Statistics on Actors

Data specific to actors who play queer characters.

Actor Gender Identity

6,108 actors

9 in 10 actors are cisgender

Trans and non-binary actors remain a small share of the total.

  • Cisgender
    5,632 · 92.2%
  • Transgender Woman
    140 · 2.3%
  • Non-Binary
    117 · 1.9%
  • Transgender Man
    67 · 1.1%
  • Non-Binary Transgender
    27 · 0.4%
  • Other
    108 · 1.8%
  • Unknown
    17 · 0.3%
27

Distinct gender identities tracked.

7.5%

Percentage with a gender identity other than cisgender.

2.3%

Are transgender Woman, the most common non-cisgender identity.

The Overlap

12.3% of actors marked Cisgender by gender identity are still counted as queer once sexuality, pronouns, or romantic orientation are factored in.

Most Prolific by Gender Identity

16

Cisgender: Tress MacNeille

14

Transgender Woman: Jazzmun

10

Non-Binary: Vico Ortiz

6

Transgender Man: Elliot Fletcher

5

Non-Binary Transgender: Bex Taylor-Klaus

5

Genderfluid: Cameron Esposito

3

Undefined: Poppy Liu

2

Genderqueer: Hannah Gadsby

7

Non-Binary Trans Masculine: Jo Vannicola

1

Agender: Tyler Ford

2

Gender Non-Conforming: Alex Newell

4

Non-Binary Transgender Woman: Indya Moore

3

Non-Binary/Gender Fluid: Morgan Berry

3

Non-Binary Transgender Man: Elliot Page

1

Non-Binary Woman: Daisy Eagan

3

Demigender: Katie Findlay

2

Trans Masculine: Petey Gibson

1

Androgynous: Tiffany Harris

1

No Label: Maggie Cassella

2

Non-Binary Trans Femme: Dana Aliya Levinson

1

Non-Binary Intersex: Amanda Saenz

1

Non-Binary/Genderqueer: Bessie Holland

2

Non-Gender-Conforming Trans-Feminine: Shakina Nayfack

1

Non-Gender-Conforming Trans-Masculine: Lane Webber

1

Trans Feminine: Liv Bryant

1

Two Spirit: Adelina Anthony

1

Two Spirit / Trans Man: Benjamin Callins

Statistics are updated daily.