Ali Hadji-Heshmati plays 17 years old George Karim in the Netflix series. Ali is a British film and television actor.

Although Ali has not said that out loud about his age, looking at him, he looks in his early 20s. Like him, his cast members also have different ages than their characters.

Cameron Chapman, who plays Anthony Lockwood, is 20 years but his character's age is 18. Likewise, Ruby Stokes, who acts as Lucy Carlyle, is 22 this year. But she portrays a 16-year-old kid. 

Heshmati was born in London, United Kingdom, to a Muslim family. He is also a part-time student at the University of Oxford studying English literature. Heshmati is known for his roles in tv series such as Alex Rider, Holby City, and Bad Education. 

In his childhood, Heshmati always wanted to be an astronaut, but he ended up joining the drama due to a girl he fancied. Since then, he has always wanted to act as much as possible.

The actor only started his acting career in 2020. Currently, his role as George has made him extremely popular. 

Besides acting on the silver screen, he has also worked in theatres for plays such as Little Shop of Horrors and Pride and Prejudice. His movie credit includes Calais and L'Eglise. 

1. Ali Hadji-Heshmati is a British citizen who was born to a Muslim family. He is also a part-time student at the University of Oxford studying English literature. 
2. Though he may look young and has played the role of a late teenager both in Bad Education and Lockwood & Co., Heshmati is more than 20 years old. But he does look quite young for his early 20s.
3. The actor dreamed to an astronaut when he was young. But as they say, love makes people blind, s girl he fancied asked him to do school play with him. After that, he came to love acting.
4. Ali has only begun acting in 2020. He worked in Tv series such as Alex Rider, Holby City and Bad Education.
5. Heshmati wants to work with the A24 project, the entertainment company because he finds their movies original and brilliant.
6. The actor listens to the music before doing any role as that helps him to focus on the character. 
7. His favorite band is The Beatles and his favorite movies are The Incredibles, Le Quatre Cent Coers, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and others.