EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Grammer has joined the cast of Young Washington , an upcoming feature film from Wonder Project and Angel Studios .

Grammer will play Lord Fairfax, the unofficial leader of the Virginia gentry who has a complicated relationship to young George Washington as both his crucial mentor and as the father of his romantic rival.

Young Washington chronicles the origins of America’s first president. After making a tremendous mistake that triggers the French and Indian War, an ambitious 22-year-old George Washington must face his failures and find the courage to become the leader that will forge a nation.

The Frasier star joins the previously announced William Franklyn-Miller who will portray George Washington, Sir Ben Kingsley who will portray Robert Dinwiddie, And

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