Who plays Eugene in Wednesday?

Moosa Mostafa plays Eugene in the Netflix show, Wednesday.

Wednesday is a popular supernatural show on Netflix written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The show is based on the pop culture character Wednesday Addams from the Addams family created by Charles Addams. The show is directed and co-produced by Tim Burton. The first season of Wednesday has 8 episodes. The show follows Wednesday as she investigates and solves murder mysteries in the town of Jericho.

Among the various characters, Eugene also plays an important role in the show. Eugene is portrayed as a shy, devoted, and passionate person. He became a fan favorite because of his personality and friendship with Wednesday. Eugene’s character is played by Moosa Mostafa. Let’s take a look at Moosa’s career and the character he plays in Wednesday.

Who plays Eugene in Wednesday?

Moosa Mostafa plays the role of Eugene Ottinger in the show. He is a British actor, born on 25 February 2008, in Warwickshire, London, England. He is a child actor best known for his role as Eugene Ottinger in Wednesday. He plays the role of a shy student at Nevermore Academy in the Netflix show. He was 14 years old when Wednesday released on Netflix on November 16, 2022.

In an interview with BBC, he shared that he was excited when he got the opportunity to act in Wednesday, as it is a big show. His family helped maintain the balance in his life and keeps him grounded, as he goes to school and leads a normal life. He likes that he can come home and live like a normal 14-year-old boy. Apart from Wednesday, he has appeared in projects like Nativity Rocks! (2018) and The Last Bus (2022). He will be reprising his role as Eugene in Wednesday Season 2, which will be released on Netflix in 2025.

Does Eugene die in Wednesday?

Eugene is a shy, sweet, and nerdy boy who is the president of the beekeeping club at Nevermore Academy. In a school full of outcasts, he doesn’t have any friends. He has a crush on Enid and becomes friends with Wednesday when she joins his beekeeping club. She saves him from bullies as he reminds her of her brother, Pugsley. He helps her investigate the murders taking place in Jericho.

In episode 4 titled “Woe What a Night”, Wednesday and Eugene decide to stake out the cave and identify the monster. However, Wednesday changed the plan at the last minute and went to the Rave’N dance with Tyler. She tells Eugene to not go alone in the cave as it is too dangerous but Eugene decides to go to the cave alone. When everybody was at the dance, Eugene went to the woods alone and saw someone setting the cave on fire. The person noticed him and pointed their torch at him, which made Eugene run away from there. Wednesday gets a vision at the dance that Eugene is in the woods and he is in danger, so she rushes out to help him. Eugene trips while running and loses his glasses. He hears Wednesday’s voice, but before she can find him, he gets attacked by the monster.

Eugene gets badly injured and goes into a coma. Wednesday visits him in the hospital a few times, as she feels responsible for his condition and believes he doesn't deserve this. In the final episode, Eugene regains his consciousness and tells Wednesday what he saw that day. Because of him, Wednesday was able to find out who controls Hyde. Later, when he gets to know that Wednesday is in danger, he leaves the hospital to save her, as she is his only friend. He saves Wednesday by attacking Marilyn Thornhill with a swarm of bees controlled by him.

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