Gay actors who always play straight roles – Hollywood is a land of pretend. We fall in love with characters and forget that they are merely actors. Acting is about embodying an image and mindset that varies depending on what character the actors are portraying.

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In today’s society, the stigma around homosexuality had faded and many celebrities have come out with their sexuality. There are countless actors that are gay but are always cast as a straight character.

If you are an actor, you are expected to rise to certain challenges in order to play different roles. What people need to understand is that an actor’s sexual orientation does not matter because a talented actor is able to become someone else when they are at work. A straight actor should be able to play a gay character and a gay actor should be able to play a straight character. Although our society has come a long way with gay rights, there is still work that can be done. We need to stop defining people by labels like “gay” and “straight” and instead we need to define people for who they are as a person.

The following ten actors are doing an incredible job in breaking the stigma surrounding homosexuality; ten proud gay actors who only seem to play straight characters.

10. Victor Garber

Victor Garber is best recognized by our generation from the television series Alias where he playedJennifer Garner‘s dad. Many never realized that the talented Victor Garber is gay, however in 2012 he spoke publically about Rainer Andreesen, his life partner. Like most celebrities on this list, Garber’s sexuality was never a secret, he had just never made this information public. Besides Alias, he has played other strong straight men in movies like Sleepless in Seattle and Legally Blonde. Garber is a great example of how sexuality does not change your talent as an actor.

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