Statistics on Actors

Data specific to actors who play queer characters.

Actor Sexual Orientation

6,123 actors

5 in 10 actors are straight

Queer roles are still mostly played by straight actors.

  • Straight
    3,124 · 51%
  • Queer
    277 · 4.5%
  • Homosexual
    268 · 4.4%
  • Bisexual
    173 · 2.8%
  • Pansexual
    49 · 0.8%
  • Other
    96 · 1.6%
  • Unknown
    2,136 · 34.9%
15

Distinct sexual orientations tracked.

14.1%

Percentage with an orientation other than straight.

4.5%

Are queer, the most common non-straight orientation.

The Overlap

2.0% of actors marked Straight by orientation are still counted as queer once gender, pronouns, or romantic orientation are factored in.

Most Prolific by Orientation

16

Heterosexual: Tress MacNeille

11

Queer: Ali Liebert

10

Homosexual: Fortune Feimster

7

Bisexual: Luvia Petersen

7

Pansexual: Emily Neves

5

LGBTQ+: Paula Andrea Placido

6

Non-Heterosexual: Angelica Ross

2

Asexual: Shannen Michaelsen

3

Gay: Maggie Bain

2

Demisexual: Kdin Jenzen

2

Bisexual/Queer: Dalila Ali Rajah

2

Bisexual/Pansexual: Katelyn Barr

2

Biromantic/Asexual: Bri Castellini

2

Fluid: Sophia Di Martino

1

Queer Adjacent: Grace Reiter

Statistics are updated daily.