Transgendered Celebrities

1. Angelica Ross

Angelica Ross was born on November 28, 1980 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for American Horror Story (2011), Pose (2018) and Claws (2017).

Candis was born in Maui, Hawaii. Candis Cayne has become one of the United States' most popular and sought-after transgender actresses. Candis first made a name for herself at the famed NYC gay hot-spot "Boy Bar", where her performances drew raves. A classically trained dancer, Candis has thrilled ...

3. Elliot Fletcher

Actor | Shameless

Elliot Fletcher was born in Los Angeles, California. He is an actor, known for Shameless, The Fosters, Faking It, and Young Hollywood. Additionally, Elliot has worked in the theater with several productions and has performed his original music compositions for local audiences. He was selected to be...

4. Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez

Actress | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Mj Rodriguez is an actress, best known for her work in Nurse Jackie (2011), Carrie Diaries (2013), Dear Pauline (2014), new internet series [Blank] My Life (2016) and Netflix show Luke Cage (2016). She is also known for her Musical Theater credit as Angel Dumont Schunard in the Original ...

5. Cassandra James

Actress | General Hospital

Cassandra James is an American-Canadian actress. She was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Debbie Li, a teacher, and James Watzke, a gerontologist. Raised in Vancouver, Canada, her paternal great-grandparents were of German descent. Her maternal ancestry is Chinese, her maternal ...

6. Jesse James Keitel

Actress | Queer as Folk

Jesse James Keitel is an actress, writer, and artist from eastern Long Island, NY. She has been an advocate in moving the needle for the LGBTQ+ community's timely representation in Hollywood and was honored with the Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign in 2022. Keitel's groundbreaking ...

7. Jake Zyrus

Actor | Here Comes the Boom

Jake Zyrus (known as Charice Pempengco prior to his gender transition) was born in Cabuyao, Philippines. When he was three years old, he witnessed his abusive father point a gun at his mom during an episode of domestic violence. Along with his mother and younger brother Carl, they left their father...

8. Josie Totah

Actress | The Buccaneers

Critic's Choice nominated actress Josie Totah is an immensely talented actress, writer, and producer with a gift for bringing dynamic characters to life. As she fearlessly evolves her body of work with each new project, Totah is fast proving to be one of Hollywood's most engaging and sought-after ...

9. Garcia

Actor | Tales of the City

Garcia was born on October 26, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Garcia is an actor, known for Tales of the City (2019), Party of Five (2020) and Kind Of (2020).

10. Laverne Cox

Actress | Promising Young Woman

Laverne Cox is a three time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy winning documentary film producer and a prominent equal rights advocate. Laverne's role of Sophia Burset in the critically acclaimed Netflix original series "Orange is The New Black" brought her to the attention of diverse audiences all over ...

11. Chaz Bono

Actor | American Horror Story

Chaz Salvatore Bono was born on March 4, 1969 in Los Angeles, California to Cher & Sonny Bono. He is an American character actor & activist and best known for his work on American Horror Story and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

An acclaimed author, Bono has written three books, including NY Times Best ...

12. Erika Ervin

Actress | American Horror Story

Erika Ervin, known professionally as Amazon Eve, tours the world modeling and making public appearances. At 6'8" without heels, Amazon Eve has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest model in the world in 2011. She grew up in a small town in central California and was ...

13. Hunter Schafer

Actress | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Hunter Schafer is an actress and artist best known for playing 'Jules Vaughn' in HBO's Emmy-Award Winning series EUPHORIA. Hunter was just seen in Francis Lawrence's THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES, starring alongside Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Tom Blyth, and Rachel Zegler for ...

14. Dominique Jackson

Actress | Pose

Dominique Jackson was born on March 20, 1975 in Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago. She is an actress and producer, known for Pose (2018), In Every Dream Home and The Patience of Vultures. She was previously married to Al Jackson.

15. Indya Moore

Actress | Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Indya Moore is an actress, writer, director, model, social activist and founder of Beetlefruit Media, Inc., a production company focused on storytelling in various mediums. Born and raised in the Bronx, they have appeared in Vogue and OUT, as well as assignments for GQ, Gucci and Christian Dior. ...

16. Leo Sheng

Actor | The Matrix Resurrections

Leo Sheng was born on May 18, 1996 in Hunan, China. He was adopted and raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA by two moms who were social workers. Sheng is an actor known for Adam (2019), Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q (2019), and Disclosure (2020).

Sheng, an out transgender man, is a vocal ...

17. Alex Newell

Actor | Glee

Alex Newell was born on August 20, 1992 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009), Geography Club (2013) and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020).

18. Brian Michael Smith

Actor | 9-1-1: Lone Star

Brian Michael Smith was born in Ann Arbor, MI. He is an actor known for roles in 9-1-1 Lone Star, Queen Sugar and The L Word: Generation Q.

After appearances on TV shows such as NBC's Chicago P.D., HBO's Girls, and Showtime's Homeland, Smith rose to prominence for his ground-breaking performances on...

19. Ian Harvie

Actor | Transparent

Ian Harvie is an American actor, comedian, and writer known best for his work on "Transparent" on Amazon, "Mistresses" on ABC, "Young and Hungry" on Freeform, and Will & Grace on NBC. Harvie also starred along side Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Jordan Harrison's play "Log Cabin", off Broadway in New York...

20. Lilly Wachowski

Writer | The Matrix

Director, writer, and producer Lilly Wachowski was born in 1967 in Chicago, the daughter of Lynne, a nurse and painter, and Ron, a businessman. Lilly was educated at Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago, before moving on to Whitney M. Young High School. After graduating from high school, she ...

21. Lana Wachowski

Writer | The Matrix

Lana Wachowski and her sister Lilly Wachowski, also known as the Wachowskis, are the duo behind such ground-breaking movies as The Matrix (1999) and Cloud Atlas (2012). Born to mother Lynne, a nurse, and father Ron, a businessman of Polish descent, Wachowski grew up in Chicago and formed a tight ...

22. Jazz Jennings

Actress | Mean Girls

Jazz Jennings was born on October 6, 2000 in Florida, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Mean Girls (2024), Dangling Hope (2017) and Painting Leah (2016).

23. Jamie Clayton

Actress | Hellraiser

Jamie Clayton's big break was playing Kyla on season three of the hit HBO series Hung alongside Thomas Jane. After her multi-episode arc on Hung, Jamie joined actors Mary Lynn Rajskub and Hank Harris as a lead in the Emmy winning digital series, Dirty Work, playing crime scene cleanup maven ...

24. Alexandra Billings

Actress | The Peripheral

Alexandra Billings is an American actress, singer, and teacher. Billings, a trans woman, played one of TV's first openly transgender characters in 2005 made-for-TV movie Romy and Michele: In the Beginning. She is also known for portraying the recurring character Davina in the Amazon series ...

25. Marquise Vilson

Actor | Blindspot

Marquise Vilson is known for Blindspot (2015), The Kitchen (2019) and Ben Is Back (2018).

26. Elliot Page

Actor | Juno

Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. They began their career at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999), for...

27. Lachlan Watson

Actor | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Lachlan Watson is an American actor, born and raised in Raleigh, NC. Lachlan was homeschooled from preschool through their graduation from High School. Lachlan got an early start acting in local Raleigh theater companies and working with their family in community theater productions. Lachlan played...

28. Jake Graf

Writer | Dusk

Jake Graf is a London based actor, writer and director who has been creating his own content since 2011. Working independently, Jake has developed a wealth of experience in all aspects of filmmaking, and his extensive catalogue of self-auteured work over that time is testament to his passion and ...

29. Harmony Santana

Actress | Gun Hill Road

Harmony Santana is an American film actress. She is most noted for her appearance in the 2011 film Gun Hill Road, for which she garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and became the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for a major acting award in ...

30. Our Lady J

Producer | Pose

Our Lady J is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer, best-known for her writing on Pose, Transparent, and American Horror Story. Before Lady J's career in television, she toured the world performing as a singer/songwriter, as well as a collaborative pianist and musical director for pop, theatre, ...

31. Alex Blue Davis

Actor | Grey's Anatomy

Alex Blue Davis was born on April 23, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Grey's Anatomy (2005), Grey's Anatomy: The Webisodes (2009) and NCIS (2003).

32. Patti Harrison

Actress | Together Together

Patti Harrison was born on October 31, 1990 in Orient, Ohio, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Together Together (2021), The Lost City (2022) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019).

33. Tommy Dorfman

Actress | 13 Reasons Why

Tommy Dorfman is an actress, writer, photographer, and director from Atlanta, GA. She graduated with a degree in acting from Fordham University in 2015. First known for her role as Ryan Shaver on 13 Reasons Why, Tommy has since worked in television, film, and theater - recently starring in Jeremy O...

34. Yasmin Finney

Actress | Heartstopper

Yasmin Finney was born on August 30, 2003 in Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Heartstopper (2022), Life Hack 2024 and Mars (2022).

35. Michael D. Cohen

Actor | Danger Force

Michael D. Cohen is a series regular on the Nickelodeon's hit series "Henry Danger" and "Danger Force" as audience favorite "Schwoz," a genius of indiscernible foreign nationality. The popular show won the Kid's Choice Award for Best Show in 2017 and 2020, and was nominated in 2018 and 2019.

Cohen ...

36. Bex Taylor-Klaus

Actress | Voltron: Legendary Defender

Bex Taylor-Klaus has always marched to the beat of their own drum. A fourth generation Atlantan who moved to LA to start their professional acting career while still in high school, their first professional role was as the iconic street kid Bullet in season 3 of AMC's "The Killing," which was ...

37. Rhys Ernst

Director | Adam

Rhys Ernst was born on October 14, 1982 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Adam (2019), The Thing (2011) and Transparent (2014).

38. Eddie Izzard

Actor | Ocean's Thirteen

Best-known for her surreal and digressive stand-up, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard was born on February 7, 1962, in Aden, Yemen, where her English parents -- Dorothy Ella, a nurse and midwife, and Harold John Izzard, an accountant -- worked for British Petroleum.

Izzard worked as a street ...

39. Bowie Starr

Producer | Gen Z

Bowie Starr is known for Gen Z (2020), The Curse (2018) and One of the Flowers (2018).

40. Laith Ashley

Actor | Absolute Dominion

Laith Ashley [De La Cruz] is an actor, model, singer/songwriter, and dancer,and activist of Dominican descent.

In 2017 he was the first transgender man to be featured in a Diesel campaign. Laith has been on the cover of countless magazines and has had featured stories published on countless others ...

41. Caroline Cossey

Self | Trans Rights Are Human Rights

Caroline 'Tula' Cossey was assigned male at birth but went on to transition and have a successful modeling career.

My Story is Tula's candid thought provoking, enlightening, humorous, heart wrenching and motivational account of her struggles: her troubled childhood being bullied and taunted in East ...

42. Jazzmun

Actor | Blast from the Past

Originally from San Diego, California, Jazzmun made her first national television appearance on the 1980s talent variety show Puttin' on the Hits (1984), in which she split her body half in male drag and half in female drag, lip-syncing as a "duet". Finding work immediately after that appearance ...

43. Casey Mongillo

Actor | LEGO Fortnite

Casey Mongillo was born in Connecticut, USA. They are an actor, known for Red Dead Redemption (2010), Star Trek Online (2012) and Adventure at the Center of the Earth (2008). They occasionally join Rockstar Games (creators of Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption series) as a guest during their ...

44. Quei Tann