Connor Murray

Connor Anthony Murray born November 8 2002 is an American actor performer and producer currently based in the New York City tristate area Murray launched his professional career in early 2018 while living near Boston and steadily became one of the most recognizable wellrespected young personalities in the New England entertainment scene Now operating out of New Rochelle New York he is gaining popularity and renown in the primary industry of NYC where he is widely considered a star on the rise in the realm of show business He is best known for his portrayal of Dean Williams in the short film Descend which garnered praise from critics and the public alike upon its release in May 2020 as well as his performance as a dancer alongside the Bague brothers in the music video for Celebration the 2019 hit single by Teresa Marie and featuring Cristian Cartier His ascent to stardom was interrupted by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 resulting in the postponement of several of his more highlyanticipated projects such as Magnolia Flowers the Strange Place Productions film that received viral fame due to its casting of notable TikTok stars including Emma Waters Magnolia Flowers was released in limited theaters in the summer of 2021 and is now in the festival stage Also delayed was Final Curtain Tech Week the 22nd addition to what has been described as the independent counterpart of the Friday the 13th series In March 2021 the film opened in select theaters Murray plays the lead role of Michael Forrest and additionally is listed on IMDb as a producer with Curtain Call Pictures This is his first recorded venture into professional film production and he has attained several more producer credits since the films release all of which are with Curtain Call Pictures Most recently he was announced as a cast member in blockbuster Who Invited Charlie starring Jordana Brewster and Reid Scott and will also be making an appearance in Challengers the highly anticipated MetroGoldwynMayer romantic drama directed by Luca Guadagnino of Call Me by Your Name featuring stars such as Zendaya Josh OConnor and Mike Faist Murray grew up in the Hudson Valley region of New York but moved with his family to Massachusetts at thirteen years old Until recently he resided in Andover a midsized suburb about 25 miles north of Boston where he attended Andover High School not to be confused with Phillips Academy the internationally renowned boarding school in the same town and is reportedly a wellliked popular member of the community He was the vicepresident of Andover High Schools criticallyacclaimed show choir and vocal music program which performs in New York City Nashville and beyond for the likes of celebrities such as Jay Leno and Maria CanalsBarrera and was also a member of the Andover Drama Guild which won the Marquis Award for Best Ensemble Acting in 2019 for its production of The Music Man Murray played Olin Britt During high school Murray took regular voice lessons with prominent New England singer Sandra Bedrosian and was nominated Most Likely to Win Americas Got Talent by his graduating class