Filip Geljo

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| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| nationality = Canadian, Filipino

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| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2014–present

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| father = Jasmin Geljo

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Filip Geljo is a Canadian actor of Filipino and Bosnian descent, known for portraying Aonung in Avatar: The Way of Water and Agent Otto in the PBS Kids TV series Odd Squad.

Early life

Geljo was born in Toronto, Canada, on April 13, 2002, to a Filipino mother and Bosnian actor Jasmin Geljo.{{Cite web|title=Filip Geljo’s biography: age, height, girlfriend, movies and tv shows |url=https://www.legit.ng/ask-legit/biographies/1462868-filip-geljos-biography-age-height-girlfriend-movies-tv-shows/|access-date=13 May 2024|work=Legit}}

Career

Geljo’s first acting role was a small part in a 2014 TV movie called The Last Chance.{{Cite web|title=Who Plays Aonung In Avatar: The Way Of Water?|url=https://www.looper.com/1184209/who-plays-aonung-in-avatar-the-way-of-water/|access-date=13 May 2024|work=Looper}} He also portrayed Dan in the 2015 drama The Waiting Room. In that film, he acted alongside his real father, Jasmin, who played Dan’s father.

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.{{Cite web|title=Get To Know The Cast Behind "Avatar: The Way Of Water" Before You See It In Theaters|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/michelelbird/avatar-2-cast-guide|access-date=13 May 2024|work=BuzzFeed}}{{Cite web|title=PBS’ ‘Odd Squad’ Prepares for Toughest Mission Yet: A Cast Shake-Up|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/odd-squad-pbs-kids-cast-shake-up-1201795848/|access-date=13 May 2024|work=Variety}} (In the pilot, Otto was played by Jaden Michael.) He reprised his role as Otto in Odd Squad: The Movie.

In 2017, Geljo was cast as Aonung in James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, which was released in 2022.{{Cite web|title=‘Avatar’ Sequels Are Getting Kids, and They’re Bringing Plot Hints With Them|url=https://www.thewrap.com/avatar-sequels-kids/|access-date=13 May 2024|work=The Wrap}}{{Cite web|title=Avatar 2 release date, cast, trailer, and plot for The Way of Water|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/avatar-2-release-date-cast-trailer-plot-the-way-of-water|access-date=13 May 2024|work=Inverse}} He will reprise his role as Aonung in Avatar: Fire and Ash and Avatar 4, which will be released in 2025 and 2029, respectively.{{Cite web|title=The Cast of Avatar 2: And What They Are Working On Now|url=https://247wallst.com/special-report/2024/02/01/the-cast-of-avatar-2-and-what-they-are-working-on-now/|access-date=13 May 2024|work=24/7 Wall St.}}{{Cite web|title=Everything to Know About the Upcoming Avatar Sequels|url=https://people.com/avatar-sequels-everything-to-know-7569569|access-date=13 May 2024|work=People}}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2014 \|The Last Chance \|Lee \|TV movie
rowspan="2" \| 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 \| style="background:#FFFFCC;"\|Avatar: Fire and Ash {{dagger\|alt=Not yet released}} \| Aonung \|Post-production
2029 \|style="background:#FFFFCC;"\|Avatar 4 {{dagger\|alt=Not yet released}} \|Aonung \|Filming
2031 \|style="background:#FFFFCC;"\|Avatar 5 {{dagger\|alt=Not yet released}}

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2014

|The Last Chance

|Lee

|TV movie

rowspan="2" | 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

| style="background:#FFFFCC;"|Avatar: Fire and Ash {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}

| Aonung

|Post-production

2029

|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|Avatar 4 {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}

|Aonung

|Filming

2031

|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|Avatar 5 {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}

=Television=

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Year(s) ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2014–2016 \| Odd Squad \| Agent Otto \| Main role (season 1); 40 episodes
2016 \| Annedroids \| Student \| 1 episode

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Year(s)

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2014–2016

| Odd Squad

| Agent Otto

| Main role (season 1); 40 episodes

2016

| Annedroids

| Student