George Sear

George Sear is a British actor who is most known for his role as "Benjamin 'Benji' Campbell" in the Hulu series Love, Victor, a continuation of the movie Love, Simon with Nick Robinson. He also played in the TV series The Evermoor Chronicles and was a presenter in the British show Friday Download, where teenagers are talking about television, movies, music, dancing and technology.[1]

George Sear
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
Years active2009–present
Known for

Life and career

George Sear practiced break dancing since his child hood and competed in the UDO world-championship 2012. He achieved 2nd 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.ref name=":8" /> 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 TV series continues in the universe of the 2018 movie Love, Simon and is centered around Victor who attends the same high school as Simon Spier from the original movie. Victor is a Latinx 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.

Filmography

TV series
Year Title Role Appearance Notes Refs.
2009 The Bill Noah Morris S25 E54 - S25 E55 2 Episodes
2013 - 2014 Friday Download Self - Presenter S5 E1 - S5 E6
S6 E5; S6 E10
S8 E4		 9 Episodes
2014 - 2016 The Evermoor Chronicles Seb Crossley S1 E1 - S1 E24 Main role (24 episodes)
2017 Will Billy Cooper S1 E4 - S1 E10 7 Episodes
2018 Into the Badlands Arthur S3 E3/4; S3 E7 3 Episodes
2020 Alex Rider Parker Roscoe S1 E1
S1 E4 - S1 E7		 5 Episodes [1]
2020 - 2022 Love, Victor Benjamin 'Benji' Campbell S1 E1 - S3 E8 Main Role (28 Episodes) [3]
2023 Fire Country Ride Operator S1 E14 1 Episode [4]
Based on a True Story Jacob S1 E6 1 Episode
Hollow's Bend: The Radio Play Andres S1 E1 - S1 E3 3 Episodes (Podcast series)

Movies
Year Title Role Notes Refs.
2015 Up All Night / Friday Download: The Movie Self - Presenter Based on TV Series:
Friday Download
2021 Reefa Etone [5]
TBA Desperate Journey † Eric [6]
TBA Big City Boy † Eugene Ring Short Film
TBA Scott † Scott Walker Short Film
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Writer & director
Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes Refs.
2019 When Fate Calls Yes No Yes Short film
TBA Scott † Yes Yes Yes Short film
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

References
  1. Shoaff, Brandon (2022-01-14). "Why Parker From Alex Rider Looks So Familiar". Looper. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  2. "George Sear". National Today. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  3. "Who plays Benji in Love, Victor? – George Sear". Capital. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  4. Stivale, Shelby (2024-06-17). "'Love, Victor' Cast Now: What the Hulu Stars Are Doing Today". J-14. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  5. Kiang, Jessica (2021-04-15). "'Reefa' Review: A Trite Retelling of a Real-Life Miami Tragedy". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  6. Ritman, Alex (2024-05-01). "Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Clara Rugaard, Til Schweiger Lead WWII Thriller 'Desperate Journey,' Written by 'Il Postino' Director Michael Radford (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
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