Who is Connor Paolo from Gossip Girl? Girlfriends, Net Worth

Connor Paolo Wiki Bio

Connor Paolo was born in New York City, USA, on 11 July 1990 – his zodiac sign is Cancer and he holds American nationality. He is an actor who might be known best for his portrayal of Eric van der Woodsen in the critically acclaimed romantic drama series “Gossip Girl”, created by Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz, and which aired from 2007 to 2012. It starred Blake Lively, Penn Badgley and Leighton Meester, and follows rich teenagers living in New York’s Upper East Side – the series won 21 awards and was nominated for 36 others.

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Childhood and education

Connor was raised an only child in New York City by his Jewish parents Colin Paolo, who is a screenwriter, and Julia Mendelsohn who is a pianist and a vocal coach.

Connor became interested in acting at an early age, and after turning 16 he enrolled at the Professional Performing Arts School, at the same time as future famous actors Paul Iacono and Sarah Hyland. He went on to attend Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, as well as the summer arts camp Appel Farm Arts and Music Center in Elmer, New Jersey.

In 2008, Connor enrolled at New York University, but dropped out after only a single semester to focus full-time on his acting career.

Roles in movies

Connor made his debut film appearance in the 2003 mystery crime drama “Mystic River” directed by Clint Eastwood, and which starred Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins – the film follows three friends and a family tragedy that happened to one of them. It was a huge success, winning 57 awards including two Oscars, while it was nominated for 143 other awards.

In 2004, Connor played Young Alexander in the biographical action drama “Alexander” which is about the life of the King of Macedonia, then in 2006 he was Steven McLoughlin in the historical thriller drama “World Trade Center”, which received mixed reviews but Connor was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor, so far his only award nomination.

The following years saw him appear in the 2007 romantic crime drama “Snow Angels”, the 2008 drama “Favorite Son”, and the 2009 sports comedy “The Winning Season”, while he gained recognition in 2010 after portraying Jack, one of the lead characters in the George VanBuskirk’s horror drama “Camp Hell”.

In the same year, Connor played Martin in the horror science fiction drama “Stake Land”, and in 2012 was cast to appear (uncredited) in the short music video by The Pretty Reckless entitled “The Pretty Reckless: My Medicine”. In 2016, he played Kobe, one of the lead characters in the horror mystery thriller “Friend Request”, written by Matthew Ballen, directed by Simon Verhoeven and which also starred Alycia Debnam-Carey and Williams Moseley – the film follows a college student who, after befriending a strange girl on the internet, becomes haunted by a demon that is killing all her closest friends. It won two awards and was nominated for one other.

Later in 2016, Connor played Mick Springfield in the critically acclaimed Ted Marcus’ action thriller horror “Like Lambs”, which starred Liam Aiken, Ted Marcus and Justin Chon, and is about an economic apocalypse that hits the US. Connor went on to star in the thriller drama “Outlaw”, written and directed by Tyler Shields, and he also played Martin in the action horror drama “The Stakelander” – his most recent role in a movie has been in the 2017 adventure comedy “Flock of Four”, while in late 2020 he’s been cast to play Paul in the romantic comedy “Distancing Socially”, set for release in 2021.

Roles in TV series

Connor made his debut TV series appearance in the 2002 episode “Juvenile” of the mystery crime drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, while he also appeared in another episode, “Web” in 2006.

The year 2010 saw him appear in the episode “I Did Kill You, Didn’t I?” of the drama “Mercy”, while the following year saw him play Martin in the eponymous episode of the short action adventure “Stake Land: Origins”. From 2011 to 2015, Connor portrayed Declan Porter, one of the lead characters in the mystery thriller drama “Revenge” created by Mike Kelley, and which also starred Madeleine Stowe, Emily VanCamp and Gabriel Mann – the story follows a young woman who wants to avenge her father by hurting those who hurt him. The series won six awards and was nominated for 29 others including one Golden Globe.

Connor Paolo is such a cutie 😍 #EricVanDerWoodsen pic.twitter.com/1CkuqGQ01j

— Kayla McCullough (@KaylaAnaMarie) January 27, 2014

In 2016, Connor played Henry in the episode “Welcome Back, Carter” of the action crime comedy “Rush Hour”, and was then invited to appear in single episodes of several series, such as the crime comedy “Swedish Dicks”, the action thriller drama “The Brave” and the science fiction “Electric Dreams”.

Connor also played the lead character, Jason in all six episodes of the comedy “Business Doing Pleasure”, which also starred Carolyn Hennesy and Leonard Jackson, and is about Jason who is working for sex toy manufacturing company Lucky Duck Industries– the series failed to attract much attention.

One of his most recent appearances has been in the 2020 episode “Support System” of the drama “The Resident”, created by Amy Holden Jones and Hayley Schore, and which stars Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp and Manish Dayal – it’s about a team of doctors working at Chastain Memorial Hospital, and has been nominated for three awards.

Love life and girlfriends

Connor is quite open when it comes to his love life – his first girlfriend that the public knows about was Addison Timlin, an actress known for her roles in movies “Derailed”, “Odd Thomas” and “That Awkward Moment”.

The two dated for a year in 2005 and 2006, then a year later Connor started dating Alice Kremelberg, an actress, film writer and producer, who might be known best for her portrayal of Nicole Eckelcamp in the series “Orange Is the New Black”. She and Connor dated for four years until 2011 when they split for unknown reasons. It’s rumored that Connor had an affair with Christa B. Allen, an actress whom he appeared alongside in the series “Revenge”, but this hasn’t been confirmed.

From 2011 to 2013, he was in a relationship with Adelaide Kane, an American actress and film producer known for her roles in “Teen Wolf”, “The Purge” and “Power Rangers R.P.M.”, and he then dated actress Janet Bailey for several months in 2013.

As of October 2020, Connor is in a relationship with Grace Van Dien, an American actress who starred in the 2019 movie “The Village” – he hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Connor is a huge fan of music, and today listens mostly to classic rock, hip-hop and punk – a few of his favorite bands are AC/DC, The Clash and Green Day.

He spends most of his free time working out at the gym, as staying in shape is important for his acting career, while he is also taking care of his mental health as he occasionally meditates.

He is keen on travelling, and his acting career has taken him to several US states, while he’s also been to several European countries for pleasure, such as France, Germany and Italy.

Connor has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Robert De Niro, Channing Tatum and Angelina Jolie. A few of his favorite movies are the trilogy “The Godfather”, “Dear John” and “Mr. and Mrs Smith”, and he also likes to watch animated comedy series – his favorite is “The Simpsons”.

Age, height and net worth

Connor’s age is 30. He has short brown hair and brown eyes, his height is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) and he weighs around 135lbs (62kgs).

As of October 2020, his net worth has been estimated at over $3 million.