Kataem O'Connor

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Kataem O'Connor
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O'Connor (center) at TIFF 2024
BornMay 16, 2000 (2000-05-16) (age 25)

Kataem Enoth-Luwunzu O'Connor (born May 16, 2000) is a Canadian actor from Toronto, Ontario. [1] He is most noted for his performance as Emanuel Freeman in the 2024 film 40 Acres , [2] for which he received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2024. [3]

He was previously best known for his recurring supporting role as Adam Parker in Heartland . [4] He appeared in the 2016 TV series 11.22.63 . [5]

Kataem joined Murdoch Mysteries in season 18, as Constable Edward "Teddy" Roberts.

Tyrone Benskin, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Haile Amare, Jaeda LeBlanc, Jacob Gabriel, Danielle Deadwyler, R.T. Thorne, Kataem O'Connor, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Holness, and Glenn Taylor at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.jpg

References

  1. Kelsey Cheng, "Scarborough actor Kataem O’Connor takes on role of Adam Parker in CBC’s Heartland". Toronto.com , July 30, 2016.
  2. Matthew Simpson, "'40 Acres' Is a Tried-and-True Post-Apocalypse Story". Exclaim! , October 8, 2024.
  3. Nicholas Sokic, "Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms". Playback , January 23, 2025.
  4. Angela Lowe, "Ones to watch: 10 up-and-coming actors from CBC Television's drama series". CBC News, March 17, 2020.
  5. Ting, Jasmine (31 October 2024). "Netflix's Time Cut characters and where you recognise the cast from". Cosmopolitan.