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| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Elias Comfort McConnell (born 1985) is an American former actor and model from Portland, Oregon, known for appearing in the 2003 film, Elephant . [1]
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| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Elias Comfort McConnell (born 1985) is an American former actor and model from Portland, Oregon, known for appearing in the 2003 film, Elephant . [1]
In 2003, McConnell played a character of the same name in Gus Van Sant's film Elephant . [2] The following year he was photographed by Mario Testino for the premiere issue of elite fashion magazine VMan . [3] In 2006, he was cast in the role of Elie (segment "Le Marais") in the anthology film Paris, Je t'aime which had 22 different directors. In 2008 McConnell played a small role as "Telephone Tree #8" in the Gus Van Sant directed biographical film Milk . Followed closely by his 2009 role as "Young Hippy Boy" (Elias Comfort) in Jean-Claude Schlim's Luxembourgian-German drama film "House of Boys". In 2012 McConnell had a role in the Kevin Foong film Casting Room.
McConnell lived in Brooklyn, New York.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Elephant | Elias | |
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Elie | |
| 2008 | Milk | Telephone Tree | |
| 2009 | House of Boys | Young Hippy Boy |
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