A.J. Saudin
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A.J. Saudin is a Canadian film and television actor best known for his role as Connor in Degrassi: The Next Generation
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In 2006, he starred in the film Aruba.
in The Natalie Cole Story
. He also hosted 13 episodes of Open Your Ears, a music show aired on Canada's YTV.
In 2006, Saudin played the leading character in the film Aruba.
Currently on Degrassi: The Next Generation
, Saudin has the role of Connor, a teenager with Asperger syndrome
.
He was the host of "Open Your Ears" where he introduced young audiences to different varieties of music. He received his first of two Young Artists of Hollywood nominations for his role of Milan in a short film called "Aruba", directed by Oscar nominated Hubert Davis. AJ is best known for his continuing role of Connor in Degrassi: The Next Generation in which he plays the role of a young man with Asperger's Syndrome, a disorder within the autistic spectrum.
AJ loves to travel and continually lends his support to various charities such as Me to We and recently traveled to India to build a school for the less fortunate. He has been asked recently to help raise awareness about epilepsy, a cause close to his heart. Outside of acting, he loves writing, video games and music.
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
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In 2006, he starred in the film Aruba.
Career
Saudin started his career in print work and commercials. He landed his first film role as a seven year old, working alongside Natalie ColeNatalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
in The Natalie Cole Story
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
. He also hosted 13 episodes of Open Your Ears, a music show aired on Canada's YTV.
In 2006, Saudin played the leading character in the film Aruba.
Currently on Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
, Saudin has the role of Connor, a teenager with Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
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Filmography
- (2000): The Natalie Cole StoryNatalie ColeNatalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
as Robbie - age 6 - (2002): Street Time as Lewis
- (2003): Comfort and JoyComfort and Joy (2003 film)Comfort and Joy is a TV movie directed by Maggie Greenwald, originally airing on the Lifetime cable network in 2003. It starred Nancy McKeon as Jane Berry. The life of Jane Berry was all materialist, until one Christmas Eve, she is involved in a car accident that changes her life forever...
as Derek Phillips - (2005): KojakKojak (2005 TV series)Kojak is an American television series starring Ving Rhames, airing on the USA Network cable channel, and on ITV4 in the United Kingdom. It was a reimagined version of the 1973-1978 series starring Telly Savalas....
as Otis Raines / Otis Redding - (2006): Aruba as Milan-Lead
- (2007): Friends and HeroesFriends and HeroesFriends and Heroes is a Christian children's program that currently airs on TBN, Smile of a Child, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated and computer animated . It takes place from 69 AD - 71 AD...
as Sollie - (2007-09): Da Kink in My HairDa Kink in My HairDa Kink in My Hair is a play by Trey Anthony, which debuted at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2001.The play's central character is Novelette, the Caribbean Canadian owner of Letty's, a Toronto hair salon...
as Chris - (2008+): DegrassiDegrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
as Connor Deslauriers - (2010): Vacation with DerekVacation with DerekVacation with Derek is a 2010 Canadian television movie based on the TV series Life with Derek. The TV movie follows the McDonald-Venturi family as the children are forced to spend part of their summer vacation with their grandmother at her lodge...
as Oscar
Biography
AJ Saudin was born in Ontario, Canada. He started his career at the age of 4 in print and commercials and landed his first film and television role at the age of 7, playing Robbie, the son of Natalie Cole in the movie about her life directed by Robert Townsend. Over the years AJ has been seen on various TV series such as Street Time, Kojak, Da Kink in My Hair and The Line directed by Canadian director Gail Harvey.He was the host of "Open Your Ears" where he introduced young audiences to different varieties of music. He received his first of two Young Artists of Hollywood nominations for his role of Milan in a short film called "Aruba", directed by Oscar nominated Hubert Davis. AJ is best known for his continuing role of Connor in Degrassi: The Next Generation in which he plays the role of a young man with Asperger's Syndrome, a disorder within the autistic spectrum.
AJ loves to travel and continually lends his support to various charities such as Me to We and recently traveled to India to build a school for the less fortunate. He has been asked recently to help raise awareness about epilepsy, a cause close to his heart. Outside of acting, he loves writing, video games and music.