Statistics on Characters

Data specific to queer characters.

Queer IRL

Fewer than a quarter are played by queer actors

Most queer and trans characters are still played by straight or cisgender actors.

  • Played by queer actors 1,795 · 24.3%
  • Straight or cis actors 5,605 · 75.7%

Each dot is roughly 2% of the 7,400 queer characters we track.

Firsts

1973

Oldest, played by a queer actor: Robyn Ross

2026

Newest, played by a queer actor: Lura Thok

1973

Oldest, played by a trans actor: Robyn Ross

Statistics are updated daily.