Birth Name: | George Harry Sear |
Birth Date: | 14 November 1997 |
}George Harry Sear (born 14 November 1997) is an English actor, presenter, and filmmaker. He began his career as a child actor on the West End and presented Friday Download (2013–2014) for CBBC. On television, he is known for his roles in the Disney Channel series The Evermoor Chronicles (2014–2016) and the Hulu series Love, Victor (2020–2022).
From Leigh-on-Sea, Sear is the son of celebrity baker Juliet Sear. He attended Leigh North Street Primary School and Belfairs Academy. He also took classes at Singer Stage School.[1]
Sear practiced break dancing since his child hood and competed in the United Dance Organisation world-championship 2012. He achieved second place in the championship.[2] After his success in the world-championship he appeared on the show Alesha's Street Dance Stars.
In 2008, Sear played the role of the boy in Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot at the Theatre Royal, where he worked together with Sir Patrick Stewart.
He had his first professional television appearance in the ITV series The Bill as the character Noah Morris in 2009. His first major success was in the British television show Friday Download, where he was a presenter. The role of Seb Crossley in the Disney Channel series The Evermoor Chronicles from 2014 to 2016 was his first major acting role.
His most recent and well-known role is the role of "Benjamin 'Benji' Campbell" in the Hulu series Love, Victor, where he portrays the love interest of Victor Salazar, played by co-star Michael Cimino. The television series continues in the universe of the 2018 film Love, Simon and is centered around Victor who attends the same high school as Simon Spier from the original film. Victor is a Latin teen who has to deal with adjusting to a new city and school while trying to figure out his sexuality. The struggles intensify when he realizes he falling in love with his classmate Benji.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Self - Presenter | Also known as Up All Night | |
2021 | Reefa | Etone | [3] |
Eric | [4] | ||
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes | ||
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2019 | When Fate Calls | short film | |||||
short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Bill | Noah Morris | 2 episodes |
2013–2014 | Friday Download | Self - Presenter | 9 episodes |
2014–2016 | The Evermoor Chronicles | Seb Crossley | Main role (24 episodes) |
2017 | Will | Billy Cooper | 7 episodes |
2018 | Into the Badlands | Arthur | 3 episodes |
2020 | Alex Rider | Parker Roscoe | 5 episodes[5] |
2020–2022 | Love, Victor | Benjamin "Benji" Campbell | Main role (28 episodes) |
2023 | Fire Country | Ride Operator | Episode: "A Fair to Remember"[6] |
Based on a True Story | Jacob | Episode: "Love You, Buzzfeed" |