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Gordon Cormier

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Gordon Cormier is definitely an actor to keep an eye out for. He was born in Vancouver Canada. Cormier has been interested in the performing arts from an early age. He has always enjoyed being on stage. Cormier started performing in an acting, singing, and dancing class from the age of 6. He auditioned for his first TV commercial at the age of 9. Cormier booked a few commercials, then for the next year or so he started auditioning for smaller TV roles all the while attending Vancouver Young Acting School in Vancouver. Cormier started booking the smaller TV roles that were shooting locally around the lower mainland like Lost in Space, Gabby Durran, Get Shorty, Turner & Hooch and worked on a couple of Hallmark movies. Cormier then auditioned for the Stephen King limited mini series The Stand. He booked the recurring role of Joe where he got to work along side of great actors like Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Jovan Adepo, and Amber Heard. Cormier has also gotten to enjoy doing voice acting for TV animations as well. Cormier's next big move was booking a lead role as Aang in the Netflix live action series: Avatar The Last Airbender. Cormier is looking forward to a great future in the TV and movie industry. Cormier is very passionate and committed about the things he chooses to do with his life.
- IMDb mini biography by: Premiere Talent Management

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Gordon comes from a Filipino and Canadian lineage. His Filipina mother Genalyn comes from Laguna, while his father Gordon Porter is of Canadian and European descent.
Given that Avatar: The Last Airbender is heavily influenced by real-world martial arts, it isn't a surprise that Gordon himself has a background on the sport and craft. On an Instagram post, it was revealed that the child actor got into taekwondo at a very young age-four years old, to be exact.
After his debut the year prior, Gordon already bagged a recurring role in another project. This happened to be The Stand, a post-apocalyptic fantasy adapted from the 1978 novel by esteemed horror author Stephen King. In the show that centered on a pandemic, Gordon portrayed Joe, a character who appeared for eight episodes.
Gordon Cormier was only 11 when he was cast in Avatar: The Last Airbender. He was born on October 8, 2009, making him a young Libra. During the time of the cast announcement in 2021, Gordon was only 11 years old.

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