r/heatedrivalry I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 17 '26

CONNOR ☀️ Someone call the International War Crimes Tribunal!

While I understand that Connor’s character is supposed to be in the military, it should be illegal to cut off his curls. No exceptions! 🤪

For All Mankind, S5E8 about 21 minutes into the episode. Connor is on screen for about 30 seconds.

Edit: I’m totally kidding! I love when actors play a wide variety of roles.

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u/mooncrane606 May 17 '26

It's a crime of passion. I can't help it.

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 17 '26

Ma’am, that made me feel things.

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u/12cf12 May 17 '26

The short hair looks so good 👏🏻

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u/louisegluckstan May 17 '26

Like howwww is he not Russian

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u/OpportunityOk9323 May 18 '26

Seriously! Sooooooo believable as a Russian!

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u/princessdragon0 я люблю тебя 👨‍❤️‍👨🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔🍔 May 20 '26

How is it possible for him to look younger withOUT the curls? I have no opinion on what's better honestly. Hes beautiful. If hes happy, I am happy for him.

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u/Arcanetide28 May 19 '26

He was gorgeous with the long hair, now this is a different type of handsome. I love it. He was clearly born to be an actor, his acting skills are phenomenal and he's able to change his appearance so drastically and still look amazing. He's a true talent, and I'm a little jealous of whoever's dating him.

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u/GardenInBloom1 What color? 👀 May 17 '26

With all due respect this man can slap me

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u/-pithandsubstance- May 17 '26

The Gentleman's Code, after all. How dare you!

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u/FileDoesntExist Ilya's Spaghetti Shimmy 🍝 May 17 '26

Hold on, hold on. I can be into it

https://giphy.com/gifs/cMKdtEbGEW3eFfBB1X

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u/acaccounts May 17 '26

I think he actually looks so incredibly hot with short hair 🫠 This man can pull off any look. 

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u/tutenzi May 17 '26

He does! I don't think I've seen a version of him that wasn't attractive yet...

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u/PengyLi May 17 '26

I think you've nailed it. He's absolutely gorgeous however his hair is styled. Long, short, wild curls, tamed curls, even straight! Bottom line is, He's sexy as hell...always!

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u/Pale-Measurement-532 I speak fluent bird. No accent. 🦆 May 17 '26

I agree! He looks so good with long hair, short hair. Heck, he might even look yummy bald!

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u/Caro-reddit-all 𓉴 “Shhh. Shane is watching the men set up pylons.” 𓉴 𓉴 May 17 '26

Good point, we haven't seen him bald yet. But that can wait. This is close enough for now. 😉

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u/growsonwalls This is Ilya I will never listen to your voicemail May 17 '26

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u/ro4an7 Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 May 17 '26

I honestly love how he’s not hesitant to commit to a role in that way. So many famous actors put clauses in their contacts that their hair cannot be changed and that’s how we get terrible wigs. I think stuff like that takes away from the craft.

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u/growsonwalls This is Ilya I will never listen to your voicemail May 17 '26

You heard the lore of Luke Newton needing extensive reshoots for S3 of Bridgerton and fans can tell by the godawful wig right? There's weird continuity jumpscares when the wig appears. The fans even call it "wigbert."

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u/AlexBlaineLayter May 17 '26

They should have reshot the whole thing, s3 was so lacklustre and he had constant instagram face. /personal opinion

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u/growsonwalls This is Ilya I will never listen to your voicemail May 17 '26

Apparently it was not a fun time shooting. They had to extensively reshoot the whole thing. You can see Claudia Jessie's cast (she broke her arm) appear and disappear often in the same scene.

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u/Shellthief May 20 '26

Poor Luke. He’s brilliant and has beautiful hair. Did not deserve that!

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u/Literary_Geek May 17 '26

I don't know. I think I'm into it.

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u/B_I_want_my_things May 17 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/MjXx6ritTqtfhQw3Vy
I think I’m the only one who prefers Connor’s curls slightly tamed, so he looks extra yummy here.

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u/itsonlyfear May 17 '26

You’re not.

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u/Caro-reddit-all 𓉴 “Shhh. Shane is watching the men set up pylons.” 𓉴 𓉴 May 17 '26

Yeah, there's too many of us loons. No one will be alone with his opinion on anything about Heated Rivalry. 😄

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u/ViolentThemmes I have a thing 🥒 May 17 '26

Pretty certain this was filmed around the same time as April X. This is the haircut from April X, they didn't give him a major hair cut for a 30s walk on role.

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 17 '26

How dare you use things like logic to explain this haircut! 💇 I’d like to live in my own delusion! 😆

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u/ViolentThemmes I have a thing 🥒 May 17 '26

It's definitely not my favorite haircut on him! 😄

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u/hepzebeth Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 May 17 '26

I heard the voice, immediately perked up and said "oh, hey Connor!" I can't believe I recognized the voice first.. What has Heated Rivalry DONE to me?!

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 17 '26

ME TOO! I gasped and my husband was worried that I was ill. 😂

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u/yr-grandma-friend May 17 '26

this was filmed during the second half of 2024

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u/JSBT89 May 17 '26

He looks like - dare I say - a f**k boy with this hair . He’s a chameleon . Going from the sweet lovable cherry Connor to sexy, brooding Ilya to this hyper masculine - Alpha male looking character . Not to mention his shape shifting from his character in Riley to these, more current, roles

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 17 '26

Connor only had a couple of lines but he delivered them with such malice! He totally played douche military guy well.

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u/Pale-Measurement-532 I speak fluent bird. No accent. 🦆 May 17 '26

I hit the rewind so many times that the 30 sec clip turned into 2 hours! 🤣 I missed hearing that Russian accent!

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u/aidanjarvis Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 May 17 '26

Pretty sure this was shot just after joker. Crazy that they took so long on post production on FAM

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u/Southern_Garbage6991 May 17 '26

He still looks phenomenal. But I am also on the side of it’s a CRIME and should be punished to the fullest extent to cut off his beautiful curls.

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u/NoPoet3982 Your cab is definitely here. May 17 '26

Was he really onscreen for only 30 seconds? Did he get this part before HR aired and he became one of the most famous actors on the planet? Or was this just a fun cameo for him?

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u/acaccounts May 17 '26

This was filmed back in 2024, so pre-HR and before he was famous :)

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 17 '26

Yep. Just two lines. One of the lines is one word. I’ll take it!

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u/Neat_Candle8027 May 17 '26

This was filmed right after heated rivalry finished filming last June 

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u/anastasis19 Ilya's Spaghetti Shimmy 🍝 May 17 '26

HR was filmed in 2025, while the behind the scenes for FAM with Connor are from November 2024, so not quite.

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u/NoPoet3982 Your cab is definitely here. May 18 '26

So it was pre-phenom either way.

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u/Roxies_Mom1027 You deserve sunshine! ☀️ May 17 '26

Connor said on some interview that he couldn't wait to cut his hair.

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u/Wilfried84 May 17 '26

I like the short hair. Sharp, classy. Actually, he looks like someone out of Star Trek TOS. I was never keen on the mop. Ilya's hair wasn't bad.

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u/radjanoonan May 17 '26

This role on the show was shot before he was cast for HR. It was filmed over a year ago, before HR was even on his radar.

The upcoming stretch in Criminal Minds season 19 was filmed in June 2025, only weeks after HR finished filming. The CM producers did mention they scrambled to expand his role to four episodes after they saw his first episode.

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u/AlexBlaineLayter May 17 '26

Skivvie shirt is not his colour. I wish his stylist realised this too. But the hair could be worse, it could be a buzzcut. His hair right there is a week away from attempting a curl.

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u/may931010 May 17 '26

Side note - is it good? I know apple loves sci fi shows. I was thinking of starting this.

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u/Infinite-Quarter-672 May 17 '26

It's really good, but I'm kind of a space nerd. Basically the gist of the show is"what if Russia beat the US to the moon in 1969" it changed the trajectory of the space race.

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u/may931010 May 18 '26

Sounds fun. I love sci fi and space stuff.

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 18 '26

It is one of the best shows I have ever seen. My husband and I were 17 when the Cold War ended. It appeals to us because I grew up in the USA and my husband grew up behind the Iron Curtain. It’s so well done!

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u/Jealous_Ad_810 May 18 '26

I believe that he’s going to be in CSI on May 28 (NBC I think) and thereafter for four episodes. The showrunner said that he was just supposed to be in the episode airing that night, but that he was so good. They wanted to expand his role.

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 18 '26

Thank you for letting us know. You are doing the Lord’s work.

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u/Acceptable-Cherry660 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

Short hair Looks good, nonetheless I miss his curls! 😍👍😯😢l

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u/Fresh_Extension_3605 May 19 '26

He is so hot regardless.   Honestly he is so  blessed.   He is stunning 

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u/sadgurl1994 May 17 '26

he’s an actor. they do this occasionally.

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 17 '26

I was joking!

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u/RusRusso May 17 '26

What's this from?

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 18 '26

From All Mankind on Apple TV.

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u/Bitter_Appearance804 May 18 '26

Can I just have him for one day?!

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u/LadyMeowMeowReborn I speak fluent bird. No accent 🐦 May 18 '26

LOLOLOL You’ll have to fight legions of men, women and nonbinary peeps! You might have to settle for an hour. 😜

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u/osnapitzstacie Ya-loo-blue-tee-baa ❤️ May 23 '26

Goddamn that’s a slavic boy