Connor Wilkinson (born 31 October 1996) is an English actor. In 2010, he was cast in the regular role of

Finn O'Connor Finn O'Connor is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. Upon his introduction as part of the O'Connor family, the character was portrayed by Connor Wilkinson. The family were introduced during a "shake-up" of t ...

in the

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soap opera ''

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'', and appeared from 1 September 2010 to 19 September 2011.

Early career

Just before getting the part on ''Hollyoaks'', Connor spent time in

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and

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filming a pilot for a children’s movie based on the

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fantasy book series. Also, he spent time going to ABD drama school every Saturday.

Hollyoaks

In January 2010, ''Hollyoaks'' series producer Lucy Allan quit her role and was replaced by Paul Marquess, who immediately began a revamp of the series. Several characters were axed and new signings were revealed. The O'Connor family were the third new family to be announced, with former ''

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'' actress

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being cast as the stepmother of the

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family. Marquess commented on the family: "We're very excited about the arrival of the O'Connors who burst onto screens in August with a very dramatic storyline. And I'm personally very excited to work with the fantastic Alex Fletcher again." After Finn's arrival, it was announced that he and

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would be involved in an underage sex storyline. ''Hollyoaks'', teaming up with Channel 4 Education's ''Battlefront'' web series would explore sex involving two 12-year-olds, which would lead to Amber's pregnancy. Wlkinson said of the story "I play the youngest of the O’Connor family and almost immediately Finn landed himself in trouble! It was fantastic to be involved in such a strong storyline right from the start." The character last appeared on 19 September 2011, however his departure was only announced in August 2012 by series producer Emma Smithwick. Wilkinson's latest work has been at the

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where he played Lyle in

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and played a supporting T-Bird in

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References

External links

Character profile
on th
E4 website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkinson, Connor Living people 1996 births Male actors from Liverpool English male soap opera actors English male stage actors