It should be quite the change of pace from his Netflix romantic drama. <\/p>
Kit Connor has been cast in the lead role in upcoming horror film One of Us, which is due to begin filming later this month.<\/p>\n
The actor, who shot to fame in the cast of Netflix<\/a>\u2018s LGBTQ+ romance Heartstopper<\/a>, will play the youngest member of a family at a funeral as they attempt to uncover which attendee is actually a total stranger.<\/p>\n It appears there will be something of a race against time as his relatives at the event begin dying themselves one by one, with the surreal premise described by Deadline<\/a> as \u201callegorical\u201d.<\/p>\n Alongside Connor, the cast of One of Us also includes Callum Woodhouse (The Durrells), Charlotte Hope (The Spanish Princess), Siobhan Fallon-Hogan (Rushed) and Ian Beattie (Game of Thrones<\/a>).<\/p> The film is the feature directorial debut of Stefan van de Graaff, who also penned the screenplay, while Bianca Cline (Marcel the Shell<\/a>) serves as director of photography with Raquel Baldwin producing and Robert Machoian co-producing.<\/p>\n One of Us will start filming later this month in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with no release date or distributor currently set.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Also this year, Connor will reprise his role of Nick Nelson for Heartstopper season 2, which will continue the love story between his character and classmate Charlie Spring (Joe Locke).<\/p>\n The first season, which launched last April, was warmly received by viewers, with Connor receiving the prize<\/a> for Outstanding Lead Performance at the inaugural Children\u2019s and Family Emmys.<\/p>\n Locke went on to land a role in Marvel\u2019s upcoming miniseries Agatha: Coven of Chaos<\/a>, while co-star Yasmin Finney is set to star in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials<\/a> as a character named Rose.<\/p>