From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Elias Comfort McConnell (born 1985) is an American actor from Portland, Oregon. He has performed on Gus Van Sant's Columbine-based film Elephant, which was awarded the Palme d'Or prize in 2003. Since Elephant, Elias has worked on Paris, je t'aime (2006) as Elie (segment "Le Marais") directed by Gus Van Sant, and in House of Boys as Hippie Boy, by Jean-Claude Schlim. Elias enjoys photography, writing, and singing/song writing. He has also done modelling fo ...