In 1996 he was offered the role of young John Reilly in the film "Sleepers", (an allegedly true story) for which Wigdor was nominated for best young actor in a drama film.
In 1996 he got the role of the young "John Reilly" in the "Sleepers" a true story of four young boys prank which leads to an accident putting a man in the hospital. Geoffrey was nominated for best young actor in a drama film.