Connor Owens
Connor Owens is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. He is played by the New Zealand-born actor Grant Bowler.
Background
Connor is a friend of Daniel Meade. Daniel made him CFO of Meade Publications in order to have control over Wilhelmina. Daniel and Connor were old school buddies at Harvard together. Shortly after meeting Connor, she was attracted by him. After realizing he has a fiance - the school teacher Molly, Wilhelmina started looking for a way to separate her from Connor. Meanwhile, Daniel also met Molly and fell in love with her, before finding out she is his best friend's fiance. After Molly realized that she had feelings for Daniel, she decided to break up with Connor. In one of the episodes, Connor is shown to have a very jealous streak, stalking Molly in order to find out who she is now dating, but decides to abandon it in favor of staying with Wilhelmina. In episode 14 of season 3, Connor finally admits to Wilhelmina that he loves her. He recently CREATES a stir in the media industry after taking out all of the Meade money leaving the company on the verge of bankruptcy, this event leads him to break up with Wilhelmina.
At the end of season 3, Wilhelmina is seen hiring a manhunter to track down Connor (and the money he stole), so she can give it back to the company and push out Calvin Hartley, who is beginning to suspect Wilhelmina's shafty nature. This indicates that we may see him at some point in season 4.
Connections
- Daniel Meade - They are friends. Daniel made him CFO of Meade Publications.
- Molly - Connor's ex-fiance. She left him after realizing she has feelings for Daniel.
- Wilhelmina Slater - She was attracted to Connor immediately after meeting him. After Molly broke up with him, Connor showed at Wilhelmina's apartment and kissed her. But after Wilhelmina found out he was stealing money from Mode, she was left with a choice, career or love. And she chose career.