020|website=CBR}}</ref>
In March 2019, Connor was cast as Kevin in ''Looking for Alaska'', a miniseries adaptation of John Green's novel.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=21 September 2019|title='Looking For Alaska': Hulu Limited Series Adds Six To Cast|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/looking-for-alaska-hulu-limited-series-cast-denny-love-sofia-vassillieva-jay-lee-landry-bender-uriah-shelton-jordon-connor-1202579584/|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Deadline}}</ref> The series was released on Hulu on 18 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sydney|first=Bucksbaum|date=16 October 2019|title=How author John Green helped shape Hulu's 'Looking for Alaska' adaptation|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/10/16/looking-for-alaska-hulu-adaptation-john-green-cast-interviews/|access-date=15 August 2020|website=EW.com}}</ref> In 2019, Connor appeared in ''Hospital Show'', a 10-part comedy web series which premiered on YouTube on 10 October 2019.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Atad|first=Corey|date=1 October 2019|title=Vancouver-Shot Digital Series 'Hospital Show' Spoofs The Medical Drama|url=https://etcanada.com/news/515865/vancouver-shot-digital-series-hospital-show-spoofs-the-medical-drama/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002002424/https://etcanada.com/news/515865/vancouver-shot-digital-series-hospital-show-spoofs-the-medical-drama/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 October 2019|access-date=15 August 2020|website=ET Canada}}</ref> In April 2020, Connor was one of the celebrity contestants in the first episode of ''RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race''. Competing against Jermaine Fowler and Nico Tortorella, Connor won the episode, winning $30,000 for his charity of choice, Cystic Fibrosis Canada.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Kickham|first=Dylan|date=27 April 2020|title=OMG, A 'Riverdale' Star Won 'RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race'|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/the-first-rupauls-secret-celebrity-drag-race-winner-was-a-riverdale-star-22847330|access-date=15 August 2020|website=Elite Daily}}</ref>
In August 2020, it was announced that Connor had joined the cast of Canadian medical drama series ''Nurses'' for its second season.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 August 2020|title='Riverdale' Star Jordan Connor Talks Joining 'Nurses' Season 2|url=https://etcanada.com/video/1e2302a6-e0b7-11ea-9b8c-0242ac110003/riverdale-star-jordan-connor-talks-joining-nurses-season-2/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818120427/https://etcanada.com/video/1e2302a6-e0b7-11ea-9b8c-0242ac110003/riverdale-star-jordan-connor-talks-joining-nurses-season-2/|archive-date=18 August 2020|access-date=18 August 2020|website=ET Canada}}</ref> He co-directed a short film with Derek Wallis titled ''The Skimmer''. He was also a producer and actor in the short.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-13 |title=The Skimmer |url=https://screamfestla.com/2024/film/skimmer |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Screamfest |language=en}}</ref> Connor also produced ''The Ornament'', a short film written and directed by his wife Jinjara Mitchell which premiered in July 2024.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-01 |title=Interview: Jinjara Mitchell & Jordan Connor Discuss Their Short Film 'The Ornament' |url=https://popternative.com/entertainment/interview-jinjara-mitchell-jordan-connor-discuss-their-short-film-the-ornament/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Popternative |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2025, he was the guest on an episode of the paranormal web series ''Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan''.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Blandy |first=Curtis |date=2025-02-25 |title=CBC series on haunted places includes star-studded cast and one location in Victoria |url=https://victoriabuzz.com/2025/02/cbc-series-on-haunted-places-includes-star-studded-cast-and-one-location-in-victoria/ |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=Victoria Buzz |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Connor and his long-term partner, Jinjara Mitchell, got engaged on 22 September 2018.<ref name=":0" /> They got married on 4 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olson|first=Anna Price|date=5 September 2021|title=Exclusive: Jordan Connor and Jinjara Mitchell Are Officially Married!|url=https://www.brides.com/exclusive-jordan-connor-jinjara-mitchell-wedding-5200340|access-date=5 September 2021|website=Brides|language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Films === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2013 |''Fighting Free'' |Adam |Short film | |- |2013 |''Never Gonna Let You'' | |Short film | |- |2013 |''Destroyer'' |Hockey Player |Short film | |- |2014 |''What an Idiot'' |Office Guy | | |- |2014 |''The Cover-Up'' |Drunk Party Guy | | |- |2016 |''Plan B'' |Louis |Short film | |- |2023 |''The Skimmer'' |Jamie Osprey |Short film, also co-director and producer |<ref name=":10" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chilliwack Independent Film Festival Schedule 2023 |url=https://www.ciff.ca/2023-schedule |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111214024/https://www.ciff.ca/2023-schedule |archive-date=2024-01-11 |access-date=2025-06-19 |website=Chilliwack Independent Film Festival}}</ref> |- |2024 |''The Ornament'' | |Short film, producer |<ref name=":8" /> |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2013 |''Supernatural'' |Demon Sam |Episode: "The Great Escapist" | |- |2013 |''The Tomorrow People'' |David |Episode: "Limbo" | |- |2014 |''Ivy Tower'' |Ricky Brigola |Episodes: "Birthday Paradox" and "Grinning Nurses" | |- |2015 |''Backstrom'' |Stan Park |Episode: "Takes One to Know One" | |- |2016 |''Lucifer'' |Stoner Leroy |Episode: "Lady Parts" | |- |2016 |''No Tomorrow'' |Stoner Kid / Skill-Fresh |Episode: "No Rest for the Weary" | |- |2017 |''You Me Her'' |Caleb |Episode: "Weird Janis and the White Trash Baby Vessel" | |- |2017 |''The Magicians'' |Champagne Boy |Episode: "Cheat Day" | |- |2017–2021 |''Riverdale'' |Sweet Pea |Recurring role (season 2–5) |<ref name=":4" /> |- |2019 |''Hospital Show'' |Vince |Main role |<ref name=":6" /> |- |2019 |''Looking for Alaska'' |Kevin |Main role |<ref name=":5" /> |- |2020 |''RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race'' |Himself / Babykins La Roux |Winner |<ref name=":7" /> |- |2021 |''Nurses'' |Matteo |Main role |<ref name=":9" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hank|first=Melissa|date=18 June 2021|title=Nurses preps for return on Global, after over a year of waiting|url=https://o.canada.com/entertainment/television/nurses-preps-for-return-on-global-after-over-a-year-of-waiting|access-date=6 July 2021|website=canada.com|language=en-CA}}</ref> |- |2025 |''Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan'' |Himself |Episode: "Case 207: The Fort" |<ref name=":11" /> |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Artist !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |2019 |"Vessel" |Royal |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clipston |first=Teena |date=2019-04-26 |title=Q & A with Vernon's indie-pop sensation ROYAL |url=https://gonzookanagan.com/q-a-with-vernons-indie-pop-sensation-royal/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Gonzo Okanagan |language=en}}</ref> |- |2019 |"Shoes" |Mina Tobias |<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbwCbtNN6NI |title=Mina Tobias - Shoes (Official Music Video) |date=2019-09-13 |access-date=2024-09-04 |via=YouTube}}</ref> |}
== References == <references />
== External links == * {{IMDb name|5002730}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Connor, Jordan}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian male film actors Category:Canadian male television actors Category:University of British Columbia Faculty of Applied Science alumni Category:Male actors from Calgary Category:Canadian male actors of Chinese descent Category:21st-century Canadian male actors Category:Canadian people of Croatian descent Category:RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race winners Category:Male actors from Vancouver Category:People from Delta, British Columbia Category:Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States