Connor Widdows | |
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| Born | (1992-01-27)January 27, 1992 (age 34) Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
| Years active | 1999–2011 |
Connor Widdows (born January 27, 1992) is a Canadian formerchild actor. He appeared in the second and thirdfilm adaptation of theX-Men franchise,X2 andX-Men: The Last Stand, as Jones, a student atProfessor Xavier's school who does not need sleep and can control television equipment by blinking. The character was not based on an existing mutant from the X-Men comics.
Widdows has previously appeared as Boxey on theSci Fi Channel television programBattlestar Galactica. Widdows was slated to make several appearances as Boxey, yet never made it past the miniseries and the first few episodes. As executive producerRonald D. Moore put it, "Boxey died a hard nasty death on the page and in the editing room, and was last seen haunting the deleted scenes area of theSci Fi Channel website".[1]
In 2003, Widdows played Cody Banks' younger brother Alex Banks in the movieAgent Cody Banks. He maintained the role in the 2004 sequel,Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.
Widdows has one younger sister, Sarah, who is also into acting.
His aunt is award-winning casting director and filmmaker Coreen Mayrs, who has been involved in casting many of the films in which Widdows appears.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | Anthony | |
| 2001 | Say It Isn't So | Boy | |
| Freddy Got Fingered | Andy Malloy | ||
| Mile Zero | Will | ||
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Robbie Tyson | |
| 2003 | Agent Cody Banks | Alex Banks | |
| X2 | Jones | ||
| 2004 | Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London | Alex Banks | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Jones | |
| John Tucker Must Die | Freshman At Beach |