Jordan Connor

Jordan Connor Yuen (born September 17, 1991 in Calgary , Alberta ) is a Canadian actor . He is best known for his role as Sweet Pea on the Riverdale television series .

life and career

Connor's father was born in Regina, Saskatchewan Province and is of Chinese descent; his mother is from Croatia . Connor was in Canada in Calgary in the province of Alberta and grew up in Delta in the province of British Columbia on. In high school he played football and drama . He received a soccer scholarship to the University of British Columbia , but had to give up his soccer career in his sophomore year due to a broken leg. After working as a stuntman , including first for Hellcats , he decided to leave university for an acting career. For five years he trained at the Railtown Actor Studio in Vancouver .

In 2017 , after auditioning for other roles in Riverdale , he received the role of Sweet Pea, which was originally only intended for four episodes, but was extended for him. The following series projects were 2019 Hospital Show and Eine wie Alaska . In 2020 he won the first episode of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race under the drama name Babykins LaRoux.

Private

Connor has been engaged to his longtime girlfriend since September 2018.

Filmography

2013: Supernatural (TV series, episode 8x21)
2013: The Tomorrow People (TV series, episode 1x07)
2014: Ivy Tower (TV series, 2 episodes)
2014: What an Idiot
2014: The Cover-up
2015: Backstrom (TV series, episode 1x03)
2016: Lucifer (TV series, episode 2x04)
2016: No Tomorrow (TV series, episode 1x08)
2017: The Magicians (TV series, episode 2x05)
2017: You Me Her (TV series, episode 2x07)
since 2017: Riverdale (TV series)
2019: One like Alaska ( Looking for Alaska , mini series, 8 episodes)
2019: Hospital Show (web series, 10 episodes)
2020: RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (TV show, episode 1x01)

Web links

Jordan Connor in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Winnie Jung: Jordan Connor on Riverdale, acting, and his Chinese-Canadian heritage ( English ) In: cold tea collective . December 27, 2019. Accessed April 30, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b Emily Loewen: Jordan Connor: An Exclusive Look At The Actor Behind Riverdale's Sweet Pea ( English ) In: Terroir . October 3, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
↑ Mag Pytlik, David Maciejewski and Kathrin Weisensee: This star from “Riverdale” becomes a drag queen in a TV show . In: it's in TV . April 28, 2020. Accessed April 30, 2020.
↑ Rebekah Howell: Kitsch Alert: Riverdale star Jordan Connor proposed to his girlfriend in such a super romantic way . In: MTV . September 28, 2018. Accessed April 30, 2020.

personal data
SURNAME	Connor, Jordan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Connor Yuen, Jordan (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH	17th September 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	Calgary , Alberta , Canada

[1] Winnie Jung: Jordan Connor on Riverdale, acting, and his Chinese-Canadian heritage ( English ) In: cold tea collective . December 27, 2019. Accessed April 30, 2020.

[terroir-2] Emily Loewen: Jordan Connor: An Exclusive Look At The Actor Behind Riverdale's Sweet Pea ( English ) In: Terroir . October 3, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[3] Mag Pytlik, David Maciejewski and Kathrin Weisensee: This star from “Riverdale” becomes a drag queen in a TV show . In: it's in TV . April 28, 2020. Accessed April 30, 2020.

[4] Rebekah Howell: Kitsch Alert: Riverdale star Jordan Connor proposed to his girlfriend in such a super romantic way . In: MTV . September 28, 2018. Accessed April 30, 2020.