Kelsey Grammer plays Lord Thomas Fairfax in Young Washington. He’s the Virginia gentry figure who helps set George Washington on his early path in the story.

Quick scoop

  • Character: Lord Thomas Fairfax.
  • Role in the plot: a key mentor-style figure tied to Washington’s mission in the Ohio territories.
  • Movie context: Young Washington is a historical drama about George Washington’s younger years.

TL;DR

Kelsey Grammer plays Thomas Fairfax, not George Washington, in Young Washington.