Gordon Cormier | |
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Cormier at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024 | |
Born | (2009-10-08) October 8, 2009 (age 15) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Alma mater | Vancouver Acting School |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2019–present |
Gordon Cormier is a Canadian actor. He played Joe in The Stand (2020) and portrayed Aang in the Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series.
Life and career
Cormier was born and grew up in Vancouver. His mother is of Filipino descent from Santa Rosa, Laguna in the Philippines.
Cormier became interested in acting while young. He has starred in a Canadian cartoon series. His debut role was in Get Shorty (2017), where he played Guatemalan Urchin. He also appeared in Lost in Space (2018).
His role in The Stand (2020) as Joe, a young boy who becomes the ward of Nadine Cross, brought him mainstream attention.
In August 2021, he was cast as the titular character Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender, a Netflix live-action remake of the animated series of the same name.
Filmography
Film
Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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2023 | Ready Jet Go! Space Camp | Mitchell Peterson | Voice role |
Television
Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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2019 | Get Shorty | Guatemalan Urchin | Episode: "What to Do When You Land" |
2019 | A Christmas Miracle | Jacob | Hallmark Original Movie |
2019 | Christmas Under the Stars | Wise Man | TV movie |
2019 | Lost in Space | Young Boy | Episode: "Ninety-Seven" |
2020–2021 | The Stand | Joe | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
2021 | Two Sentence Horror Stories 1 | Young Charles | Episode: "Imposter" |
2021 | Turner & Hooch | Mountain Scout | Episode: "The Fur-gitive" |
2021 | Gabby Duran & The Unsittables | Tarley | Episode: "Zeke To The Future" |
2022 | Team Zenko Go | Luis / Louis | Voice role |
2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Aang | Main role |
References
- Tinoco, Francisca (January 26, 2024). "'Avatar: The Last Airbender' star Gordon Cormier's age, confirmed". We Got This Covered. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- Dutta, Barsha (February 23, 2024). "Who Is Gordon Cormier? Everything About Avatar: The Last Airbender As Star Heads Home To Promote Series". Pinkvilla. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- "Get to know Gordon Cormier, the Filipino-Canadian actor who plays Aang in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'". GMA News.
- C, Toff. "Filipino-Canadian actor Gordon Cormier lands lead role in Netflix's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' live-action series". Push. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- Alvaro Limos, Mario. "The Last Airbender Is a Filipino-Canadian". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- Alvaro Limos, Mario. "The Last Airbender Is a Filipino-Canadian". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- Llemit, Kathleen A. "Filipino-Canadian stars in new Avatar live action". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- "The Stand Episode 2 Recap: "Pocket Savior" Doubles-Down on Flashbacks and Apocalypse Energy, for Better & (Only Occasionally) Worse". theplaylist.net. December 24, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- Goldberg, Lesley (August 12, 2021). "Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Sets Creative Team, Cast for Live-Action Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
External links
Categories:- 2009 births
- Living people
- Canadian male child actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Canadian male actors of Filipino descent
- Canadian people of Filipino descent
- Male actors from Vancouver
- People from British Columbia
- People from Vancouver
- People of Filipino descent
- 21st-century Canadian male actors