Actors Who’ve Played Gay!!

Ben Sullivan is known for The Apprentice (2024), Lowlifes (2024) and Stonewall (2015).

Alexandre Nachi was born on 16 August 1993 in Sainte-Julie, Montérégie, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Quato (2024), 444 (2021) and Emotional Arithmetic (2007).

Karl Glusman was born on 3 January 1988 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Love (2015), Devs (2020) and The Bikeriders (2023). He was previously married to Zoë Kravitz.

First-generation American writer/director/producer/actor OTOJA ABIT (pronounced "O-toe-jay Abbitt") is best known for his award-winning debut short, Jitters, in which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred. Otoja expanded on his short Jitters' theme with A New York Christmas Wedding, which entered the independent film festival circuit with runs at the American Black FilmFestival, UrbanWorld Film Festival, Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival, among many others. The first-of-its-kind urban-leaning holiday film touched on some of the themes involving the LGBTQIA community, 21st-century views on love, religion, family, and more. Acquired by and exclusively premiering globally on Netflix on November 2020, the film was highlighted in the New York Times for it's uniqueness. Otoja's past credits include Guest Star on CBS's BULL, HBO's The Night of, NBC's Blackish, Marvel's The Defenders and NBC's limited series The Slap. The only son of driven Nigerian parents, Abit was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Queens, NY. Otoja got his start in the industry interning at The Labyrinth theatre company, his first big project was working as the assistant director on Broadway's 2011 revival of That Championship Season, directed by Gregory Mosher and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Jason Patric, and Chris Noth. Otoja then went on to book roles in both television and film. His list of film credits includes The Humbling, directed by Barry Levinson and playing opposite Al Pacino; "Paris" in Aleta Chappelle's Romeo & Juliet in Harlem; and gay liberation pioneer, Marsha P Johnson in Roland Emmerich's Stonewall. Otoja is a recipient of 2019 "Rising Star Award"provided by Bushwick Film Festival. With the success of Jitters, Otoja founded his production company Willful Productions.

Richard Jutras was born on 20 December 1961 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and assistant director, known for Stonewall (2015), The Tournament (2005) and All You Can Eat Buddha (2017).

Joel Rush was born on 26 August 1981 in Logansport, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for 11-95 (2020), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Party Down (2009).

Gareth is an actor and singer. He fronts the metal progressive band called Blue Gillespie (previously known as "A Breath of Blue Fire").

Their first EP was "Cave Country" (December 2008) EP: "Cave Country Part 2" (August 2009) Album (debut): "Synesthesia" (May 2010) Album "Seven Rages of Man" (May 2012).

He married Gemma Lloyd (Born Gemma James) in 2010. They live in Newport, Wales, UK

The couple has a girl and a boy Daughter, Lily Christina Lloyd, was born on 4 June 2012. Son, Eli Andrew Lloyd, was born on 10 August 2014 at 4:50 a.m. weighing 7lb 10oz

Justin Bartha was born on 21 July 1978 in West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Gigli (2003), National Treasure (2004) and The Hangover (2009). He has been married to Lia Smith since 4 January 2014. They have one child.

Stephen Huszar is a Canadian film and television actor from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Huszar attended high school at Aden Bowman Collegiate and later studied at the University of Saskatchewan. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the 6' 1" Huszar began his screen career in 2004 with a role in The Cradle Will Fall (2004). Quickly he built a list of supporting roles in made-for-television films during the mid-2000s. During the late 2000s, Huszar found recurring work on the series Paradise Falls (2001) and Corner Gas (2004). He also had the good fortune to appear in one of CW's longest-running series Smallville (2001). During the 2010s Huszar appeared in the direct-to-video horror sequel 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010), followed by work in Time after Time (2011), Faces in the Crowd (2011), InSayshable (2012) and continued television work on series including Cashing In (2009), Fringe (2008), Continuum (2012), Supernatural (2005). Huszar also brought one of DC Comics' supervillians to the screen with his performance as Plunder in the series The Flash (2014). During 2016-2017, Huszar worked on the series Letterkenny (2016). Huszar closed out a very productive year in 2017 with holiday work in Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017) and Christmas Wedding Planner (2017).

Ian Roberts was born on 31 July 1965 in London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Superman Returns (2006), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) and The Osiris Child (2016).

Thomas Lennon is a writer and actor from Oak Park, Illinois. He attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he was a member of the influential sketch comedy group The State. The State's hit television series ran on MTV for three seasons and received an Ace Award nomination for best comedy series. After his work on The State, he and his writing partner, Robert Ben Garant, created two more popular series: Viva Variety, which ran for three seasons and was also an Ace nominee for best comedy series, and Reno 911!, on which he also played Lieutenant Jim Dangle. Reno 911! ran for six seasons on Comedy Central. As an actor, Lennon has appeared in the films Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Dark Knight Rises, Le Divorce, Heights, Conversations with Other Women, Memento, 17 Again, I Love You, Man, Cedar Rapids, Knight of Cups, Bad Teacher, Harold and Kumar 3D and What to Expect When You're Expecting. On television he has been seen in How I Met Your Mother, Sean Saves the World, The Odd Couple, Drunk History, The Santa Clarita Diet and Lethal Weapon. In 2018, Lennon will appear in the feature films: A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Puppet Master, Half Magic, Dog Days and Clint Eastwood's The 15:57 to Paris. As a television writer, his credits include: The State, Reno 911!, Viva Variety and Strangers with Candy. On IFC's 2008 list of The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time, Lennon is the author of four: Monkey Torture, Porcupine Racetrack, Mind Match and $240 Worth of Pudding. Lennon and Garant have written numerous feature films together, including Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Reno 911!: Miami, The Pacifier, Balls of Fury and Hell Baby. In addition to writing films, Lennon and Garant co-authored, Writing Movies for Fun and Profit, a book about the studio system that Anna Kendrick called "The Best Book about Hollywood... Hilarious and insanely accurate." New York Times, By the Book December 1, 2016 Lennon lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress Jenny Robertson, and their son, Oliver.

Jared Keeso is a Canadian actor, born in Listowel, Ontario, who is also a screenwriter, and producer.

He is best known for creating and starring in the very popular comedy series Letterkenny (2016-2023), which won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Comedy Series in 2017.

In 2022, following the tremendous cult success of Letterkenny, Keeso created a spin-off series focusing on the titular character of Shoresy (2022-present) which is also set and shot in Sudbury.

He is also known for his roles as Ben Chartier in the 2014 series 19-2 (2014-2017), for which he won a Canadian Screen Award, and Don Cherry in the television films Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story (2010) and The Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II (2012), for which he won a Leo Award and Gemini Award.

He married Magali Brunelle Keeso, a Canadian corporate lawyer, in July 2018.

Cory Schneider was born on 15 September 1977 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for East Side Story (2006), Puberty: The Movie (2007) and The Fourth Dimension (2012).

René Alvarado was born on 26 January 1979 in Laredo, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for East Los High (2013), Crave: The Fast Life (2016) and Power (2014). He has been married to Elisa C. Alvarado since 28 May 2005.

Artie O'Daly was born in West Covina, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for General Hospital (1963), Modern Family (2009) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019).

Dave Foley dropped out of an alternative high school to do stand-up comedy. He met Kevin McDonald at an improv class and, while employed as movie ushers, they began working as a comedy team. In 1984 they merged with another team to form "The Kids in the Hall". Foley made his film debut at 22 as the lead in the Canadian film High Stakes (1986).

Con O'Neill is an English actor, primarily known for theatrical roles in musicals. In 1966, he was born in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Weston-super-mare is located at the coast of the Bristol Channel, an inlet which separates South Wales from the English counties of Devon and Somerset. The town has been a popular holiday destination since the 19th century, though its tourism industry has experienced a decline since the 1970s.

O'Neill started his acting career at the Everyman Theatre of Liverpool. The theatre opened in 1964, using the Victorian-era main building of the former church of Saint John the Evangelist. O'Neill appeared regularly in theatrical productions during the 1980s, while also cast in small roles in various television series.

In 1988, O'Neill won the "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical", for his role as Michael "Mickey" Johnstone in the musical "Blood Brothers" by Willy Russell (1947-). The play concerns two fraternal twins (Mickey Johnstone and Edward 'Eddie' Lyons) who were separated at birth, were raised by different families, and belonged to different social classes. Their chance encounters in life start in attempts at friendship and eventually result in the deaths of both brothers. O'Neil later played the same role in Broadway productions of the musical, and was nominated for the "Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical" in 1993. The award for that year was instead won by Canadian actor Brent Carver (1951-).

In 1990, O'Neill had his first film role, playing the role of Peter McGeghan in "Dancin' Thru the Dark". The film was an adaptation of another play by Willy Russell, "Stags and Hens". The play was set in a 1970s nightclub, where a working-class woman is depicted celebrating her hen night (bachelorette party). She is presented with an unexpected choice between marrying her betrothed (known by the nickname "Dickhead") or resuming her romantic relationship with Peter, her ex-boyfriend who is a professional musician.

In the 1990s, O'Neill had his first recurring role in a television series, playing the character Nick in the comedy-drama series "Moving Story" (1994-1995). The series concerned a group of workers hired to transfer furniture from one house to another, and their work-related problems.

In 1998, O'Neill had the role of Terry in the comedy-drama film "Bedrooms and Hallways". In the film Terry is a young man who feels envious of the same-sex relationship between his friends, Brendan (a bisexual Irishman) and Leo (an "openly gay" Englishman, who actually still feels attracted to his former girlfriend). While Terry eventually has a fistfight with Brendan over an argument at a birthday party, he starts dating Brendan shortly after their fight.

In 1999, O' Neill played the role of Troy Fenton in the neo-noir film "The Last Seduction II". In the film, Troy secretly runs a phone sex line in Barcelona, Spain and recruits recent acquaintance Bridget Gregory (played by Joan Severance) to help him. He is unaware that Bridget is a professional con-woman and suspected murderer, who starts forming plans to steal Troy's profits.

O'Neill had the recurring role of Kenny Fletcher in the first season of the medical drama series "Always and Everyone" (1999-2002). The series was set at Accident and Emergency department of Saint Victor's city hospital in Manchester. Kenny was depicted as the husband of the protagonist, Dr. Christine Fletcher (played by Niamh Cusack). During the first episode, Christine learns that her husband was involved in serious road traffic accident, and starts suspecting that he has been lying to her about his activities while she works. By the end of the season, Christine asks for a divorce.

O'Neill also had the recurring role of Jo in the second season of the drama series "Real Women" (1998-1999) and its sequel, "Real Women II". The premise of the series was that five female friends gather for a reunion, and open up about the problems of their personal and professional lives.

In the early 2000s, O'Neill mostly appeared in guest-star roles in television. In 2005, he appeared in the leading role of Sam Clark in the black-and-white drama film "What's Your Name 41?". In the film, Sam is a professional artist who moves to Venice, Italy in hope of finding inspiration for a commissioned work.

In 2008, O'Neill played the role of solicitor (lawyer) Ralph Stone in the first season of the thriller-series "Criminal Justice" (2008-2009). In the first season, Ralph is hired to represent Ben Coulter (played by Ben Whishaw) in court. Ben is a young man accused of murdering his latest lover Melanie Lloyd (played by Ruth Negga) within her own house, though he has only partial memories of his activities during the night of the murder. The season deals with the question of whether Ben is guilty or whether he was framed by someone else. The second season of the series featured a new storyline, with another set of characters.

Also in 2008, O'Neill played the leading role of the songwriter and record producer Joe Meek (1929-1967) in the biographical film "Telstar: The Joe Meek Story". The real Joe Meek was an innovative sound engineer and pioneer in the genre of experimental pop, credited for assisting the development of recording practices like overdubbing, sampling, and reverb. However he suffered from both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, which led to a decline in his professional life. In 1967, Meek was the perpetrator in a murder-suicide crime.

In 2010, O'Neill played a supporting role in the biographical film "The Kid". The film was an adaptation of Kevin Lewis' autobiography. Lewis was raised in the crime-infested area of New Addington, located in the London Borough of Croydon, South London. He was abused by his family as a child, and joined a gang in his adult years. The film depicts his life of abuse, though the screenwriters (and Lewis himself) decided to tone down the level of violence in the film.

In 2013, O'Neill played the role of the apostle Paul of Tarsus in the mini-series "The Bible". The series adapted various tales from both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The series was considered a ratings-hit in the United States, though it was criticized for deviating away from its source material in the depictions of several characters. The series was nominated for a "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series", but the award was instead won by a television version of the film "Behind the Candelabra", which depicted the life of the famous pianist Liberace (1919-1987).

In 2014, O'Neill voiced the character Titchy Gren in the video game "Dark Souls II". While nominally a sequel to the video-game "Dark Souls" (2011), the game features different characters and a different setting than its predecessor. Titchy Gren is depicted as an overseer of the cult-religion Brotherhood of Blood, and as a servant of the war god Nahr Alma. Gren's purpose is to ensure war and bloodshed sufficient to please his deity, and to recruit new members for his cult. While capable of fighting in his own right, Titchy Gren is depicted as a mediocre fighter and can be killed when outright attacking players.He can be resurrected with a sufficient offering of stolen souls at his gravestone.

From 2014 to 2017, O'Neill portrayed the supporting role of Val in the sitcom "Uncle" (2014-2017). Val is the cross-dressing owner of a rock-and-roll themed gay bar, and the father of Gwen (played by Sydney Rae White), the ex-girlfriend of protagonist Andy King. Andy is depicted as an alcoholic musician with suicidal tendencies, who is heavily indebted to Val.

In 2015, O'Neill played the role of Queen's Counsel Cliff Costello in the comedy-drama series "Cucumber". Cliff serves as a lawyer for the prosecution in the murder trial of the character Daniel Coltrane (played by James Murray). However, Daniel's victim was Lance Sullivan (played by Cyril Nri), a longtime friend of Cliff. So Cliff is tempted to personally murder Daniel, even if the man is acquitted in court. O'Neill also played the character of Cliff for a guest appearance in the anthology series "Banana" (2015).

In 2016, O'Neill was cast in the recurring role of Neil Ackroyd in the second season of the crime-drama series "Happy Valley" (2014-2016). Neil is depicted as an old friend of the series' co-protagonist Clare Cartwright (played by Siobhan Finneran). Clare is depicted as a recovering heroin and alcohol addict, who is trying to raise a young son with the assistance of her sister and roommate, the police sergeant Catherine Cawood (played by Sarah Lancashire).

Also in 2016, O'Neill played the recurring role of Neil Grey in the second season of the crime-drama series "The Tunnel" (2013-2018) The series is a British-French co-production, depicting crimes which affect both sides of the Channel Tunnel. The series was itself a loose adaptation of the Danish-Swedish co-production "The Bridge" (2011-2018), which depicted crimes taking place in the border zone between Denmark and Sweden.

O'Neill played the guest role of folk singer Huw MacLean in the short-lived science-fiction series "Class" (2016), a spin-off of "Doctor Who". Huw is depicted as a man with suicidal and homicidal thoughts, who was imprisoned for several years after attempting to kill his wife and daughter in a murder-suicide plot. After being released from prison, Huw tries to re-establish a relationship with his daughter April MacLean (played by Sophie Hopkins). However, at the time April shared the powers and thought processes of the villain Corakinus, the Shadow King (played by Paul Marc Davis), struggling with murderous impulses of her own. So April repeatedly feels tempted to commit patricide.

O'Neill played one of the main characters in the second and last season of the drama series "Ordinary Lies" (2015-2016). His role was that of Joe Brierley, the Head of Sales of a Welsh company. Joe is preoccupied with suspicions that his wife Belinda Brierley (played by Jill Halfpenny) is cheating on him, and starts obsessively spying on her to gain evidence. He discovers that she has a secret life of her own, and that she is obsessed with a personal crusade against online predators.

In 2017, O'Neill started appearing in the period drama series "Harlots" (2017-), playing the recurring role of 18th-century plantation owner Nathaniel Lennox. Nathaniel is depicted as an ex-lover of the series' protagonist, the brothel-madam Margaret Wells (played by Samantha Morton).

In 2019, O'Neill played the historical figure of Viktor Bryukhanov in the period mini-series "Chernobyl". The real-life Bryukhanov was the plant-director of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in the vicinity of the city of Pripyat, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1986, Bryukhanov reported a serious radiation accident to his superiors, but his report underestimated the levels of radiation involved and claimed that the situation was under control. He was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment for his role in the accident, but was released prematurely in 1991.

Vancouver native, Avan Jogia landed his first acting role as Danny Araujo on the award-winning TV movie drama A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006), directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland. Jogia followed up with a recurring role on the SyFy Channel hit series Caprica (2009) as well as becoming series regular role the CW's Aliens in America (2007). Recently receiving notice amongst a wide audience with his lead role as Beck on Nickelodeon's Emmy nominated series Victorious (2010), Avan can now be seen as Danny Desai on ABC Family's Twisted (2013).

Having a special interest in youth human rights and equality, Avan lends his support to many charitable organizations: as a Peace First Ambassador for Peacefirst.org, host of the PBS series "Reel Works," and founder of the national charitable organization Straight But Not Narrow.

Thomas Cullen is a Welsh actor and director. He had roles in the independent film Weekend (2011), as Anthony Foyle, Viscount Gillingham in the television series Downton Abbey, and as Sir Landry in the historical drama series Knightfall. Cullen was born in Aberystwyth. He is the son of two writers. His father is Irish and his mother is English. He spent his early years in Llandrindod Wells and moved to Cardiff at age 12, where he attended Llanishen High School. He has two siblings. Before pursuing an acting career he was involved in music. He graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2009 with First Class Honours degree in Acting after spending a year at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Michael David Adamthwaite is from Ontario, Canada. He entered the arts in his community theatre program in the mid 1990s. He then moved to Vancouver British Columbia, to pursue acting professionally in September of 2000. In the years since, Michael has etched out a career as an actor, writer, filmmaker, teacher, and voiceover artist; with nearly twenty years in the arts, and over one hundred film and television credits to his name. Michael is actively writing & developing multiple scripts, and has begun the design process for his first book, which he hopes to publish in the coming year.

Nels Lennarson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nels is an actor, known for Maid (2021), Apex (2021) and Scary Movie (2000).

Jonathan graduated from the Yale School of Drama with an MFA in acting. Jonathan is a recipient of the National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) National Drama Competition. Jonathan made his screen debut starring in the ABC miniseries "When We Rise" and has since landed strong roles, cementing him as a Hollywood actor to watch.

Adam DiMarco was born in Canada. He is an actor, known for The White Lotus (2021), The Order (2019) and The Magicians (2015).

Nick Eversman was born on 15 February 1986 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for The DUFF (2015), Pretty Boy (2015) and Vampires Suck (2010).

Justin Sams is known for When We Rise (2017), Cloak & Dagger (2018) and The Last O.G. (2018).