Gaelan Connell

Gaelan Alexander Draper, formerly known as Gaelan Connell, is an American actor and director. Born on May 19, 1989, in Washington, D.C., he was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. Connell has two brothers, Brendan and Shawn. He attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and later studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Connell has appeared in movies such as Chocolat (2000) and A Dirty Shame (2004), as well as a guest appearance on Law & Order. He gained recognition for his lead role in Bandslam (2009) as a high school outcast turned popular student. In 2011, he played Wyatt Black in Cartoon Network's TV movie Level Up. Connell is also a film director, having directed commercials for various brands and the independent feature film Blood, Sand and Gold (2017).