Connor Price

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Connor Price
Born (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 (age 30)
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • Actor
Years active
  • 2000–present (acting)
  • 2017–present (music)
Spouse
Breanna Price
(m. 2016)
Children2

Connor Price (born 11 November 1994) is a Canadian actor, rapper, and internet personality. Beginning his career as a child actor and going into music, he is best known for his viral "Spin the Globe" series featuring artists from multiple countries around the world.

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Career

Acting

Price's career began at the age of six. [1] His first notable role was of Jay Braddock, the eldest son of Russell Crowe and Renée Zellweger in the Ron Howard Academy Award Nominated feature Cinderella Man . [1] He is best known for portraying Kenny, the leader of the Boston vampire clan for two seasons of Syfy's Being Human and the role of Harry James in three seasons of CBC's World War II spy Drama X Company . [2] [3] [4]

In 2024, he made an appearance in season 6 of ABC police procedural The Rookie, portraying a DJ. [5]

Music

Price began to expand into hip hop music and rap in the late 2010s, releasing his first ever song "S" on January 4, 2017. [6] His series-turned-EP Spin the Globe, in which he would spin a globe and collaborate with an artist from whichever country his finger landed on, first went viral in 2022. After collaborating with 7 artists from countries such as Zambia, South Africa and India, he released "Spin the Globe" on 27 January 2023. [7] As of February 2024, Spin the Globe has over 400 million streams on Spotify. [8] A sequel "Spin the Globe 2" was released on 23 February 2024, using the same concept. [9]

In 2023, his music received over a billion streams across multiple streaming platforms, including over 650 million on Spotify. [10]

In July 2024, Price teamed up with country pop artist Walker Hayes on the song, "Smoke." [11]

Price has recorded songs with numerous artists, such as bbno$, Hoodie Allen, Armani White, Idris Elba, Nic D, Forrest Frank, Walker Hayes and latest addition Maverick City Music. [12]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2002 Sins of the Father Young Bobby Cherry Jr.TV movie
Crossed OverYoung Peter LowryTV movie
Men with Brooms Brandon Foley
A PromiseStephenShort film
Fancy DancingMichael Pelham
2003 The Republic of Love Gary Woloschuck
2004 Evel Knievel Younger Kelly KnievelTV movie
2005 A History of Violence Kid (Uncredited)
The FoolYoung BillyShort film
Cinderella Man Jay Braddock
2006FindYoung RichardShort film
2007 Good Luck Chuck Young Charlie Logan
The Rocket ManBenShort film
The Stone Angel Young Matt Currie
2008 Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween StefanTV movie
2009BackMichael MilesTV movie
Ollie & the Baked HalibutOllie the OtterShort film
Booky's Crush GeorgieTV movie
2010Almost KingsJoel
Summer CampEddy LoganTV movie
Cancel ChristmasSteve Rojack
2012 Frenemies WalkerTV movie
2013 Carrie Freddy "Beak" Holt
2014 The Good Witch's Wonder JimTV movie
2018 Honey Bee Matt
2019 Hammer Jeremy Davis

Television

YearTelevision SeriesRoleEpisode/Notes
2000 In a Heartbeat Brandon"Cinderella Syndrome"
2003 72 Hours: True Crime Ben Richmond"Lone Wolf"
Doc Brendan"Angels In Waiting"
The Save-Ums! B.B. JammiesUnknown Episodes, Voice
2005 Kevin Hill Bryce"In This Corner"
2006 Alice, I Think Mac MacLeod13 Episodes
2007 Love You to Death Stuart"Time Capsule Murder"
The Dead Zone J.J. Bannerman9 Episodes
The Rick Mercer Report Boy in 'Canada Savings Bonds'Season 5, Episode 5
Not This But ThisJohnnyUnknown Episodes
Will & Dewitt Will5 Episodes (2007–2008)
2008 Flashpoint NoahSeason 5, Episode 10 "A World of Their Own"
The Middleman Duncan"The Accidental Occidental Conception"
Bakugan Battle Brawlers Christopher3 Episodes (2008)
2009 Guns Liam MerriweatherTelevision mini-series (2 Episodes)
2010–2012 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Brandon"Really You: Part 1"

"Really You: Part 2"

Ned"Most Evil Sorcerer Part 1"

"Most Evil Sorcerer Part 2"

2011 Murdoch Mysteries Ezra Fielding"Buffalo Shuffle"
Dan for Mayor Brian McCoogin"Mayor for a Day"
Haven Henry Stillman"Friend or Faux"
2011–2012 What's Up Warthogs! the annoying Theodore aka Teddy ChadwickSeries Regular
2012 Alphas Jason Miller"Gaslight" (Uncredited)

"Gods and Monsters"

2013 Saving Hope Jake"Why Waste Time"
2013–2014 Being Human Kenny Fisher16 Episodes
2015 Supernatural Cyrus Styne"The Prisoner"
2015–2017 X Company Harry JamesMain Cast
2022 FBI: International Ethan Castellaw2 Episodes
2022 Chicago Med Owen West"And Now We Come to the End"
2023 CSI: Vegas Vincent"Eyeballs"
2024 The Rookie Be-Bop"The Hammer"
Tracker Jasper Trace"Preternatural"

Discography

Extended plays

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