Gordon Cormier

Gordon Cormier
Cormier at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
Born (2009-10-08) October 8, 2009 (age 15)[1]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materVancouver Acting School
OccupationActor
Years active2019–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.[2] His mother is of Filipino descent from Santa Rosa, Laguna in the Philippines.[3][4]

Cormier became interested in acting while young.[5] He has starred in a Canadian cartoon series.[6] 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.[7][8]

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.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year(s) Title Role(s) Notes
2023 Ready Jet Go! Space Camp Mitchell Peterson Voice role

Television

Year(s) Title Role(s) Notes
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

  1. ^ Tinoco, Francisca (January 26, 2024). "'Avatar: The Last Airbender' star Gordon Cormier's age, confirmed". We Got This Covered. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Get to know Gordon Cormier, the Filipino-Canadian actor who plays Aang in 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'". GMA News.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Alvaro Limos, Mario. "The Last Airbender Is a Filipino-Canadian". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Alvaro Limos, Mario. "The Last Airbender Is a Filipino-Canadian". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Llemit, Kathleen A. "Filipino-Canadian stars in new Avatar live action". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.