Should straight actors play gay rol? The wrer of a new TV show says no. Do you agree?
Contents:
- BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH OPENS UP ABOUT STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
- 5 TIM SPIR-MAN ACTORS HAVE PLAYED GAY
- 8 GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED STRAIGHT CHARACTERS
- 8 STRAIGHT POY ACTORS WHO PORTRAYED GAY ROL REALLY WELL
- LIST OF STRAIGHT SA ACTORS WHO NAILED THEIR GAY ROL ON TV DRAMA SERI
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH OPENS UP ABOUT STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
Jam Corn's performance as a gay man "The Prom" was lambasted, but Ewan McGregor's turn "Halston" has been acclaimed. * actors who played a gay role *
"Clive is a gay man who tri to supprs his homosexualy Edwardian-era England.
"Roger Ebert wrote: "He plays the role not as a man pretendg to be a woman, and not as a woman trapped a man's body, and not as a parody of a woman, and not as a gay man, but as a drag queen, perd: Lola, a tall, athletic performer thigh-high red boots who l the stage of a drag club as if she were born there, and is a pretty good sger, too. Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, both straight, were both Osr-nomated for their performanc (Ledger lead, Gyllenhaal supportg) this film about two men fallg love and ntug their affair for film sred 87% on Rotten Tomato, wh the se's cril nsens readg: "A betifully epic Wtern, 'Brokeback Mounta''s gay love story is imbued wh heartbreakg universaly, helped by the movg performanc of Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Sean Penn played gay activist Harvey Milk 2008's 'Milk.
5 TIM SPIR-MAN ACTORS HAVE PLAYED GAY
The bate over whether or not straight actors should play gay rol isn’t gog to die down any time soon. * actors who played a gay role *
Harvey Milk is one of the most important gay activists history, and straight actor Sean Penn won an Osr for playg him. Col Firth played a gay profsor 'A Sgle Man' 2009. The bate over whether or not straight actors should play gay rol isn’t gog to die down any time soon.
8 GAY ACTORS WHO PLAYED STRAIGHT CHARACTERS
Benedict Cumberbatch opens up about straight actors playg gay characters followg the but of his new film, “The Power of The Dog,” at the Telluri Film Ftival. * actors who played a gay role *
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8 STRAIGHT POY ACTORS WHO PORTRAYED GAY ROL REALLY WELL
Theron won an Osr for playg queer serial killer Aileen Wuornos Monster, and then played gay aga the next year 2004’s Head the Clouds.
But we really loved her as a bisexual actn star Atomic Blon, and as a gay in rol like Fura Mad Max: Fury Road, and Andy The Old Guard. Firth was nomated for an Osr and won the BAFTA for his role as a gay Brish profsor livg 1960’s California the film A Sgle Man.
LIST OF STRAIGHT SA ACTORS WHO NAILED THEIR GAY ROL ON TV DRAMA SERI
He’s also played gay oppose Stanley Tucci Supernova, and plays Harry Bright, one of Sophia’s potential fathers (and a gay man) the Mamma Mia! We loved when McGregor played a gay mate Phillip Morris the dark edy I Love You Phillip Morris, and aga when he played real-life legendary fashn signer Halston the Netflix miseri Halston. He then played multiple gay and trans rol the 2004 film Bad Edutn.