Straight people who play gay characters

Others, like Cate Blanchett and Ben Whishaw, believe an actor should be able to play any character. Back in , Amandla told Wonderland Magazine that they identify as gay. Simple as that. Of appearing as a lesbian dog trainer in Best in Show in , Jane told The Daily Beast that it didn't even cross her mind whether people would think she was gay in real life.

In , Jane told Outfest that her coming out "happened so naturally and I didn't hide anything. These straight actors playing gay roles break boundaries and push representation forward for all actors!. Jane has said she didn't particularly have a coming out, but she has equally never denied being gay either.

Of his casting, he told Advocate that the "idea of Asian or LGBTQ representation, this is all stuff that's been percolating and building momentum behind the scenes Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is on its fourth and final season with a Filipino romantic love interest on network television, who happens to be gay in real life.

While many straight actors have been praised for their performances in LGBTQ roles, some argue only queer actors have the authenticity to bring these parts to life. He has also said he thinks filmmakers shouldn't demand actors be gay or straight. Rupert Everett famously said in that after coming out he "never had another job for ten years".

Nico Lang of Salon wrote that the fact that Josh is written and played without the "faintest hint of irony [is a] stunning rebuke to the long-standing belief that queer actors simply cannot play straight. A year before this, Neil first appeared as interminable womaniser Barney in HIMYM , which ran until He has since opened up about playing a character who is "nothing like" him, commenting that "as an actor you certainly hope you can be a visible option for all kinds of different roles".

The actor began appearing as the often aggressively straight Sue in Glee in , and married her girlfriend Lara Embry a year later. When there were gay parts, these were often hideously stereotypical and offensive. From Amandla Stenberg To Jonathan Bailey – Here Are 15 Openly Gay And Queer Actors Who Have Played Straight Characters On Screen "I think I'm an actor first before I'm a gay person.".

Alternatively, they could stay in the closet and play whoever they liked, as long as they pretended to be straight in the public eye. Things started to change in the previous century, but even in recent decades, out gay actors have spoken about being disenfranchised by the industry.

When straight actors take on gay roles, the best performances lead with empathy, nuance, and attention to the specifics of a person’s world rather than broad stereotypes. He told People Magazine "rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me I am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest".

The series aired in , six years after Andrew first being mentioned gay in an interview with The Independent. Playing a character whose life experience differs from your own takes thought and care. Neil is said to have officially come out in after years of speculation about his sexuality, which appears to have grated on the actor.

Vincent actually married his husband Gregory Wright in the same year that The CW comedy-drama began airing, and played the character until the series end. Andrew's performance as the "hot priest" was a tour de force addition to the second series of Fleabag , and many remarked upon the scintillating chemistry between his character and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's.

Back in , Crazy Ex-Girlfriend was lauded for its groundbreaking casting of Vincent as Josh, a straight bro-type who plays the romantic lead in the series. By there was far less stigma attached to being gay than there was in the 90s, and there are plenty of openly gay characters who could have appeared in the lead roles of the.

Here are 17 straight actors who have given critically-acclaimed performances as LGBTQ characters. Similarly, actor Richard Chamberlain once said he wouldn't advise a leading man type to come out lest he lose out on parts. But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person", he told the outlet after clarifying he was gay.

That's its own thing. Matt Damon - Behind The Candelabra There were two well-known straight men playing gay characters in the film 'Behind the Candelabra', which prompted an outcry in some reaches of the Hollywood gay community. 2.