# Isaac Ordonez
**Isaac Ordonez** (born 2009) is an American child and teen actor best known for playing [Pugsley Addams](https://www.edgepedia.org/pugsley-addams), Wednesday's younger brother, in the Netflix series *Wednesday* (2022–present). He began acting in 2018, first appearing as the body double for Charles Wallace in Disney's *A Wrinkle in Time*, and joined the cast of *Wednesday* as a series regular in its second season.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/isaac-ordonez/) • [2](https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Isaac_Ordonez)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2009, Los Angeles, California, United States[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/isaac-ordonez/) |
| Signature role | Pugsley Addams in *Wednesday* (Netflix, 2022– ), his first major television role[3](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/netflix-wednesday-cast/pugsley-addams-actor-isaac-ordonez/) |
| Season 1 status | Guest appearances in two episodes, including the series premiere[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/354832/isaac-ordonez) |
| Season 2 status | Series regular; Pugsley enrolls at Nevermore Academy and gains electric powers[5](https://elpais.com/television/series/miercoles/) • [6](https://www.thewrap.com/wednesday-season-2-review/) |
| Earlier credits | *A Wrinkle in Time* (2018, Charles Wallace double), *7th & Union* (2021), Chromeo's music video "Must've Been" (2018)[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/isaac-ordonez/) • [2](https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Isaac_Ordonez) |
| Current work | Returning as Pugsley in *Wednesday* season 3, in production in Ireland since February 2026[7](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/wednesday-season-3-start-of-production?inapp=true) |
## Early work
Ordonez was born in Los Angeles and began his on-screen career in 2018. His first credit was as the body double for Charles Wallace in [Ava DuVernay](https://www.edgepedia.org/ava-duvernay)'s *A Wrinkle in Time* (2018); that same year he appeared as Young Dave in the music video for "Must've Been" by the Canadian duo Chromeo.[1](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/isaac-ordonez/) • [8](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/isaac-ordonez/112687/) He then built his résumé through independent short films, including *Jude* (2019), *Día De Las Carpas* (2019), *Psycho Sally* (2020), and *Dispara Y Mata* (2020), before playing Mario's Friend in the 2021 feature *7th & Union*.[8](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/isaac-ordonez/112687/) • [9](https://celebwikicorner.com/biography/isaac-ordonez)
## Wednesday
In 2022, Ordonez was cast as Pugsley Addams in *Wednesday*, [Tim Burton](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-burton)'s reimagining of the Addams Family franchise starring [Jenna Ortega](https://www.edgepedia.org/jenna-ortega), co-created by [Alfred Gough](https://www.edgepedia.org/alfred-gough) and Miles Millar. This was his first role on a major television series.[3](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/netflix-wednesday-cast/pugsley-addams-actor-isaac-ordonez/) In the first season, which premiered November 23, 2022, Pugsley appears in two episodes, principally as the target of his sister's deadpan jokes and torturous experiments.[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/354832/isaac-ordonez) • [10](https://nerdist.com/article/wednesday-isaac-ordonez-pugsley-addams-interview/)
**Promotion to series regular.** For the second season, which debuted its first four episodes on August 6, 2025, with the remainder on September 3, Ordonez was bumped up to series regular alongside [Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://www.edgepedia.org/catherine-zeta-jones) (Morticia) and [Luis Guzmán](https://www.edgepedia.org/luis-guzman) (Gomez).[5](https://elpais.com/television/series/miercoles/) • [11](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/wednesday-season-2-interview-isaac-ordonez-79135/) Pugsley joins his sister as a first-year student at Nevermore Academy, discovers he can generate electricity, and accidentally brings to life a corpse that becomes the season's antagonist "Slurp."[6](https://www.thewrap.com/wednesday-season-2-review/) • [12](https://parade.com/tv/wednesday-season-3)
In interviews, Ordonez described Pugsley as "an outcast among outcasts" who arrives at [Nevermore](https://www.edgepedia.org/nevermore) hoping to make friends, since Wednesday's stories had suggested the school would welcome him.[10](https://nerdist.com/article/wednesday-isaac-ordonez-pugsley-addams-interview/) He has said Guzmán, who plays his on-screen father, became an informal mentor: on a day off, Guzmán ran camera exercises with him, teaching him how to find his mark on set without looking at the floor.[11](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/wednesday-season-2-interview-isaac-ordonez-79135/) On the official Netflix companion podcast, the Woecast, Ordonez noted that ideas he had raised in a pre-season interview, Pugsley attending the school, befriending the beekeeper Eugene, and gaining his own powers, had all materialized in the season's scripts.[13](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/videos/wednesday-season-2-official-woecast-episode-3)
## Continuing work
Netflix renewed *Wednesday* for a third season in July 2025, before the second season finished airing.[14](https://au.variety.com/2025/tv/global/wednesday-renewed-season-3-netflix-25537/) Season 3 formally began production near Dublin, Ireland, in February 2026, with Ordonez listed among the returning cast alongside Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Luis Guzmán.[7](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/wednesday-season-3-start-of-production?inapp=true)
## References
1. [Isaac Ordonez, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/isaac-ordonez/)
2. [Isaac Ordonez, Addams Family Wiki](https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Isaac_Ordonez)
3. [Who plays Pugsley Addams in Wednesday? Isaac Ordonez, Capital](https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/netflix-wednesday-cast/pugsley-addams-actor-isaac-ordonez/)
4. [Isaac Ordonez, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/354832/isaac-ordonez)
5. [Miércoles, El País](https://elpais.com/television/series/miercoles/)
6. ['Wednesday' Season 2, Part 1 Review, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/wednesday-season-2-review/)
7. [Wednesday Season 3 Starts Production, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/wednesday-season-3-start-of-production?inapp=true)
8. [Isaac Ordonez Biography, Tribute.ca](https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/isaac-ordonez/112687/)
9. [Isaac Ordonez Biography, Celeb Wiki Corner](https://celebwikicorner.com/biography/isaac-ordonez)
10. [WEDNESDAY's Isaac Ordonez on Pugsley Being the Ultimate Outcast, Nerdist](https://nerdist.com/article/wednesday-isaac-ordonez-pugsley-addams-interview/)
11. [Lightning Strikes for 'Wednesday' Star Isaac Ordonez, Backstage](https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/wednesday-season-2-interview-isaac-ordonez-79135/)
12. [Wednesday Season 3 (2026), Parade](https://parade.com/tv/wednesday-season-3)
13. [The Wednesday Season 2 Official Woecast, Episode 3, Netflix Tudum](https://www.netflix.com/tudum/videos/wednesday-season-2-official-woecast-episode-3)
14. ['Wednesday' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix, Variety Australia](https://au.variety.com/2025/tv/global/wednesday-renewed-season-3-netflix-25537/)
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