Filip Geljo

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Actor (2002)
Tue Mar 28 2023
By   Binaya_22

Filip Geljo is an actor and is already making name for himself at such a young age. He played the role of Aonung in Avatar: The Way of Water. He is also known for his role of Agent Otto which he played in both the movie and TV Show, Odd Squad.

Geljo comes from an acting background as his father, Jasmin Geljo is also an actor. His zodiac sign is Aries. He stands at the height of 5 Feet and 8 Inches (173 cm) and has a body weight of 127 lbs (58 kg).

Relationship Status: Geljo Is Single

Filip Geljo is not seeing anyone as he is single at the moment. The actor is only 20 years old at the time of this writing so getting into a relationship is the least of his worry. For now, he is entirely focused on succeeding in his career as an actor.

Filip Geljo is talking as the picture is gray scaled.
Filip Geljo in an interview (Source: YouTube)

Geljo lives a low profile and keeps most of his life details to himself, and that includes his love life. He hasn't talked about his love life (for now) in the media. Hence, the record of his previous relationships (if any) is completely absent.

What Is The Net Worth of The Avatar Actor?

Filip Geljo's net worth has been estimated to be $250,000. It might not seem a lot for an actor but, take into consideration that he is one of the fresh faces in Hollywood. Also, he hasn't worked on many films yet. Acting is his primary source of income.

The biggest commercially successful movie Geljo has worked on so far in his short acting career is Avatar: The Way of Water. The movie has earned a whopping sum of $2.284 billion at the box office. 

Geljo made the same net worth as Olivia Ryan Stern, i.e., $150,000 for his role as Aonung in the film. Besides that, his other popular work is the TV Show, Odd Squad. However, the amount he received for playing Agent Otto remains to be known.

Son Of An Actor, Jasmin Geljo

Geljo isn't the only one in his family that can act. It was most likely his father, Jasmin Geljo who made him fall in love with acting as his father is an actor. He is an actor hailing from Bosnia and Herzegovina, born on September 18, 1959, and has been actively working in films since the 80s.

Jasmin has worked on movies and TV shows like The Boys, Assault on Precinct 13, Schitt's Creek, Cube Zero, and Land of the dead. He doesn't just act in films but also teaches others as he works as an acting coach at Stage Waves, the company he owns. 

Filip Geljo is smiling whereas Jasmin Geljo is looking directly at the camera.
Filip Geljo with his father, Jasmin Geljo (Source: YouTube)

Not just as a coach but Jasmin has also worked as a director for a few films in the past. He is the director of the movies, Morse Code, Bevy of Brollies, The Silencer, The Last Chance and I am Scarecrow.

Geljo's father learned acting in Sarajevo, the place he was born. He learned at the University Of Theatre, Film, and Television Art Sarajevo. He holds a Bachelor's in Arts degree and he majored in films and television. He was a big deal, in then Yugoslavia. He has revealed that he worked in the most popular show in the country at the time.

Has Worked With His Father In The Past

Filip Geljo and his father, Jasmin are both actors by profession. And, they have worked together before. They worked in the 2015 movie called The Waiting Room. The film is inspired by Geljo's father's life event as the story of the film is about an established actor in Yugoslavia, who is forced to leave his country post-war. 

Jasmin plays the actor whereas, Geljo plays the role of his son named Daniel. The movie has a run time of 1 hour and 32 minutes as per IMDb. The film was fairly well-received and received two nominations at Canadian Screen Awards, and also at Torino Film Festival, and Locarno International Film Festival.

Geljo and Jasmin have also worked together on a TV Movie, The Last Chance. The movie tackles the sensitive issue of human trafficking. The story revolves around a family whose two kids are kidnapped and they do everything to get them back.

The 40-minute film was directed by Jasmin himself, as he also acted in the film with his son, Geljo. He played the character of Sensei whereas, his son played the role of Lee.

A Brief On Geljo's Acting Career

Filip Geljo is already finding a lot of success despite not being that experienced as an actor. He started as a child actor and has already landed himself in some big roles in movies and TV Shows like Avatar: The Way of Water and Odd Squad.

Filip Geljo is in standing in the sea talking.
Filip Geljo as Aonung in Avatar: The Way of Water (Source: Avatar YouTube Channel)

Geljo first started in the film industry in 2014 thanks to his father, Jasmin. He worked with his father in two films, The Last Chance and The Waiting Room. His next work was a short film, Shahzad as mentioned on his IMDb page. He played the role of Phillip in the film.

Jasmin's son found a big break in the industry through Odd Squad. He played the role of Agent Otto in the show & this role is what kickstarted his career. He played this role in the Odd Squad's film & continued shows too. He also landed a role in Josephine Archer Cameron's father, James Cameron's film, Avatar: The Way of Water as Aonung.

Geljo Is Good With Numbers

Filip Geljo is a smart man in real life as he is good with numbers. He loves maths and is good with his numbers. TV Over Mind has mentioned in their article that math is his favorite subject in school.

Geljo likes to keep things private so it remains to be known how good he is with Maths. But there is a video on YouTube where he is solving a second-grade mathematics problem.

Geljo's Father Was A Refugee

Yes, Geljo's father, Jasmin is a Canadian actor but, he originally came to this land as a refugee. He hails from Bosnia & Herzegovina, (then known as Yugoslavia) & was forced to leave following the war. 

Jasmin was a well-renowned actor in his homeland. He left his country in 1993 and moved to Canada, where he is living to this day. Jasmin's film, The Waiting Room, as mentioned in fipresci's article is based on this story. He revealed his situation when he first came to Canada in an interview with the Great Big Story

Jasmin brought up his life struggles as he didn't speak English. He revealed that he was doing a lot of jobs including as a salesman because he struggled to find a job as an actor at the beginning.

 

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