Statistics on Actors

Data specific to actors who play queer characters.

Actors at a Glance

Actors
6,077 Who've played a queer role
Sexual Orientations
16 Distinct orientations tracked
Gender Identities
30 Distinct identities tracked

The Headlines

On Air 191 Actors currently have a character on the air in 2026.

Who Plays the Roles

Openly LGBTQ+
854

Actors who are openly LGBTQ+, about 1 in 7.

14% of everything we track.

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Trans & Non-binary
437

Actors who are trans or non-binary, roughly 1 in 14.

7% of everything we track.

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Top Sexual Orientations

16 orientations tracked

Heterosexual 3,127 · 51.5%
Unknown 2,096 · 34.5%
Queer 276 · 4.5%
Homosexual 266 · 4.4%
Bisexual 173 · 2.8%
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Top Gender Identities

30 identities tracked

Cisgender Woman 5,387 · 88.6%
Cisgender Man 200 · 3.3%
Transgender Woman 139 · 2.3%
Non-Binary 116 · 1.9%
Transgender Man 67 · 1.1%
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