[thesheriff443]

Where does it leave the bi sexual actors, stuck in the middle.

[thesheriff443]

More LGBT directors producers are needed to make films using pre mentioned actors actresses.

For me it's the best actor actress that makes the part they are playing believable.

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

More LGBT directors producers are needed to make films using pre mentioned actors actresses.

For me it's the best actor actress that makes the part they are playing believable.

Dont we have to call them all actors now?

Not really sure what your sexuality has to do with your job myself...but hey ho.

[Nicky91]

answer for me to the thread's question would be NO, and i agree with Parmy, also not really sure what your sexuality has anything to do with this


i think we've seen it now quite a few times that straight actors/actresses can easily play gay characters in movies/series


Nick Robinson in Love, Simon is a good example i guess

[parmnion]

Even ben stokes can pull it off.

[ethanjames]

no i think when it comes to actors playing gay characters as long as they do a good job and fully understand what the character is going through then yes its fine. if its white washing though thats different

[Twosugars]

so everybody agrees actor's sexuality is irrelevant to the role

[Northern Monkey]

I’d agree that it should be up to the casting directors.

I’d think a gay person would probably play the role more convincingly though.

[GoldHeart]

I notice people assume or question someone's sexuality when they play a LGBT person, but when a gay actor plays a straight character they're not always questioned .

I don't think it matters, obviously some might get type cast . people like Anthony Cotton who's flamboyant . And I know other people mostly get picked for certain roles based on their real life background .

[parmnion]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I’d agree that it should be up to the casting directors.

I’d think a gay person would probably play the role more convincingly though.

Nah, they would be far to self absorbed and too much of themselves would come out.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

I’d agree that it should be up to the casting directors.

I’d think a gay person would probably play the role more convincingly though.

That's why some get type casted , but look at Will & Grace . Eric McCormack was so convincing that people probably thought he was gay in real life. If anything it shows he's a good actor .

[Oliver_W]

Somewhat timely thread, as apparently people are chimping out over Jack Whitehall being cast as a gay character.

[Niamh.]

No of course not, who you like to sleep with in real life should have no bearing on an acting job

[arista]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Somewhat timely thread, as apparently people are chimping out over Jack Whitehall being cast as a gay character.

Yes Good on Jack Whitehall
staying in work...............

[LeatherTrumpet]

i doubt there are enough gay actors to fill all the roles so I expect it is out of necessity at times

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

No, I actually think expecting actors to only play roles that correspond with their real life sexual orientation is absurd. People are so eager to be morally outraged.

This.

[MB.]

In most cases, no, but to have the first major gay character in a Disney film be played by a straight comedian (in a role that sounds like nothing more than a parody of gay stereotypes) is ridiculous

So really I think it's a matter of how the gay character is being portrayed: if it's a drama or a film in which the character is taken seriously, or at least approached with some degree of complexity (Moonlight, Carol, Brokeback Mountain, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! etc) then it doesn't matter who plays them as long as they act the role well. If it's a film in which the character exists only to take the piss out of gay people (like this Jack Whitehall film), leave it to the queers. We know how to make fun ourselves, we don't need the heteros to do our job for us.

[Glenn.]

I thought Jack Whitehall was a gay

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Somewhat timely thread, as apparently people are chimping out over Jack Whitehall being cast as a gay character.

I'd be more offended over the fact that the role sounds like it's painfully stereotypical and that they hired someone talentless to play it.

It's just outrage for the sake of outrage and saying that someone can't play a role unless they identify with a specific element of that role is just limiting the art form.

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

I thought Jack Whitehall was a gay

At the very least bi

[Livia]

If only heterosexuals played heterosexual parts there would be an outcry. Sounds to me like the LGBT community is trying to single themselves out, when what's needed is inclusion.