Openly Gay Actors

1. Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. His parents, Sheila Gail (Scott) and Ronald Gene Harris, were lawyers and ran a restaurant. He grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a small town 120 miles south of Albuquerque, where he first took up acting in the fourth grade. ...

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1554852,00.html

2. Luke Macfarlane

Actor | Bros

Luke Macfarlane is a Canadian-American actor born on January 19th, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada.

He is best known for his role as Scotty Wandell on the family drama television series Brothers & Sisters (2006) and D'avin Jaqobis on the space adventure series Killjoys (2015).

Luke is a lead ...

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2008/04/15/luke-macfarlane-gay/

3. Gavin Creel

Soundtrack | Submissions Only

Gavin Creel was born on April 18, 1976 in Findlay, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Submissions Only (2010), The Ceiling Fan (2016) and Into the Woods.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/159649/millie-and-hair-star-gavin-creel-on-coming-out-making-noise-and-dreaming-of-a-hippie-heaven/

4. Chad Allen

Actor | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Chad Allen was born on June 5, 1974 in Cerritos, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), TerrorVision (1986) and Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986).

http://www.out.com/entertainment/2008/09/22/allens-anatomy

5. Mitchell Anderson

Actor | Jaws: The Revenge

Mitchell Anderson was born on August 21, 1961 in Jamestown, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Jaws: The Revenge (1987), After Forever (2018) and The Karen Carpenter Story (1989).

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/theater/2008/02/08/mitchell-andersons-second-run

6. John Barrowman

Actor | Torchwood

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in Joliet, Illinois. He returned to the UK, for a 6 month Shakespeare semester with the United States International University of San Diego, but left to star in the musical production of "Anything Goes," with Elaine Paige. He went on to star in "Miss Saigon," "...

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/09/06/john-barrowman-i-didnt-wake-up-one-morning-and-decide-to-be-gay/

7. Lance Bass

Actor | On the Line

Lance Bass is the quintessential illustration of a highly successful and driven jack-of-all-trades: singer, host, actor, producer, writer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and cosmonaut.

Beyond his fame as a member of the phenomenally successful group *NSYNC, where the group sold an impressive 60 ...

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1219142,00.html

8. Ricky Martin

Actor | Ricky Martin: Livin' la vida loca

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Ricky initiated his singing career in the Latin all boy-band group Menudo. After leaving the group, he moved to New York to study acting. After finishing his studies, he relocated to Mexico where he performed as actor in "Mama ama el Rock", "Alcanzar una Estrella II"...

http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/664757/0/ricky-martin/confiesa/gay/

9. Reichen Lehmkuhl

Actor | Dante's Cove

Reichen Lehmkuhl was born on December 26, 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Dante's Cove (2004), The Young and the Restless (1973) and Days of Our Lives (1965).

http://gaylife.about.com/od/index/a/reichenlehmkuhl.htm

10. Dan Bucatinsky

Actor | The Baker and the Beauty

Dan Bucatinsky was born in New York City, New York, USA to Argentinian parents, Julio and Myriam. He is of Latin and Jewish descent. He is an Emmy winning actor, known for The Baker and the Beauty (2020), Second Act (2018) and Scandal (2012) and a producer of Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) and ...

http://deadline.com/2014/09/dan-bucatinsky-gay-coming-out-in-hollywood-sag-town-hall-833166/

11. David Burtka

Actor | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

David Burtka was born on May 29, 1975 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011), Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012) and CSI: NY (2004). He has been married to Neil Patrick Harris since September 6, 2014. They have two children.

http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2012/01/11/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-love-couple-stars-children

12. Dan Butler

Actor | Frasier

Dan Butler was born on December 2, 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Frasier (1993), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011). He has been married to Richard Waterhouse since September 12, 2010.

http://voices.outtakeonline.com/2012/07/gay-activist-actor-dan-butler-speaks.html

13. Richard Chamberlain

Actor | The Towering Inferno

Richard Chamberlain became the leading heartthrob of early 1960s television. As the impeccably handsome Dr. James Kildare, the slim, butter-haired hunk with the near-perfect Ivy-League charm and smooth, intelligent demeanor, had the distaff fans fawning unwavering over him through the series' run. ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1341935/Richard-Chamberlain-Why-I-kept-gay-life-secret-Dr-Kildare.html

14. Christian Chávez

Actor | Clase 406

Christian Chavez was born on August 7, 1983 in McAllen, Texas, U.S. At the age of two, he Moved to Mexico City.

In 2002, Chávez was cast as Fernando 'Fercho' Lucena in the telenovela Clase 406. The series had four seasons and 350 one-hour episodes in total.

In 2005, Chávez joined a new telenovela ...

http://marcianosmx.com/christian-chavez-de-rbd-acepta-ser-gay-salio-del-closet/

15. Chris Colfer

Actor | Struck by Lightning

Chris Colfer is a very talented actor and vocalist who was born on May 27, 1990 in Fresno, California, USA as Christopher Paul Colfer. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009-2015), Struck by Lightning (2012), and The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. His break out role was as Kurt Hummel in Glee, ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2357126/Chris-Colfer-boyfriend-Will-Sherrod-don-matching-patriotic-outfits-Fourth-July-lunch-date.html

16. Craig Chester

Actor | Adam & Steve

Craig Chester was born in West Covina, California, the son of Cecil, lead singer in the rock band "Whiskey" and Linda, a homemaker. He moved with his family to Carrollton, Texas at the age of twelve when his father accepted a corporate job with Nestlé. At age fifteen, Chester was diagnosed with the...

http://www.dallasobserver.com/1995-05-04/film/rushes/full/

17. Wilson Cruz

Actor | Star Trek: Discovery

Award-winning Actor, Producer, Activist, "Actorvist," and Humanitarian Wilson Cruz currently stars as Dr. Hugh Culber on the Award-winning Paramount+ series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY. He appeared on the Netflix series THIRTEEN REASONS WHY and in Hulu's 2020 GLAAD Award- Winning original animated kids' ...

http://gaylife.about.com/od/gaycelebrityprofiles/ig/Gay-Celebrity-Profiles/Wilson-Cruz.-6Zt.htm

18. Charlie David

Producer | Dating Unlocked

Charlie David is a producer/director with his company Border2Border Entertainment which produces and promotes a unique brand of award-winning, critically acclaimed film, television and digital projects for diverse, under-served audiences made by people with marginalized lived experience - 2SLGBTQIA...

http://gaylife.about.com/od/index/a/charliedavidint.htm

19. Jaye Davidson

Actor | The Crying Game

Jaye was born in Riverside, California in 1968, the son of a Ghanaian father and English mother. The family left for England when Jaye was two and a half. Jaye left school at 16 and had been alternately unemployed and doing odd jobs (running for a production company, working in a factory) ever ...

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19930322&slug=1691795

20. Guillermo Diaz

Actor | Scandal

Guillermo Diaz was born in 1975 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Scandal (2012), Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) and Weeds (2005).

http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=26518

21. David Drake

Actor | Philadelphia

David Drake was born on June 27, 1963 in Edgewood, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Philadelphia (1993), Peoria Babylon (1997) and The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me (2000).

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-03-07/features/1994066129_1_david-drake-larry-kramer-ann-cusack

22. James Dreyfus

Actor | Notting Hill

James Dreyfus was born on October 9, 1968 in Islington, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Notting Hill (1999), The Thin Blue Line (1995) and Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004).

http://www.sheengate.co.uk/richmond-and-barnes/2013/01/31/our-interview-with-james-dreyfus/

23. Scott Evans

Actor | Barbie

Scott Evans was born on September 21, 1983 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Barbie (2023), Almost Love (2019) and Grace and Frankie (2015).

http://www.queerty.com/chris-evans-plays-the-newlywed-game-with-gay-brother-scott-hilarity-ensues-20140402

24. Rupert Everett

Actor | My Best Friend's Wedding

Stylish Rupert James Hector Everett was born on May 29, 1959, in Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, to Sara (Maclean) and Anthony Michael Everett, a Major in the British Army, who later worked in business. Of royal stock, he is of primarily English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry with a dash of German and ...

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/04/being-gay-was-a-huge-issue-in-my-career-says-rupert-everett-gay-actors-closet

25. Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Actor | Cocaine Bear

Jesse Tyler Ferguson was born on October 22, 1975 in Missoula, Montana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Cocaine Bear (2023), Modern Family (2009) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016). He has been married to Justin Mikita since July 20, 2013. They have one child.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/jesse-tyler-ferguson-came-out-gay-porn_n_5887858.html

26. Harvey Fierstein

Actor | Mrs. Doubtfire

Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, screenwriter and playwright who has been in several stage productions, films, shows and games. He voiced Yao in Mulan and Huaca in Kingdom of the Sun (prototype for The Emperor's New Groove). He also acted in Hairspray, Independence Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bros, ...

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/harvey-fierstein/

27. Stephen Fry

Actor | Gosford Park

Writer, actor, comedian, doer of good works, excellent good friend to the famous and not, Fry lives in his London SW1 flat and his Norfolk house when not traveling. Famous for his public declaration of celibacy in the "Tatler" back in the 1980s, Emma Thompson has characterised her friend as "90 ...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2678111/Stephen-Fry-reveals-that-he-is-gay.html

28. Robert Gant

Actor | 13 Reasons Why

With several decades of wide-ranging credits to his name, Robert Gant has become a well known actor and participant both in Hollywood and abroad. From television to film, dramatic to comedic, his portrayals have spanned all genres. In one of his most well known roles, Robert starred as Professor ...

http://guidetogay.com/the-news/interviews/160-queer-as-folks-robert-gant

29. Malcolm Gets

Actor | Caroline in the City

Malcolm Gets was born in Chicago but lived in New Jersey until he was 5. Both of his parents are of English ancestry. His mother, Lispbeth, was a special educationist and his father, Terence, works as a college textbook representative for a Boston-based publisher and runs in many competitve ...

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2010/06/20/Malcolm-Gets-addresses-the-dust-up-over-gays-in-straight-roles/stories/201006200190

30. John Glover

Actor | Scrooged

John Soursby Glover, Jr., is an American actor, known for a range of villainous roles in films and television, including Lionel Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville. In 1993 he co-starred in the dark comedy Ed and His Dead Mother with Steve Buscemi and Ned Beatty.Glover was ...

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=8666

31. Jason Gould

Actor | Say Anything...

Jason Gould was born on December 29, 1966 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Say Anything (1989), The Prince of Tides (1991) and Boys Life 3 (2000).

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/07/barbra-streisand-tell-all-book-shelved/

32. Nickolas Grace

Actor | Robin of Sherwood

Nickolas Grace was born in England and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. After repertory experience he appeared in numerous London Stage Productions as well as Shakespeare at Stratford and in New York. He has been in innumerable films, television, plays and radio dramas and ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-455884/Alan-Batess-secret-gay-affair-ice-skater-John-Curry.html

33. Randy Harrison

Actor | Queer as Folk

Randy Harrison was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA and graduated high school in Atlanta, GA. Harrison began acting as a child eventually receiving a BFA from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He is best known for his role as Justin Taylor in the Showtime series Queer as Folk (2000). ...

http://nymag.com/nymetro/urban/gay/features/5945/

34. Andrew Hayden-Smith

Actor | Doctor Who

Andrew Hayden-Smith was born on November 5, 1983 in Gateshead, Newcastle, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Doctor Who (2005), Cucumber (2015) and Byker Grove (1989).

http://www.rucomingout.com/andrew-hayden-smith-interview.html

35. Sean Hayes

Actor | Will & Grace

Sean Patrick Hayes was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. His father, Ronald, a lithographer, left the family when Sean was a young child. His mother, Mary, works at a food bank, and raised Sean and his four siblings on her own. Sean supported himself as a classical ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/sean-hayes-gay-community-apology_n_4169745.html

36. John Benjamin Hickey

Actor | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

John Benjamin Hickey was born on June 25, 1963 in Plano, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009).

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/24/sir-derek-jacobi-my-mother-said-my-sexuality-was-a-phase/

37. Cheyenne Jackson

Actor | American Horror Story

Cheyenne David Jackson is an American actor and singer. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings.

After beginning his acting career in regional theatre in Seattle, Washington, Jackson ...

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/shortcuts/2015/mar/03/russell-tovey-proud-worst-gay-ever-apology-effeminate-actor

38. Derek Jacobi

Actor | Gladiator

Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other). Modest and unassuming in nature, ...

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/05/24/sir-derek-jacobi-my-mother-said-my-sexuality-was-a-phase/

39. Ian McKellen

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Widely regarded as one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native Great Britain and internationally, twice nominated for the Oscar and recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK and US, Ian Murray McKellen was born on May 25, 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, to Margery ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/gay_rights/12012.shtml

40. Leslie Jordan

Actor | The Help

For such a diminutive (4' 11") frame, character actor Leslie (Allen) Jordan had a tall talent for scene-stealing. Hailing from the South, as his dead-giveaway drawl quickly exposed, he was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 29, 1955, and raised in a highly conservative, deeply religious ...

http://www.cyinterview.com/2008/06/leslie-jordan/

41. Udo Kier

Actor | Hunters

Beginning his life with the same flair for the dramatic that would come to define his career, Udo Kier was born in Köln, Germany near the end of the 2nd world war. The hospital was bombed and buried Kier and his mother in the rubble. Both survived, and Kier would later move to London as a young ...

http://www.udokier.de/media/m_shivers_07_1999.htm

42. T.R. Knight

Actor | The Flight Attendant

T.R. Knight was a member of the acting company of Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater. Roles there included Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" and Amadeus in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus".

On the New York stage, he portrayed Tim Allgood in "Noises Off", Damis in "Tartuffe", Joe in "This Lime ...

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1548317,00.html

43. Adam Lambert

Soundtrack | 2012

After blowing everyone away on the eighth season of American Idol, Adam Lambert went on to release his debut album 'For Your Entertainment' which included the international hit 'Whatya Want From Me' and earned him a Grammy Award nomination. Adam followed this success with his second album '...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gSW7ytC8BA

44. Nathan Lane

Actor | The Producers

Nathan Lane is an American actor and singer from New Jersey who is known for playing Timon from The Lion King, Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready II from Teacher's Pet, Max Bialystock from The Producers, Snowball from Stuart Little, Hamegg from Astro Boy and Ernie Smuntz from Mouse Hunt. He is married ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3327139/Nathan-Lane-59-weds-partner-18-years-Devlin-Elliott-NYC-s-City-Hall.html

45. Tom Lenk

Actor | Room 104

Tom Lenk is a SAG award winning actor whose stage and screen work include starring roles in "American Horror Stories," "Barb & Star," "Batwoman," "NCIS: Hawaii/NOLA," "Transparent," "HBO's Room 104," "Workin' Moms," "Bones," "Episodes," "Cabin in the Woods," "Transformers," "Much Ado About Nothing,...

http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-andrew-out

46. Mitchell Lichtenstein

Producer | Teeth

Mitchell Lichtenstein was born on March 10, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Teeth (2007), The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Happy Tears (2009).

http://knightatthemovies.com/KATM_MitchellLichtenstein.html

47. Matt Lucas

Actor | Little Britain

Matthew Richard Lucas is a British-German actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is perhaps best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003-2006, 2020) and Come Fly With Me (2010-2011). Lucas portrayed the role of Nardole in the BBC ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/matt-lucas-i-had-no-hair-asthma-and-was-gay-school-was-tough/

48. Eric Millegan

Actor | Bones

Eric Millegan was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey and raised in Springfield, Oregon. He is best-known for his television role as Zack Addy on Bones (2005). Other TV credits include guest spots on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) and Sidney Lumet's 100 Centre Street (2001). On film, he ...

http://liverampup.com/entertainment/openly-gay-eric-millegan-married-2012-enjoying-splendid-net-worth-partner.html

49. John Cameron Mitchell

Actor | Hedwig and the Angry Inch

John Cameron Mitchell was born on April 21, 1963 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Shortbus (2006) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017).

https://hitberry.com/gay-actor-john-cameron-mitchell-talks-about-getting-over-the-death-of-late-boyfriend-jack-steeb/

50. Peter Paige

Producer | The Fosters

Peter Paige is an accomplished actor, director, and playwright who has worked on countless theatrical productions in New York and at regional theaters around the country, not to mention numerous television and film projects. Paige lived in seven different states before graduating from high school. ...

https://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/how-peter-paige-has-pushed-the-boundaries-of-lgbt-representa?utm_term=.fqX5rMBOk#.di8Q9lnEo

51. David Hyde Pierce

Actor | Frasier

David Hyde Pierce was born on 3 April 1959 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. He is the youngest child of George and Laura Pierce (both deceased) and has two older sisters (Barbara and Nancy) and an older brother (Thomas). As a child, he was very interested in music (particularly piano) and ...

http://perezhilton.com/2010-11-15-david-hyde-pierce-talks-about-coming-out-and-getting-married

52. Kieron Richardson

Actor | Hollyoaks

Kieron Richardson was born on January 12, 1986 in Eccles, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Hollyoaks (1995), Heartbeat (1992) and It's Adam and Shelley (2007). He is married to Carl Hyland. They have two children.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/3139149/Oaks-star-Kieron-Im-gay.html

53. Jai Rodriguez

Actor | The Producers

Emmy Award-winning television host/actor Jai Rodriguez began his career at age 18 when he was cast in the role of Angel in the critically acclaimed Broadway musical RENT. Jai continued his Broadway career, appearing in shows like The Producers and Spinning Into Butter, and he created and performed ...

https://www.queerty.com/jai-rodriguez-finds-his-pearly-white-partner-20090207

54. Adamo Ruggiero

Actor | Degrassi: The Next Generation

Born June 9th 1986 in Toronto, Adamo Ruggiero is a television/film/theatre actor and television host. His credits include: Degrassi- The Next Generation (Series, 2002-2008), Make The Yuletide Gay (Feature, 2009), The Neverending Story (Play, 2011) and The Next Star (Series, 2008-2012). Adamo is ...

http://www.newnownext.com/degrassis-adam-ruggiero-comes-out/01/2008/

55. RuPaul

Soundtrack | RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American actor, model, singer, songwriter, television personality and author. Since 2009, he has executive produced and hosted the reality competition TV series RuPaul's Drag Race, for which he received eleven Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016, 2017, ...

http://www.towleroad.com/2017/03/rupaul-married/

56. John Sessions

Actor | The Good Shepherd

Actor and comedian known for his various roles on film, TV and stage. He was born in Largs, Scotland, in 1953. He has an older brother and a twin sister. His debut film was The Sender (1982), a horror feature in which he played a patient. His next film was The Bounty (1984) with Mel Gibson and ...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/14/john-sessions-interview-comedy-pudsey-the-dog-the-movie

57. Jeremy Sheffield

Actor | The Wedding Date

Jeremy Sheffield was born on March 17, 1966 in Kelvedon, Essex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Wedding Date (2005), Creep (2004) and Hollyoaks (1995).

http://jeremysheffield.tvheaven.com/attitudeint0205.htm

58. Antony Sher

Actor | Shakespeare in Love

Born in 1949, Antony Sher was raised in South Africa before going to London to study at the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art between 1969 and 1971. After performing for the Gay Sweatshop theatrical group in "Thinking Straight" (1975), "The Fork" (1976), and "Stone" (1976), he joined the Royal...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/how-we-met-greg-doran-sir-antony-sher-7619002.html

59. Christopher Sieber

Actor | Shrek the Musical

He attended Forest Lake High School and, after graduating, set out for New York to study acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Sieber made his television series debut in Two of a Kind (1998). In regional theatre, he has been involved in a string of world premiere musicals, including ...

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/158724/two-time-tony-nominee-christopher-sieber-marries-kevin-burrows-at-thanksgiving-day-wedding/

60. Jaason Simmons

Actor | Sharknado

Jason was first introduced to worldwide audiences as Logan Fowler in the hit TV series Baywatch, a Show viewed by a billion people across 142 countries. After 3 years on the show he walked away from Hollywood, and returned to stage school to study theatre, to complete his training with renowned ...

https://www.queerty.com/how-baywatchs-jaason-simmons-came-out-to-his-costars-even-though-they-knew-he-was-gay-20140925

61. Stephen Spinella

Actor | Ravenous

Stephen Spinella was born on October 11, 1956 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is an actor, known for Ravenous (1999), Virtuosity (1995) and Rubber (2010).

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/05/theater/a-gay-actor-s-temptation-to-keep-good-health-in-the-closet.html

62. George Takei

Actor | Star Trek

George Takei was born Hosato Takei on April 20, 1937 in Los Angeles, California. His mother was born in Sacramento to Japanese parents & his father was born in Japan. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he & his family were relocated from Los Angeles to the Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas. ...

http://www.justjared.com/2008/09/15/george-takei-wedding-pictures/

63. Russell Tovey

Actor | The Good Liar

Russell Tovey was born on November 14, 1981 in Billericay Essex, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Good Liar (2019), Grabbers (2012) and The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012).

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/shortcuts/2015/mar/03/russell-tovey-proud-worst-gay-ever-apology-effeminate-actor

64. Bobby Trendy

Actor | Hindsight

Bobby Trendy was born on May 22, 1979 in Valencia, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hindsight (1996), Yes, Dear (2000) and A Slice of Terror (2004).

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-1299-interview-with-bobby-trendy.html

65. Jim Verraros

Soundtrack | Eating Out

Jim Verraros was born on February 8, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Eating Out (2004), Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006) and Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! (2008). He has been married to Bill Brennan since September 6, 2009.

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/09/american-idols-jim-verraros-enters-gay-union-partner/

66. BD Wong

Actor | Jurassic Park

BD Wong was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He made his Broadway debut in "M. Butterfly." He is the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theater World Award for the same performance. He starred in the ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/same-sex-star-couples-gallery-1.81923?pmSlide=1.81957

67. Will Young

Actor | Mrs. Henderson Presents

Has a twin brother called Rupert and an older sister, Emma. William's mother, Annabel, runs a market garden and lives with his father, Robin, a business man. He represented his school, Wellington College, in rugby, football, basketball, athletics, long jump and triple jump. William went to Exeter ...

http://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/artists/will-young/news/will-young-was-terrified-being-gay/

68. Paul Zaloom

Actor | Beakman's World

Paul Zaloom was born on December 14, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Beakman's World (1992), Dante's Inferno (2007) and The Equalizer (1985).

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2007/07/18/zaloompuppetry

69. David Yost

Actor | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always

David Yost was born on January 7, 1969 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023), Power Rangers Cosmic Fury (2023) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993).

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/power-rangers-david-yost-why-a-gay-superhero-is-a-step-forward-988125

70. Peter Wyngarde

Actor | Flash Gordon

Peter Paul Wyngarde was born at the home of an aunt in Marseille, Southern France, and is the son of an English father and French mother. Owing to his father's work as a member of the British Diplomatic Service, Peter spent much of his early childhood moving from one country to another, and was ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/non_fictionreviews/3666144/The-minute-they-got-close-he-ran.html

71. Simon Woods

Actor | Pride & Prejudice

Simon Woods was born in 1980 in England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Pride & Prejudice (2005), Penelope (2006) and Rome (2005). He has been married to Christopher Bailey since 2012.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/31/christopher-bailey-burberry-transformed-fashion-brand

72. Richard Wilson

Actor | One Foot in the Grave

Richard Wilson OBE (born Iain Carmichael Wilson) is a Scottish actor, theatre director and broadcaster. He played Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave (1990). A later role was as Gaius, the court physician of Camelot, in the BBC drama Merlin (2008).

Wilson was born in Greenock, ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2285971/Richard-Wilson-I-dont-mind-people-saying-Im-gay-I-am.html

73. Richie Wilcox

Actor | Look at Me

Richie Wilcox is known for Look at Me (2024), Bubbles and the Shitrockers and Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor (2021).

http://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/375629

74. Matthew Waterhouse

Actor | Doctor Who

Matthew Waterhouse was born the son of a company solicitor. He joined the BBC as a clerk, working in the news and information department, while also pursuing an acting career. His first TV role was as a public schoolboy in "To Serve Them All My Days" (1980). He had not even started working on that ...

http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Matthew_Waterhouse

75. Paul Vogt

Actor | Perfect Harmony

Paul Vogt from Hairspray Live! (2016) found himself back on NBC in the new comedy "Perfect Harmony" where he originally landed Hollywood recognition as the breakout star of The Rerun Show (2002) when he portrayed Mrs. Garrett from "The Facts of Life". Since then, he has become a permanent cast ...

https://madtv.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Vogt

76. Didier Van den Hove

La cara oculta

Didier Van den Hove is known for The Hidden Face (2011), Los Herederos del Monte (2011) and Kdabra (2009).

https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/admisiondehabertenidosexoconunjovenpodriamandaractoraprision-215208/

77. Georg Uecker

Actor | Lindenstraße

Georg Uecker was born on November 6, 1962 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany. He is an actor, known for Lindenstraße (1985), Schillerstraße (2004) and Lindenstraße: Finstere Weihnacht (2006).

https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/georg-uecker-hiv-positive/

78. Tommy Tune

Actor | Hello, Dolly!

Tommy Tune is possibly the tallest dancer in the country. He was in the New York Company of "How Now Dow Jones" when Ernest Lehman engaged him to play Ambrose Kemper in the film, "Hello, Dolly!". His father is a Texas restaurateur. Tommy acted in, directed and choreographed school productions, ...

https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/theater/257222

79. Danny Roberts

Actor | DTLA

Danny Roberts was born on July 19, 1977 in Rockmart, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for DTLA (2012), Dawson's Creek (1998) and The Challenge (1998). He was previously married to Wes Pereria.

https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/20/real-world-danny-roberts-living-with-hiv/

80. Tony Tripoli

Actor | Fashion House

Tony Tripoli is known for Fashion House (2006), Fashion Police (2002) and The Dish (2008).

https://www.instagram.com/tonytripoli/?hl=es

81. Noel Tovey

Belle

Noel Tovey is known for Belle (2013) and Last Passenger (2013).

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/victorian-gay-convictions-law-means-noel-tovey-80-wont-die-a-criminal

82. Peterson Toscano

Actor | Eli Parker Is Getting Married?

Peterson Toscano is known for Eli Parker Is Getting Married? (2003), Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender in the Bible (2017) and This Is What Love in Action Looks Like (2011).

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-on-earth-is-this-gay-_b_5835652

83. Scott Thompson

Actor | The Kids in the Hall

Scott Thompson was raised in Brampton, Ontario. He is the second oldest of four boys (the others are Craig, Derek and Dean). At 19, Scott got involved in an educational program called "Canada World Youth", and spent some time in the Phillipines. After CWY, Scott enrolled in York University but, in ...

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-25-ca-57621-story.html

84. J.T. Tepnapa

Producer | Judas Kiss

J.T. Tepnapa received a bachelor's degree in acting at the University of California, Irvine. He has appeared in many award-winning plays, features, shorts, and commercials, and was awarded The Ticketholder Award for Best Supporting Actor in "Spinning Into Butter" in 2001. In 2001 he directed, wrote...

https://radiococoa.com/RC/entrevista-j-t-tepnapa/

85. Josh Strickland

Art_director | Sia: Free Me

Singer and actor Josh Strickland, born October 23, 1983, is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. He attended high school at the Charleston County School of the Arts, and graduated from Middleton High School in Charleston. He attended the College of Charleston where he studied voice with Deanna ...

https://www.playbill.com/article/josh-strickland-comes-out-in-the-advocate-com-191131

86. David Ogden Stiers

Actor | M*A*S*H

David Ogden Stiers was born in Peoria, Illinois, to Margaret Elizabeth (Ogden) and Kenneth Truman Stiers. He moved with his family to Eugene, Oregon, where he graduated from North Eugene High School in 1960. At the age of twenty, he was offered $200 to join the company of the Santa Clara ...

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Movies/story?id=7518323&page=1

87. Darryl Stephens

Actor | B Positive

Darryl Stephens was born on March 7, 1974 in Pasadena, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for B Positive (2020), From Zero to I Love You (2019) and Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008).

https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/actor-darryl-stephens-on-his-struggles-with-being-black-and-gay-in-hollywood/

88. Peter Stickles

Actor | Shortbus

Peter Stickles was born on October 8, 1976 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Shortbus (2006), Showgirls 2: Penny's from Heaven (2011) and Cemetery Gates (2006). He has been married to Michael Carbonaro since 2014.

http://www.newnownext.com/interview-with-the-lairs-lead-vamp-peter-stickles/06/2007/

89. Kevin Spirtas

Actor | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

Kevin Spirtas started his career as a stage actor on Broadway, and then worked his way into film and television. Starting in 1995, he began using the name Kevin Spirtas professionally. He is known for starring in the films Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), as Nick, and The Hills Have Eyes Part...

http://greginhollywood.com/kevin-spirtas-talks-to-we-love-soaps-about-being-an-out-actor-it%E2%80%99s-a-slice-of-who-i-am-16696

90. Doug Spearman

Actor | The Burial

More than 30 plus years of experience in theater, television and film production. Doug is a writer/director/producer and actor.

In the summer of 1983 Doug started as the one and only intern/assistant producer to Charlie Rose when Charlie returned to television with his national show. Doug's ...

http://gaylife.about.com/od/gaycelebrityprofiles/ig/Gay-Celebrity-Profiles/Doug-Spearman.htm

91. Jonathan Slavin

Actor | Santa Clarita Diet

Jonathan Slavin was born on August 11, 1969 in North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Santa Clarita Diet (2017), Speechless (2016) and Better Off Ted (2009).

http://www.avclub.com/article/jonathan-slavin-dr-ken-better-ted-and-portraying-p-223472

92. Dirk Shafer

Writer | Circuit

Born in Carbondale, Illinois, (but raised in Oklahoma), Dirk first came to public attention when he appeared at age 27, in a photo-spread in Playgirl Magazine's "Holiday 1990" issue. This handsome, hairy-chested blond proved unusually popular with readers and when given a chance to select 1992's "...

http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/finding-prince-charming-robby-lariviere-interview.html

93. Glenn Scarpelli

Actor | One Day at a Time

Glenn Scarpelli was born on July 6, 1966 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for One Day at a Time (1975), Jennifer Slept Here (1983) and Amazing Stories (1985). He has been married to John Ricci Jr. since April 23, 2023. He was previously married to ...

http://blogcritics.org/a-conversation-with-glenn-scarpelli-life/

94. Max Rhyser

Actor | Violet Tendencies

Max was born and raised in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He started a professional career in radio, commercial and theatre in his teens. Before moving to New York City, he attended drama school in London where he also made appearances on BBC UK and the West End Stage. He has produced for the stage, ...

http://www.kennethinthe212.com/2010/08/max-rhyser-does-instinct-magazine-or.html

95. Roger Rees

Actor | Frida

Like a number of British actors of the same generation (John Hurt and Alan Rickman, to name two), Roger Rees originally trained for the visual arts. He was born on May 5 1944 in Aberystwyth, Wales, and acted in church and Boy Scouts stage productions while growing up in South London, but studied ...

https://stephenholtshow.wordpress.com/2015/07/11/roger-rees-a-great-actor-a-great-out-gay-man-passes/

96. Patrik-Ian Polk

Writer | Punks

Patrik-Ian Polk (Director, Writer, Producer), attended Brandeis University in Massachusetts and received his undergraduate degree in film and theatre from the University of Southern Mississippi in his hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He then attended graduate film school at the prestigious ...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/21/patrik-ian-polk-actors-scared-gay-characters

97. Jack Plotnick

Actor | Girls Will Be Girls

Jack Plotnick was born in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Girls Will Be Girls (2003), Gods and Monsters (1998) and Space Station 76 (2014).

http://www.brainsofminerva.com/2011/06/21/acting/jack-plotnick-on-acting-straight/

98. Clinton Leupp

Actor | Girls Will Be Girls

Clinton Leupp was born on August 27, 1965 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Girls Will Be Girls (2003), The Wild (2006) and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995).

http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blogs/Revue/June-2012/Miss-Coco-Peru-Tells-All/

99. Lady Chablis

Actress | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Lady Chablis was born on March 11, 1957 in Quincy, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997), Partners (1999) and Stranded with Cash Peters (2005). She died on September 8, 2016 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

http://savannahnow.com/do/2013-03-04/lady-chablis-turns-xxx-march-9-birthday-bash-savannah

100. Mark Patton

Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

Mark Patton was raised in Riverside, Missouri, a Suburb of Kansas City. His first interest, starting at age 8, was in gymnastics. By his high school years, he had excelled in the Junior Olympics. But acting had also begun to interest him. Mark began studying in his high school's drama department ...

http://www.hivplusmag.com/people/cover-stories/2013/08/08/nightmare-hollywood-couldnt-kill-mark-patton