Recently, people have become more tolerant and less conservative, nowadays it is not so scary to admit their orientation, or, as they call it, “cuming-out” (from the English phrase coming out). Today, there are already many celebrities who “officially” admitted their orientation, which is very good, because there are also people in the world who, for various reasons and possible oppression of society, are forced to keep this in themselves and hide it. But the world is developing, it’s not so scary to talk openly about its orientation as it was many years ago.
Below we present a list of celebrities and famous non-traditional actors who have openly admitted to this.
Ian McKellen
And let's start our list of foreign gay actors with Ian McKellen. Everyone probably remembers the good old grandfather of Gandalf from the films “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”. This is one of the most significant roles in his life. He is also known for playing in the role of the villain from the X-Men. Of course, the list of films in which he starred is longer. Actor-Ian McKellen's fireplace out was in 1988. When he shared this with the radio station.
Zachary Quinto
The actor, who played an excellent role as a doctor in the TV series American Horror Story, is an adherent of non-traditional sexual orientation. It is worth noting that also one of the main characters of the same season in the series, Sarah Paulson, is also a lesbian. Zachary also starred in the TV series Heroes, where, again, he was a negative character, and in the movie Star Trek.
Zachary Quinto was born in 1977 in Pennsylvania. He is Irish and Italian by origin. He began to appear on television in 2000 in various series and television series. He became famous due to such series as “Heroes”, “American Horror Story”, and the film “Star Trek”. It is known that the actor made a cuming out in 2011 after the suicide of a gay teenager. Zachary argues that in order to contribute to work on equality, one needs to publicly acknowledge one's orientation. The actor had lovers. Three years since 2010, he met with Jonathan Groff. And from 2013 to 2019 - with Miles Macmillan.
Neil Patrick Harris
The actor was born in 1973 in a family of lawyers involved in the restaurant business. The first film debut took place in 1988. Then Neil Patrick Harris began to gain popularity.
Neil played one of the main roles in the popular comedy series "How I Met Your Mother", as well as in "Star Troopers" and "Vanished." Many people recognize him from these films.
As for his personal life, the actor back in 2006 openly admitted that he was gay. Neil is married, and his husband, cook and actor David Bartka, with whom they have been engaged since 2004, married in 2011, and married in 2014, when gay marriage was allowed in the state where they live. At the moment, the couple has two children born to a surrogate mother.
Jim Parsons
Jim was born in 1973. His mother and sister are educators. And my father died in 2001 in a car accident.
There are many films with Jim Parsons, but he received great fame, huge recognition and many awards for his role as Sheldon Cooper in the series The Big Bang Theory, for which he received Golden Globes in 2011. He also starred in other television series and films.
Jim Parsons is gay, his husband is Todd Spivak, whom they married in 2017. They live together in New York.
Andrew Scott
Born in 1976 in Dublin. The actor has two sisters. As a student, he never graduated from college, because he had already begun his acting career at the theater in his hometown, where he made progress and received many accolades. And he made his debut at the age of 19 in the film "Korea." Then he played small and secondary roles in such famous films as “Saving Private Ryan,” “Long Day Wanders into the Night,” and others, and also received various nominations. The real fame came to Andrew after the role of Jim Mariarty in the famous English series "Sherlock". Also starred in the film adaptation of "Duel" by Pavel Chekhov.
Andrew Scott made a cuming out in 2013.
Matt Bomer
The actor was born in 1977 in the United States near Houston, studied at school, and then studied at the university for a bachelor of arts. The actor debuted early when he was only 17 years old, then he regularly appeared in films.
The greatest role was brought to him by the main role in the popular series White Collars.
Matt Bomer publicly and bluntly announced his orientation only in 2012, although before that, journalists have repeatedly asked him about this.
Richard Chamberlain
Born in 1934 in Los Angeles in a wealthy family. Two years after his birth, parents even bought a house with several rooms in the Beverly Hills area in Hollywood. He initially thought of becoming an artist and studied painting in college, but he began to get involved in student theater and decided to become an actor. After college, he was drafted into the army in Korea, where for two years he rose to the rank of sergeant.
Returning to his homeland, he continued to engage in acting: he attended special courses, got acquainted with agents, and established contacts. Not long playing episodic roles in various films, he passed a casting and got the main role in the television series "Doctor Kidler". This brought him fame, the Golden Globe and other awards and nominations. It is known that after this, Richard received many letters from fans. According to some reports, about 12 thousand letters a week, which is even more than the well-known and beloved actor Clark Gable received.
Richard is known to all for many other films. For example, "Shogun", "Mine of King Solomon." He was also remembered by the audience for the role of a priest in the film “Singing in Blackthorn,” in which he played with Rachel Ward. Then he played a kind and very courageous hero.
The actor has always adhered to non-traditional orientation. In the 70s he had several serious relationships. But the most important of them began after meeting in Martin Rabbitt in 1977. At that time, they began to live together in Hawaii. In 1985, they, along with Martin, even played in the same picture. However, in 2010, Richard had to return to Los Angeles because of his career.
In 2003, the autobiographical book “Broken Love” came out from the pen of the actor, in which he talks about the path of his formation, about the experiences associated with orientation and much more.
Rupert Everett
The actor was born in Britain in 1959 in a military family. He studied at school, then went to college, from where he fled at the age of 16 to London. It is known that earned prostitution and took drugs. There, Rupert began to study acting, but he was expelled from the school due to behavior. After moving to Glasgow, he got a job in a local theater. In 1981, he played a role in the play "White Devils", after which he began to come to success. Rupert Everett is also known for starring in the Russian film by Sergei Bondarchuk - an adaptation of the novel "Quiet Don".
But the orientation of the actor has been known for a long time, he never hid it.
Ellen Page
The future actress was born in 1987 in Canada. Her mother is a teacher, and her father is a graphic designer. Since childhood, she has seen acting inclinations: from 4 years old she participated in school theater productions, and at 10 she made a small debut, after which she starred in small television series. But the role of a pregnant schoolgirl in the film "Juneau" brought her fame, for which she received Golden Globe and Oscar nominations.
Ellen came out in 2014 at Valentine's Day. In 2018, she tied the knot with choreographer Emma Portner.
Jodie foster
Born in 1962 in Los Angeles. Studied in Yale, speaks French and Italian. Already at the age of three, she starred in commercials. The most famous films: “The Silence of the Lambs,” for which she received an Academy Award, “Nell,” “Anna and the King,” “Room of Fear,” and others.
Jodie Foster is gay. For 14 years she lived with her girlfriend Sidney Bernard, also met with others. And in 2014, she married Alexandra Hedison.
Fry
In 1957, in London, Stephen Fry appeared in the physicist's family. His mother’s relatives are Hungarian Jews who suffered greatly during the Holocaust, so his maternal grandparents were forced to flee to another country.
Stephen studied at a private closed school, but he was not very burdened with studies: at the age of 14 he was sent to steal money to his parents for the trimester, and at 15 he was completely expelled. Later, at the age of 17, he entered college, from where he fled. The future actor even had suicide attempts. Stephen had a little tense relationship with his family, after he did not pass the exams and dropped out of college, he ran away from home, having previously stole a friend’s credit cards, because of which he was imprisoned for 3 months, and then was conditionally sentenced to two years.
But after prison, life got better. Stephen Fry graduated from college and successfully passed the exams in Cambridge, where he became interested in playing in the student theater. Moreover, at the university he met Hugh Laurie, with whom they are friends to this day.
The television career began in 1982 with a review that was successful with the audience. Then he regularly starred in various television programs and movies.
But most importantly, Stephen Fry is an openly gay man who has been married to Elliott Spencer since 2015. He very actively supports all LGBT movements and takes an active part in this. It is known that he opposed the Russian law on gay propaganda and was generally very negative about the attitude of sex minorities in Russia.
Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan was born in 1989 in Montreal, Canada. His father is an Egyptian by birth. But Xavier from 2 years old was raised by his mother without the participation of his father. At 4, he was a model, and at 5, there was a debut in Canadian television. Since then, he starred in other films and even voiced Ron Weasley in the Canadian box office movie "Harry Potter".
But due to the rapidly developing career, Xavier dropped out of school at the age of 16, without having received a certificate of full secondary education. But this did not prevent him from succeeding. He was thinking about writing a screenplay for the film himself, in which he could also star in a film that would deserve a place to be at the Cannes Film Festival. And after he dropped out, at the age of 17, he finished writing the script “I killed my mother”, which is an autobiographical. In 2008, the novice director began shooting the film. And in 2009, the film appeared in the program of the Cannes Film Festival and received three awards. Since then, Xavier has often been an actor in his own films. His other famous work is the film adaptation of the play by Michel Mark Bouchard, the film "Tom on the Farm."
Xavier Dolan often touches on the topic of homosexuality in his films: “Tom on the Farm,” “I Killed My Mom,” “Mommy.”
Christian Nairn
And this is the well-known powerful and two-meter Hodor from the series "Game of Thrones". Christian was born in 1975 in Ireland. Known for his role in Game of Thrones and the voice acting for one of the characters in World of Warcraft.
Luke evans
Born in Wales in 1979 in Wales in the family of a builder and cleaning lady. After graduating from school at the age of 16, he began to attend vocals and acting courses. At 17 he went to conquer the capital of Wales - the city of Cardiff. At the age of 18, he received a scholarship to study drama, began to play in theatrical productions, and then act in films. The audience was most remembered for the films: "Fast and the Furious 7", "Dracula", "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies", "Irresistible Tamara".
Evans is not shy about his orientation and openly spoke about this at the very beginning of his acting career.
One byron
One Byron is a non-traditional Russian actor. He is a foreigner, but has long been living in Russia and managed to fall in love with Russian viewers in his role in the TV series Interns, where he played straight.
Conclusion
The list of gay actors is countless. There are many other different celebrities who have come out. Nevertheless, this occurs mainly in the West. Be that as it may, in Russia there are practically no open gays, so Russian gay actors who have committed a cuming out can be counted on the fingers. Nevertheless, one conclusion can be drawn: do not be shy about who you are. There are many examples of how non-traditional orientation did not prevent success.