Filip Geljo | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian, Filipino |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2014–present |
Filip Geljo is a Canadian-Filipino actor known for portraying Aonung in Avatar: The Way of Water and Agent Otto in the PBS Kids TV series Odd Squad .
Geljo was born in Toronto, Canada, on April 13, 2002. [1] His father, Jasmin Geljo, is also an actor. [1] [2]
Geljo’s first acting role was a small part in a 2014 TV movie called The Last Chance. [2] He also portrayed Dan in the 2015 drama The Waiting Room . [2] In that film, he acted alongside his real father, Jasmin, who played Dan’s father. [2]
On the PBS Kids TV series Odd Squad , Geljo portrayed Agent Otto, one of the two main characters, for 41 episodes, from 2014 to 2016. [3] [4] (In the pilot, Otto was played by Jaden Michael.) Geljo also played Otto in Odd Squad: The Movie . [1]
In 2017, Geljo was cast as Aonung in James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water , which was released in 2022. [5] [6] Geljo will also play Aonung in Avatar 3 and Avatar 4 , to be released in 2025 and 2029, respectively. [7] [8]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | The Last Chance | Lee | TV movie |
2015 | The Waiting Room | Dan | |
Shahzad | Philip | Short film | |
2016 | Odd Squad: The Movie | Agent Otto | TV movie with limited theatrical release |
2022 | Avatar: The Way of Water | Aonung | |
2025 | Avatar 3 † | Aonung | Post-production |
2029 | Avatar 4 † | Aonung | Filming |
Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014-2016 | Odd Squad | Agent Otto | 1 season (41 episodes) |
2016 | Annedroids | Student | 1 episode |
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