Gay actors

1. Matt Bomer
Actor | The Normal Heart

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...

2. 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. ...

3. Luke Macfarlane
Actor | Over There
Luke Macfarlane was born on January 19, 1980 in London, Ontario, Canada as Thomas Luke
Macfarlane Jr. He is an actor, known for Over There (2005), Brothers & Sisters (2006)
and Killjoys (2015).

4. 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 ...

5. Ricky Martin
Soundtrack | August: Osage County

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"...
6. 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 ...

7. T.R. Knight
Actor | Genius

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 ...
8. 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, ...

9. Rupert Everett
Actor | My Best Friend's Wedding

Rupert James Hector Everett was born in Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, to Sara (Maclean)
and Anthony Michael Everett, a Major in the British Army, who later worked in business. He
is of mostly English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.

Everett grew up in privileged circumstances, but the wry, sometimes ...

10. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Actor | Modern Family

Jesse Tyler Ferguson was born on October 22, 1975 in Missoula, Montana, USA. He is an
actor, known for Modern Family (2009), Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
and Untraceable (2008). He has been married to Justin Mikita since July 20, 2013.

11. 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 ...
12. 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 ...

13. Cheyenne Jackson

Actor | American Horror Story

Cheyenne Jackson was born on July 12, 1975 in Newport, Washington, USA as Cheyenne
David Jackson. He is an actor, known for American Horror Story (2011), 30 Rock (2006)
and Glee (2009). He has been married to Jason Landau since September 13, 2014. They
have two children. He was previously married ...
14. Michael Urie
Actor | Ugly Betty

Michael Urie is a native Texan who was active in Speech and Drama all through high school
at Plano Senior High School. He trained in theater studies at Collin County Community
College in Plano before going to The Juilliard School where he was recipient of the John
Houseman prize for excellence in ...

15. Chris Salvatore

Actor | Eating Out: The Open Weekend

Chris Salvatore grew up in Richboro, Pennsylvania, a small town outside Philadelphia. He

started his career in entertainment as a singer/songwriter. In 2005 he studied vocal
performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His music has been featured on MTV and
is available in online music stores...
16. Scott Evans
Actor | The Lovely Bones

Scott Evans was born on September 21, 1983 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA as Scott
Andrew Evans. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lovely Bones (2009), Before We
Go(2014) and Go-Go Boy Interrupted (2014).

17. 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). ...
18. Tom Lenk
Actor | Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Thomas (Tom) Loren Lenk was born in Westlake Village, California, USA on June 16th,
1976. Tom attended Moorpark College until his junior year, then transferred into UCLA's
theater program. It wasn't long before others began to notice Tom's talent, and in 1997
Tom won the Carol Burnett Award and ...

19. David Burtka

Actor | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas

David Burtka was born on May 29, 1975 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA as David M. Burtka. He
is an actor and writer, known for A Very Harold & Kumar 3D 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 ...
20. Charlie David
Producer | Shadowlands

Charlie David has been a host for E! Television, NBC, OutTV, here! TV, Pink TV, EGO, and
Life Network on such shows as F.Y.E!(2000), Spy TV (2001), Bump! (2004) (2005-2011)
and Crash Test Mommy (2004) (2004-2005). He has been the subject of a documentary on
the Learning Channel and has appeared as...

21. 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...
22. Jim Parsons
Actor | The Big Bang Theory

Having grown up in Houston, and its northern suburb of Spring, he made his first stage
appearance in a school play at the age of 6. Parsons then went on to study theater at the
University of Houston. From there he won a place on a two-year Masters course in classical
theater at the University of ...

23. 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 ...
24. Wentworth Miller
Actor | Prison Break

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...

25. Jonathan Bennett

Self | Cake Wars

Jonathan David Bennett was born in Rossford, Ohio, to RuthAnne (Mason) and Dr. David
Paul Bennett. He headed straight to New York to pursue acting after graduating from the
theater program at Otterbein. He was actually discovered by an agent while sitting on a
train. Six months later he signed on ...
26. Jonathan Groff
Actor | Frozen

Jonathan Groff was born on March 26, 1985 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA as Jonathan
Drew Groff. He is an actor, known for Frozen (2013), Mindhunter (2017)
and Looking (2014).

27. Andy Cohen

Producer | Project Runway

Andy Cohen was born as Andrew Cohen. He is a producer and actor, known for Project
Runway (2004), Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005) and Queer Eye (2003).
28. Max Jenkins
Actor | The Mysteries of Laura

Max Jenkins is an actor and producer, known for The Mysteries of Laura (2014), Crown
Prince (2017) and Plus One (2019).

29. Andrew Rannells

Actor | A Simple Favor

Andrew Rannells was born on August 23, 1978 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA as Andrew Scott
Rannells. He is an actor, known for A Simple Favor (2018), The Intern (2015)
and Bachelorette(2012).
30. Matthew Wilkas
Actor | The Mummy

Matthew Wilkas is an actor and writer, known for The Mummy(2017), Gayby (2012)
and New York Is Dead (2017).

31. Mike Doyle

Actor | The Invitation

Mike Doyle is an actor and director, known for The Invitation(2015), Jersey Boys (2014)
and Green Lantern (2011).
32. Murray Bartlett
Actor | August

Murray Bartlett was born on March 20, 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is
an actor and producer, known for August (2011), Noor (2012) and Looking (2014).

33. Russell Tovey

Actor | Grabbers

Russell Tovey was born on November 14, 1981 in Essex, England as Russell George Tovey.
He is an actor and producer, known for Grabbers (2012), The History Boys (2006)
and Being Human(2008).
34. Maulik Pancholy
Actor | 30 Rock

Maulik Pancholy was born on January 18, 1974 in the USA as Maulik Navin Pancholy. He is
an actor, known for 30 Rock (2006), Weeds (2005) and 27 Dresses (2008).

35. Guillermo Díaz

Actor | Half Baked

Guillermo Díaz was born in 1975 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known
for Half Baked (1998), Cop Out(2010) and Scandal (2012).
36. Tuc Watkins
Actor | The Mummy

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

37. 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 Page. He went on
to star in "Miss Saigon," "...
38. Chad Allen
Actor | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Chad Allen was born on June 5, 1974 in Cerritos, California, USA as Chad Allen Lazzari. He
is an actor and producer, known for Dr. Quinn, Medicine
Woman (1993), TerrorVision (1986) and Our House (1986).

39. 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 ...
40. Dan Bucatinsky
Actor | Second Act

Dan Bucatinsky was born on September 22, 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a
producer and writer, known for Second Act (2018), The Post (2017) and Scandal (2012). He
has been married to Don Roos since 2008. They have two children.

41. 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...

42. 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 ...

43. Peter Paige

Writer | 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. ...
44. Ben Baur
Actor | Something Like Summer

Ben Baur is an actor and writer, known for Something Like

Summer (2017), #Adulting (2016) and Hunting Season (2012).

45. Jeremy Sheffield

Actor | The Wedding Date

Jeremy Sheffield was born on March 17, 1966 in Kelvedon, Essex, England. He is an actor,
known for The Wedding Date(2005), Creep (2004) and Hollyoaks (1995).
46. Lee Pace
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy

In 2003, Lee Grinner Pace starred in the Sundance hit, Soldier's Girl (2003), an
extraordinary telefilm created for Showtime. The film was based on the true story of a
transgender nightclub performer in love with a soldier who is brutally murdered for their
relationship. His breakthrough ...

47. Jussie Smollett

Actor | Empire

Jussie Smollett was born on June 21, 1982 in Santa Rosa, California, USA as Justin
Smollett. He is an actor, known for Empire (2015), The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Alien:
Covenant(2017).
48. Reid Ewing
Actor | Fright Night

Reid Ewing is an actor, known for Fright Night (2011), 10 Rules for Sleeping Around (2013)
and Crush (2013).

49. Kyle Dean Massey

Actor | Sex and the City 2

Kyle Dean Massey is an American actor best know for his work on Broadway in Pippin, Next
to Normal, Wicked, Xanadu & Altar Boyz. Kyle Dean was raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas, a
town 60 miles northwest of Memphis, TN. He started taking dance classes at age 6 after
seeing his older sister perform in a...
50. Ben Whishaw
Actor | Cloud Atlas

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 (...

51. Andrew Scott

Actor | Pride

Andrew Scott was born in Dublin, Ireland, the middle child with two sisters, in a financially
comfortable home which allowed his parents, Jim and Nora, to send him to a private
Catholic school for boys. He started acting as a child when he was in commercials on Irish
TV, then was chosen from his ...
52. Darryl Stephens
Actor | Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom

Darryl Stephens was born on March 7, 1974 in Pasadena, California, USA as Darryl Joseph
Stephens. He is an actor and producer, known for Noah's Arc: Jumping the
Broom (2008), Boy Culture (2006) and Noah's Arc (2004).

53. Conrad Ricamora

Actor | How to Get Away with Murder

Conrad Ricamora is an actor and writer, known for How to Get Away with
Murder (2014), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and The Light of the
Moon (2017).
54. Michael J. Willett
Actor | G.B.F.

Michael was born and raised in Fresno, California. There he found a love for art, music and
life- Performing in almost every local talent show, family gathering and theater, he learned
how to sing, act, play piano and dance. Realizing a need for greater opportunities, Michael
traveled to Los ...

55. Matthew Risch

Actor | Sex and the City 2

Matthew Risch is an actor and director, known for Sex and the City 2 (2010), How to Get
Away with Murder (2014) and Looking(2014).
56. Rory O'Malley
Actor | Dreamgirls

Rory O'Malley is an actor, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Mother's Day (2016) and Nurse
Jackie (2009).

57. Alan Cumming

Actor | The Anniversary Party

Alan Cumming was born on January 27, 1965, in Aberfeldy, Scotland, to Mary (Darling), an
insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming. His family lived nearby in Dunkeld, where
his father was a forester for Atholl Estate. The family (including his brother, Tom) moved to
Fassfern near Fort William,...
58. Billy Eichner
Actor | The Lion King

Billy Eichner was born on September 18, 1978 and raised in New York City. He graduated
from Stuyvesant High School (NY) in 1996. He is a graduate of Northwestern University,
where he majored in Theater.

He is the star, executive producer and creator of Billy on the Street (2011), a comedy game
show ...

59. Charlie Carver

Actor | The Boys in the Band

Charlie Carver was born in San Francisco, California.

At a young age, Charlie moved up to a small town in the Napa Valley. It was there in school
that Charlie had his first exposure to acting. He went on to study at the Interlochen Arts
Academy, ACT San Francisco, and the University of Southern ...
60. Colton Haynes
Actor | Rough Night

American actor and model Colton Lee Haynes was born in Wichita, Kansas, to Dana Denise
(Mitchell) and William Clayton Haynes. He began modeling at age 15 and his first success
came with an Abercrombie & Fitch campaign. He also modeled for J.C. Penney, Kira
Plastinina, and Ralph Lauren. He is best ...

61. Noah Galvin

Actor | Booksmart

Noah can be seen playing 'Kenny' in ABC's comedy "The Real O'Neals" premiering in March
2016.

Noah is most proud of his critically acclaimed work off- Broadway at theaters such as the
Signature, Playwrights Horizons, MCC, The Vineyard, The Public, The Culture Project, The
Flea, The Wild Project, New...
62. Nico Tortorella
Actor | Scream 4

Nico Tortorella is a native of Chicago Illinois. He started out in professional theatre when he
was in seventh grade. He was offered a contract with Ford Models when he stopped by an
open call in 2007. In 2009 he played the character Razor in Abc Family's "Make It or Break
It. He then went on to ...

63. Ray Santiago

Actor | In Time

Ray Santiago is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. Originally from Nyc and a
LaGuardia Highschool For The Performing Arts graduate, Ray was raised in the south Bronx
where he began his career in early 2000's. In 2004 he acted in films like "Girlfight" and
"Meet The Fockers", but fame came ...
64. Blake McIver Ewing
Actor | The Little Rascals

Blake McIver Ewing was born on March 27, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an
actor, known for The Little Rascals(1994), Raising Helen (2004) and Tarzan (1999).

65. Robin Lord Taylor

Actor | Accepted

A native of Shueyville, Iowa, Taylor is a graduate of Northwestern University's School of

Speech.

Robin Lord Taylor has appeared in several acclaimed television series, such as The Walking
Dead (2010), Law & Order (1990), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) The Good
Wife (2009) and ...
66. Thomas Dekker
Actor | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Thomas Dekker was born to parents who possess very artistic and theatrical characteristics.
His mother is an acting coach, actress, singer and concert pianist, while his father was an
artist, set designer, opera singer and actor. His maternal grandfather was famed Welsh
radio actor Alun Williams.

...

67. Dan Amboyer

Actor | Younger

Dan Amboyer born December 28, 1985 is an American actor, Amboyer was born in Detroit,
to Claudia and Dr. Donald Amboyer. He attended The Roeper School and arts high school
Interlochen Arts Academy. Amboyer subsequently continued his studies at the Carnegie
Mellon School of Drama, where he was ...
68. Brandon Flynn
Actor | 13 Reasons Why

Miami-born actor Brandon Flynn is known for his role as Justin Foley on Netlix's 13 Reasons
Why (2017).

Brandon has appeared in commercials, and on stage, first as Mr. Smee in Peter Pan, at ten
years old, and recently as Luke in the off-Broadway production of Kid Victory, at the
Vineyard Theatre. ...

69. Jordan Gavaris

Actor | Orphan Black

Jordan Gavaris was born on September 25, 1989 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada as Jordan
James Gavaris. He is an actor and producer, known for Orphan Black (2013), The Sea of
Trees(2015) and Maya Dardel (2017).
70. Anthony Rapp
Actor | Rent

Anthony Rapp started his career at the age of six, and received his first professional job at
the age of nine. His breakout came when he originated the role of "Mark Cohen" in Jonathan
Larson's production of the Broadway musical "Rent". He can be heard on the original cast
recording.

71. Jaymes Vaughan

Actor | Blue Call

Jaymes Vaughan is an actor, known for Blue Call, Baby Daddy(2012) and Chocolate City:
Vegas (2017).