# Corey Fogelmanis
**Corey Fogelmanis** (born 1999) is an American actor best known for playing Farkle Minkus on the [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel) sitcom *Girl Meets World* (2014–2017) and for starring as Nathan Walter in the Netflix teen drama *My Life with the Walter Boys* since 2023[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/corey-fogelmanis/umc.cpc.2x4g21p2quf0ljujk1ecxq7vy). His film work spans the horror thriller *Ma* (2019) opposite [Octavia Spencer](https://www.edgepedia.org/octavia-spencer), the Hulu slasher *Carved* (2024), and the coming-of-age film *I Wish You All the Best* (2024), in which he plays a nonbinary teenager[2](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/corey-fogelmanis/umc.cpc.2x4g21p2quf0ljujk1ecxq7vy).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999, Thousand Oaks, California, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) |
| Breakout role | Farkle Minkus on *Girl Meets World*, 2014–2017, 71 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) |
| Film debut | *Ma* (2019) as Andy, with Oscar winner Octavia Spencer; earned a Teen Choice Award nomination[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/corey-fogelmanis/umc.cpc.2x4g21p2quf0ljujk1ecxq7vy) |
| Netflix series | Nathan Walter in *My Life with the Walter Boys*, 2023 onward, 27 episodes through 2026[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) |
| Acclaimed lead | Ben, a nonbinary teen, in Tommy Dorfman's *I Wish You All the Best* (2024), premiered at SXSW[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) |
| Upcoming | *The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth* (2026), David Fincher's sequel to *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood*[3](https://vmagazine.com/article/coreys-next-chapter/) |
| Height | 5 ft 9½ in (1.77 m)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) |
## Early life and start in acting
Fogelmanis grew up in [Camarillo, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/camarillo-california), and began performing at age six in musicals with the Conejo Players Theatre; he moved into television and film auditions around age twelve[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/corey-fogelmanis) • [5](https://www.moodmagazine.co/corey). In interviews he has described a childhood spent performing in community theater and school band, and credits his parents, Dain and Shannon Fogelmanis, with driving him to rehearsals and auditions[5](https://www.moodmagazine.co/corey) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/bio/). His early screen work consisted of guest roles on shows including *Partners*, *House of Lies*, and *I Didn't Do It*[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/corey-fogelmanis).
## Girl Meets World
Fogelmanis's breakout came as Farkle Minkus, the eccentric son of Stuart Minkus from the original *Boy Meets World*, on the Disney Channel sequel series *Girl Meets World*, which ran from 2014 to 2017 and aired 71 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/). He appeared in every episode of the first season as a guest star, was promoted to an "Also Starring" credit midway through, and joined the main cast for the second season[7](https://girlmeetsworld.fandom.com/wiki/Corey_Fogelmanis). The show, a spinoff starring [Rowan Blanchard](https://www.edgepedia.org/rowan-blanchard) and [Sabrina Carpenter](https://www.edgepedia.org/sabrina-carpenter), followed Riley Matthews and her friends through adolescence[8](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/online-originals/boy-meets-girl-meets-world). Fogelmanis was 17 when the series ended, the same year he graduated high school[9](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/corey-fogelmanis-walter-boys-conan-gray-wish-you-all-the-best-interview).
## Transition to film and horror
After *Girl Meets World* wrapped, Fogelmanis moved into darker material. In 2019 he played Andy in [Universal Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/universal-pictures)' thriller *Ma* alongside Octavia Spencer, his theatrical film debut, and earned a Teen Choice Award nomination for the role[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) • [7](https://girlmeetsworld.fandom.com/wiki/Corey_Fogelmanis). The same year he starred as Brett in the Hulu horror anthology *Into the Dark* in the episode "School Spirit"[10](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/hot-guys/a28565327/corey-fogelmanis-facts/). He has said the shift from kid-friendly to adult roles was not a planned strategy but a matter of the parts he connected with[10](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/hot-guys/a28565327/corey-fogelmanis-facts/). In the years between Disney and his Netflix role he studied acting, first at Anthony Meindl's Actor Workshop in Los Angeles and then for a semester at the New School in New York[9](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/corey-fogelmanis-walter-boys-conan-gray-wish-you-all-the-best-interview).
## Recent and upcoming work
Since 2023 Fogelmanis has played Nathan Walter, one of the Walter siblings, in Netflix's *My Life with the Walter Boys*, a teen drama set in rural Colorado; the series was picked up for a second season shortly after its debut and has run through a third season in 2026[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) • [11](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/my-life-with-the-walter-boys-release-date-cast-news-photos?inapp=true). His character Nathan navigates his first gay relationships alongside the show's central love triangle[9](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/corey-fogelmanis-walter-boys-conan-gray-wish-you-all-the-best-interview).
In 2024 he took the lead in *I Wish You All the Best*, the directorial debut of actor and writer [Tommy Dorfman](https://www.edgepedia.org/tommy-dorfman), playing Ben, a nonbinary teenager kicked out by ultra-religious parents who rebuilds their life with their sister and her husband; the cast includes [Alexandra Daddario](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexandra-daddario), Cole Sprouse, and [Lena Dunham](https://www.edgepedia.org/lena-dunham), and the film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) • [12](https://www.them.us/story/crushing-on-corey-fogelmanis-tommy-dorfman-interview). The performance was described in trade and press bios as his breakthrough, met with strong reviews[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/). He also appeared in the Hulu slasher film *Carved* (2024) as Cody[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/).
His next major screen role is in *The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth* (2026), [David Fincher](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-fincher)'s sequel to [Quentin Tarantino](https://www.edgepedia.org/quentin-tarantino)'s *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood*, with [Brad Pitt](https://www.edgepedia.org/brad-pitt) reprising his title role; Fogelmanis has called the experience of filming it "the coolest" of his career[3](https://vmagazine.com/article/coreys-next-chapter/) • [9](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/corey-fogelmanis-walter-boys-conan-gray-wish-you-all-the-best-interview). He also has a lead in the independent suspense drama *One Stupid Thing*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/), and in 2026 he was cast as Nate Singer in an Off-Broadway adaptation of *Rope* directed by Gordon Greenberg[13](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Corey-Fogelmanis/).
## Music videos with Conan Gray
Fogelmanis has become a recurring collaborator of the singer [Conan Gray](https://www.edgepedia.org/conan-gray), playing the romantic interest Bran (or Brando) in the music videos for Gray's 2025 album *Wishbone*, including "This Song," "Caramel," and "Vodka Cranberry"[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/) • [14](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/conan-gray-and-corey-fogelmanis-go-full-romeo-and-juliet-in-vmas-2025-performance). The two are close friends who met through industry circles; at the 2025 [MTV Video Music Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/mtv-video-music-awards) they performed a Romeo-and-Juliet-staged rendition of "Vodka Cranberry" together, with Fogelmanis playing Juliet to Gray's Romeo[14](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/conan-gray-and-corey-fogelmanis-go-full-romeo-and-juliet-in-vmas-2025-performance). In a 2025 [Teen Vogue](https://www.edgepedia.org/teen-vogue) interview Fogelmanis confirmed the two are friends and that he has a boyfriend[14](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/conan-gray-and-corey-fogelmanis-go-full-romeo-and-juliet-in-vmas-2025-performance).
## Personal life
Fogelmanis's surname is Latvian; his grandfather was a Latvian immigrant[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/bio/). He has a sister, Baylee[6](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/bio/). He lives in Brooklyn, New York[9](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/corey-fogelmanis-walter-boys-conan-gray-wish-you-all-the-best-interview).
## References
1. [Corey Fogelmanis, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/)
2. [Corey Fogelmanis, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/corey-fogelmanis/umc.cpc.2x4g21p2quf0ljujk1ecxq7vy)
3. [Corey Fogelmanis's Next Chapter Is Here, V Magazine](https://vmagazine.com/article/coreys-next-chapter/)
4. [Corey Fogelmanis Movies on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/s/actor/corey-fogelmanis)
5. [Corey Fogelmanis, Mood Magazine](https://www.moodmagazine.co/corey)
6. [Corey Fogelmanis Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4396310/bio/)
7. [Corey Fogelmanis, Girl Meets World Wiki](https://girlmeetsworld.fandom.com/wiki/Corey_Fogelmanis)
8. [Boy Meets Girl Meets World, Television Academy](https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/online-originals/boy-meets-girl-meets-world)
9. [Corey Fogelmanis Is Ready to Take on the World, Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/corey-fogelmanis-walter-boys-conan-gray-wish-you-all-the-best-interview)
10. [Who Is Corey Fogelmanis? Fun Facts About the 'Into the Dark' Star, Seventeen](https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/hot-guys/a28565327/corey-fogelmanis-facts/)
11. [My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/my-life-with-the-walter-boys-release-date-cast-news-photos?inapp=true)
12. [We're All Crushing on Corey Fogelmanis, Them](https://www.them.us/story/crushing-on-corey-fogelmanis-tommy-dorfman-interview)
13. [Corey Fogelmanis, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Corey-Fogelmanis/)
14. [Watch Conan Gray and Corey Fogelmanis Go Full Romeo & Juliet in VMAs 2025 Performance, Teen Vogue](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/conan-gray-and-corey-fogelmanis-go-full-romeo-and-juliet-in-vmas-2025-performance)
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