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American actor (born 2000)

Connor Storrie (born February 22, 2000) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ilya Rozanov in the Crave sports romance television series Heated Rivalry (2025–present).

Storrie was born on February 22, 2000 in Odessa, Texas.^[1] His father worked in the mortgage business and later engaged in land deals for oil companies, while his mother initially worked in the mortgage industry and subsequently managed buildings for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.^[2] Both of his parents had also been bodybuilders, and his family moved frequently during his childhood.^[2] From a young age, Storrie was drawn to performance; he later recalled that acting was one of the first coherent goals he could remember expressing.^[2]

During his youth, Storrie trained in gymnastics^[3][4] and developed an interest in language and culture. He spent his junior year of high school studying at a Catholic private school in France, where he learned to speak French.^[2][5] After his family relocated to the Conejo Valley near Ventura, California, Storrie began to pursue acting more seriously, frequently cutting classes to attend auditions in Los Angeles before eventually dropping out of high school and working as a restaurant waiter.^[2]

Storrie started his acting career in various short films and minor roles,^[4][6] notably the role of Liam Hauser in the film Riley in 2023.^[7]

In the 2024 DC film Joker: Folie à Deux, Storrie portrayed the young Arkham Asylum inmate implied to be the real Joker; he was required to keep his role and involvement a secret for almost two years before the film’s release.^[8][9] He told Variety, “It was so under wraps. I didn’t know anything else about the movie except that part in it. They were very serious. I didn’t say anything to anyone for two years.”^[10]

In 2025, Storrie starred in the sports romance television series Heated Rivalry, based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Reid.^[11] Show creator Jacob Tierney cast Storrie as Russian hockey player Ilya Rozanov after noting his on-screen chemistry with Hudson Williams.^[12][13] In preparation for the role, Storrie studied the Russian language and developed a Russian accent for his English-language dialogue.^[14] He also trained for the physical demands of the role and worked with intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter on intimate scenes with Williams.^[15]

Apart from acting, Storrie is also a filmmaker. He has written and directed multiple short films, and in 2025 he filmed his feature-length directorial debut.^[5]