Georgie Farmer

Georgie Farmer
Farmer at the 2023 German Comic Con
Born
Georgie Bleu Farmer

(2002-05-26) May 26, 2002
Leytonstone, London, England
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2011–present

Georgie Bleu Farmer (born May 26, 2002) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Jake Crossley in the Disney Channel series The Evermoor Chronicles (2014–2017), and Ajax Petropolus in the Netflix series Wednesday (2022–present).

Early life

Farmer was born and raised in Leytonstone, East London. He has three older brothers including Harry, who is known for his acting and stage credits.[1] At the age of eight, Farmer began to take Saturday classes at the Stage One Theatre School.[2] He went on to attend Sylvia Young Theatre School where he appeared in the music video for Jessie J's 2011 single "Who's Laughing Now".[3][4]

Career

In 2012, Farmer began his theatre career with the play Rest Upon the Wind at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London, and Unity Theatre in Liverpool.[5] He went to appear in the National Theatre production of Emil and the Detectives as Toots the following year.[6] The same year, he made his television debut on the CBBC series The Ministry of Curious Stuff.[3] From 2014 to 2017, Farmer starred in the Disney Channel British television series The Evermoor Chronicles as Jake Crossley, for the show's two seasons.[7] He also had a minor role in Ill Behaviour (2017).[8]

In 2018, Farmer made his feature film debut in Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One (2018) with a minor role.[9] He also had a voice role as a wolf in Andy Serkis' Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018), originally set to be distrubuted by Warner Bros. Pictures who later sold it to Netflix.[5][10] In 2019, he made guest appearances in the British medical soap opera Doctors and the American action television show Treadstone, the latter being a spin-off from the Bourne franchise.[5] Farmer returned to the stage in 2020 with the play For the Sake of the Argument at Bridewell Theatre, written and directed by his brother Harry and based on the life experiences of British and American author and journalist Christopher Hitchens.[1]

In 2021, Farmer was cast in Tim Burton's Netflix adaptation of The Addams Family, the series titled Wednesday based on the titular character of the same name.[11] He starred as a gorgon named Ajax Petropolus, and researched the mythology behind gorgons prior to filming.[12][13] The show's first season premiered on Netflix on November 23, 2022,[14] while the second season was released in two parts in August and September 2025.[15] It was later renewed for a third season.[16] In March 2025, Farmer starred in Ronan Corrigan's debut action film LifeHack which premiered at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas.[17][18] For his role, Farmer was longlisted for the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance.[19]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2018 Ready Player One Kid [2]
Samira's Party Samad Short film [5]
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Wolf Voice role [2]
2020 Of Wolves and Lambs Brother Short film [5]
2025 LifeHack Kyle [20]
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2012 The Ministry of Curious Stuff — 13 episodes [2]
2014–2017 The Evermoor Chronicles Jake Crossley Main role [3]
2017 Ill Behaviour Gamer 2 episodes [8]
2019 Doctors Max Morgan Episode: "Belly" [5]
Treadstone Gabe Becker 2 episodes [11]
2022–present Wednesday Ajax Petropolus Main role [11]
Music videos
Year Title Artist Role Refs.
2011 "Who's Laughing Now" Jessie J Student [5]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2012 Rest Upon the Wind — Tristan Bates Theatre, London / Unity Theatre, Liverpool [5]
2013 Emil and the Detectives Toots Royal National Theatre, London [21]
2020 For the Sake of Argument Mark Bradley Bridewell Theatre, London [1]

Accolades

Award Year[a] Category Work Result Ref.
British Independent Film Awards 2025 Breakthrough Performance LifeHack Longlisted [22]

Notes

  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ^ a b c Moses, Caro (January 23, 2020). "Harry Darell: For The Sake Of Argument". This Week in Culture. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Stevenson, Amelia (June 17, 2022). "Georgie Farmer". TresA Magazine. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Barnes, Kelsey (20 January 2023). "Georgie Farmer - Wednesday". 1883 Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ Levine, Nick (August 6, 2025). "Georgie Farmer comes out of his shell in 'Wednesday' season two". NME. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Onuoha, Banks (October 25, 2025). "Georgie Farmer: Everything You Need To Know About the British Rising Star". TV Overmind. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "Emil And The Detectives". Official London Theatre. 5 December 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Falconer, Daniel (November 6, 2015). "Jordan Loughran and Georgie Farmer exclusive interview - The Evermoor Chronicles". Female First. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Craig, Jo (November 24, 2022). "Who is Ajax in Netflix's Wednesday? Meet Actor Georgie Farmer". Forever Geek. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  9. ^ Ramos, Alexandra (November 24, 2022). "Wednesday Cast: Where You've Seen The Actors Before". CinemaBlend. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  10. ^ Stauffer, Derek (December 9, 2017). "Andy Serkis' Jungle Book Retitled Mowgli; Official Synopsis Released". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  11. ^ a b c Petski, Denise (August 27, 2021). "'Wednesday': Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane & Hunter Doohan Among 10 Cast In Tim Burton's Addams Family Netflix Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  12. ^ Chandra, Shana (September 1, 2025). "Wednesday star Georgie Farmer is the gorgon we're all rooting for". Hero. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  13. ^ Gilcrease, Grayson (March 21, 2022). "Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus: Meet the Macabre Cast of Tim Burton's Wednesday". PopSugar. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  14. ^ Zarnosa, Laura (November 23, 2022). "Wednesday Reboots the Addams Family With a Biting Condemnation of Colonialism—Just in Time For Thanksgiving". Time. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  15. ^ Chandra, Shana (September 1, 2025). "Wednesday star Georgie Farmer is the gorgon we're all rooting for". Hero. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  16. ^ Salfiti, Zinya (September 19, 2025). "At London Fashion Week, everyday is Wednesday for Georgie Farmer". British GQ. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  17. ^ Fleming, Ryan (March 10, 2025). "Director Ronan Corrigan & Cast On The "Surreal And Unique Filmmaking Experience" Of Making 'LifeHack' – SXSW Studio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  18. ^ Tan, Arzin (August 12, 2025). ""There's a real humanity to each character": Georgie Farmer on growing up with Ajax and returning to Wednesday Season 2". Vogue Singapore. Archived from the original on November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  19. ^ Ferreira, Sofia (November 5, 2025). "Georgie Farmer Is Ready For Everything and Anything". Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  20. ^ Hammond, Pete (September 3, 2025). "'LifeHack' Review: Latest Movie In Computer Screenlife Genre Is Best Yet, A Rocking And Riveting Cryptocurrency Heist Film – SXSW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  21. ^ Billington, Michael (December 4, 2013). "Emil and the Detectives – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  22. ^ Dalton, Ben (October 16, 2025). "Bifa breakthrough performance longlist includes 'Lollipop', 'Brides' actors". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
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