Openly Gay Actors

1. Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller is a compelling and critically acclaimed actor whose credits span both television and feature film.

Wentworth Earl Miller III was born June 2, 1972 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, to American parents, Joy Marie (Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller...

2. Matt Bomer

Actor | In Time

Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Greater St. Louis, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV, a Dallas Cowboys draft pick. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at Klein High School, near Houston. After school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University in...

3. Sean Paul Lockhart

Actor | Judas Kiss

Sean Paul Lockhart was born on October 31, 1986 in Lewiston, Idaho, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Judas Kiss (2011), Triple Crossed (2013) and Chillerama (2011).

4. 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 ...

5. 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.

6. Josh Strickland

Self | Disney's Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall

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 ...

7. 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, ...

8. 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 ...

9. Brad Goreski

Self | Canada's Drag Race

Brad Goreski was born on August 15, 1977 in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Canada's Drag Race (2020), The Comeback (2005) and Grandfathered (2015). He has been married to Gary Janetti since December 26, 2017.

10. Paolo Andino

Actor | The Last Ship

Paolo Andino is known for The Last Ship (2014), Modern Family (2009) and Law & Order (1990).

11. Matthew Stephen Herrick

Actor | Role/Play

Matthew Stephen Herrick is known for Role/Play (2010), The Trouble with Barry (2013) and Naked Dragon (2014).

12. Benjamin Lutz

Actor | Bite Marks

Benjamin Lutz is known for Bite Marks (2011), Confessions (2016) and The Last Straight Man (2014).

13. Phillip Spaeth

Actor | Hairspray

Phillip Spaeth was born on August 18, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Hairspray (2007), Smash (2012) and Royal Pains (2009).

14. 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).

15. 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...

16. Sean Maher

Actor | Serenity

Sean Maher is well known to television and film audiences for his role as 'Dr. Simon Tam' in Joss Whedon's feature "Serenity". The film was based on the critically acclaimed series "Firefly".

Maher was born and raised in New York where he attended the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. He moved to Los...

17. 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"...

18. Matt Dallas

Actor | Kyle XY

Matthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas born October 21, 1982 is an American actor, best known for playing the title character on the ABC Family series Kyle XY. Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona School for the Arts. He has two younger brothers and one younger sister. He became ...

19. Greg Berlanti

Director | Love, Simon

WGA, DGA and Golden Globe nominated writer, director, and producer, Greg Berlanti, is the force behind several of the most inventive and acclaimed works of film and television.

He is the writer, director and producer behind several of the most creative and lauded television series, including ABC's "...

20. 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 ...

21. Matthew Montgomery

Producer | Devil's Path

Matthew Montgomery is a writer, director, producer, and actor whose career began in 2002 when he starred in Gone, But Not Forgotten, an LGBT film which played in over thirty film festivals around the world and was the "Top Ten Best Seller" for TLA Video for 2003 and 2004. He later went on to star ...

22. Luke Evans

Actor | Dracula Untold

Luke George Evans was born in Pontypool, Wales, and grew up in Aberbargoed, in the south of Wales. He is the son of Yvonne (Lewis) and David Evans. He moved to Cardiff at the age 17. He then won a scholarship to the London Studio Centre, and graduated in 2000.

He starred in many of London's West End...

23. J.P. Calderon

Self | Survivor

JP Calderon is a reality television star, model and professional volleyball player. He made his first appearance on television in 2006 as a popular contestant on "Survivor: Cook Islands," the 13th season of the blockbuster CBS series. Calderon also appeared on three seasons of reality show "The ...

24. Frank Christian Marx

Actor | Männer zum Knutschen

German-born and raised, Marx began his career in theatre in Stuttgart, Germany. After an 8 year stint in many theatre productions, he graduated to being a writer/producer and moved to Berlin to stage theatre productions and act in movies and TV.

In 2010 he founded the production company Ente Kross ...

25. 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).

26. Mike Ruiz

Director | Starrbooty

At the age of 28 Ruiz began in the field of photography. "I found a camera under my Christmas tree and within minutes, I was obsessed. I began shooting everything in sight. I taught myself the intricate mechanics of the camera but it was a couple of years before I realized that I could actually ...

27. Abdellah Taïa

Director | L'armée du salut

Abdellah Taïa is known for Salvation Army (2013), The Road to Love (2001) and Black Screen (2014).

28. 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...

29. Andy Cohen

Producer | Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

Andy Cohen was born on June 2, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005), Top Chef (2006) and Queer Eye (2003).

30. Nate Berkus

Producer | The Help

Nathan Jay Berkus was born on 17 September 1971 in Orange County, California, USA. He began working in interior design straight out of high school and interned at Dominique Aurientis in Paris and Sotheby's in Chicago. He then went on to study at Lake Forest College in Chicago and graduated with ...

31. Daniel Franzese

Actor | Mean Girls

Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Fort Lauderdale, FL, Daniel Franzese is an actor/comedian of Italian American decent, Daniel Franzese is best known for his interesting and daring performances in breakthrough films: from his debut role in the intense Larry Clark drama Bully, his surprisingly dark...

32. Satya Bhabha

Actor | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Satya Bhabha is director, writer, and performer whose work has played at multiple festivals including TIFF, SXSW, Palm Springs, Telluride Film Festival, and OutFest. He has recently directed series for Apple, Showtime, Amazon, Max, and Peacock, and acted in the recent Netflix hit series "Scott ...

33. Alejandro Amenábar

Writer | The Others

Is the son of a Spanish mother and a Chilean father. His family moved back to Spain when he was 1 year old, and he grew up and studied in Madrid. He wrote, produced and directed his first short film La cabeza at the age of 19, and he was 23 when he directed his feature debut Thesis (1996). His film ...

Director of The Others, Open Your Eyes and Thesis.

34. Brad Bell

Writer | Husbands

Brad Bell was born on October 4, 1985. He is a writer and actor, known for Husbands (2011), I Want to Get Married (2011) and Glitch Techs (2020).

35. Nicholas Downs

Actor | Pearl Harbor

Nicholas Downs grew up in the small Midwest town of Bondurant, Iowa as the second youngest of ten brothers and sisters. By high school, Nicholas found acting as a way to create a voice of his own. His English teacher, Mrs. Sandoval, helped him by guiding him into the fine arts. With guidance from ...

36. Steven Webb

Actor | The Princess and the Pea

Steven Webb was born on November 8, 1984 in Wirral, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Princess and the Pea (2002), Bad Girls (1999) and Wives and Daughters (1999).

37. 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 ...

38. Aaron Milo

Actor | Eating Out: The Open Weekend

Aaron Milo was born on September 28, 1984, just outside of Chicago in Rockford, IL. Milo caught the acting bug at the age of 8, when his mother was working in the costume shop of a local community theatre. He grew up doing regional theatre, and had his first New York City experience at the age of ...

39. Xavier Dolan

Actor | J'ai tué ma mère

Xavier Dolan was born on March 20, 1989 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for I Killed My Mother (2009), Tom at the Farm (2013) and Heartbeats (2010).

40. Greg Rikaart

Actor | The Young and the Restless

Born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island, New York. He graduated with honors from Villanova University (PA) in 1999. Spent a semester in college interning for a congressman on Capitol Hill. He went to Los Angeles to pursue acting and landed a recurring role as a gay student on "Dawson's Creek." ...

41. Robbie Rogers

Actor | Love, Simon

Robbie Rogers was born on May 12, 1987 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Love, Simon (2018), Fellow Travelers (2023) and All American (2018). He has been married to Greg Berlanti since December 2, 2017. They have one child.

42. 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.

43. Kyan Douglas

Self | Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

Kyan Douglas was born on May 5, 1970 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Queer Eye (2003), Begin Again (2004) and Living with Fran (2005).

44. 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 ...

45. Zachary Quinto

Actor | Star Trek

Zachary Quinto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Margaret J. (McArdle), an Irish-American office worker, and Joseph John Quinto, an Italian-American barber. Zachary graduated from Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, with the class of 1995, where he won Pittsburgh's Gene Kelly Award ...

46. Neil Patrick Harris

Actor | How I Met Your Mother

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. ...

47. Tate Taylor

Producer | Get on Up

Tate Taylor was born on June 3, 1969 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Get on Up (2014), The Help (2011) and The Girl on the Train (2016).

48. Michael Turchin

Actor | Alien Abduction

Michael Turchin was born on January 14, 1987 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Alien Abduction (2014), Isolation (2011) and First Period (2013). He has been married to Lance Bass since December 20, 2014.

49. 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).

50. 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," "...

51. 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).

52. Anderson Cooper

Actor | Chappie

Anderson Cooper was born on June 3, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Chappie (2015), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Anderson Cooper 360° (2003).

53. Frank Ocean

Soundtrack | Safe House

Ocean was born in Long Beach, California. When he was around 5 years old, he and his family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up around its local jazz scene and listened to his mother's CDs on her car stereo, including albums by Céline Dion, Anita Baker, and "The Phantom of the Opera" ...

Hasn't called himself 'gay'. Though he's still an open 'LGBT' entertainer, as lists go.

54. Sal Mineo

Actor | Exodus

Salvatore (Sal) Mineo Jr. was born to Josephine and Sal Sr. (a casket maker), who emigrated to the U.S. from Sicily. His siblings were Michael, Victor and Sarina. Sal was thrown out of parochial school and, by age eight, was a member of a street gang in a tough Bronx neighborhood. His mother ...

55. 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.

56. Ronnie Kroell

Self | Make Me a Supermodel

Ronnie Kroell was born on February 1, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Make Me a Supermodel (2008), Eating Out: Drama Camp (2011) and Into the Lion's Den (2011).

57. Zac Posen

Costume_designer | The Outfit

Zac Posen was born on October 24, 1980 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a costume designer and producer, known for The Outfit (2022), Down a Dark Hall (2018) and Catharsis (2024).

58. Steve Callahan

Actor | Nine Lives

Steve Callahan was born on August 8, 1967 in Livonia, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and casting director, known for Nine Lives (2004), East Side Story (2006) and Role/Play (2010). He has been married to Matthew Montgomery since March 21, 2015.

59. Harry Cook

Actor | Drown

Born in London, England, Harry moved with his family at the age of ten to Sydney, Australia where he combined his school studies with acting classes at both NBYT, NIDA and Sydney Talent Company.

Prior to leaving the UK, Harry starred as The Artful Dodger in the Stagecoach London production of Oliver...

60. 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' ...

61. James Duke Mason

Producer | Jack & Lem

James Duke Mason was born on April 27, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Jack & Lem, What Happens Next (2011) and The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018).

62. Matt Doyle

Actor | Private Romeo

Matt Doyle is a Tony Award Winning actor best known for his work on Broadway stages. He won a 2022 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, for his work in the acclaimed revival of Company on Broadway. Matt made his Broadway debut at the age of 19 in Spring Awakening and appeared in several...

63. Chris New

Actor | Weekend

The release of Weekend marked Chris' big screen debut. Chris trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and, after graduating in 2006, built up an impressive reputation for his stage and small screen work. He starred opposite Alan Cumming in the 2006 revival of Martin Sherman's iconic play Bent ...

64. Bob Harper

Actor | Bob Harper: Beginner's Weight Loss Transformation

Bob Harper was born on August 18, 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor, known for Bob Harper: Beginner's Weight Loss Transformation (2011), Bob Harper: Totally Ripped Core (2011) and Bob Harper: Ultimate Cardio Body (2011).

65. Rock Hudson

Actor | Giant

Rock Hudson was born Roy Harold Scherer, Jr. in Winnetka, Illinois, to Katherine (Wood), a telephone operator, and Roy Harold Scherer, an auto mechanic. He was of German, Swiss-German, English, and Irish descent. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He failed to obtain parts in school ...

66. Paul Iacono

Actor | The Hard Times of RJ Berger

A graduate of NYC's Professional Performing Arts High School, Iacono is best known for his portrayal of the title character on MTV's, "The Hard Times of RJ Berger."

Iacono was first featured on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," after she discovered his unique talents for impersonating Frank Sinatra and ...

67. Kerwin Mathews

Actor | The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Before there was a George Lucas and Harrison Ford running around creating special-effects excitement, there was a virile, boyishly handsome actor named Kerwin Mathews who was entertaining audiences battling a variety of creatures courtesy of pioneer special effects guru Ray Harryhausen. ...

68. 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).

69. Ben Whishaw

Actor | Skyfall

Proclaimed by many critics as one of the best young actors of his generation, Benjamin John Whishaw was born in Clifton, Bedfordshire, to Linda (Hope), who works in cosmetics, and Jose Whishaw, who works in information technology. He has a twin brother, James. He is of French, German, Russian (...

70. Charlie Condou

Actor | Nathan Barley

Charlie Condou was born on January 8, 1973 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Nathan Barley (2005), The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells (2001) and Fred Claus (2007). He has been married to Cameron Laux since June 8, 2015. They have two children.

71. James Adomian

Actor | Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

James Adomian was born on January 31, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), Trunk'd (2014) and California's Lost Gold (2012).

72. Tuc Watkins

Actor | The Mummy

Tuc Watkins was born on September 2, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Mummy (1999), One Life to Live (1968) and The Good Shepherd (2006).

73. Jason Landau

Actor | American Dreams

Jason Landau was born on April 12, 1977 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and executive, known for American Dreams (2002), Subway Cafe (2004) and Sunset Junction, a Personal Musical (2011). He has been married to Cheyenne Jackson since September 13, 2014. They have two children.