if we ask you to name one gay hollywood actors What would you answer? It’s likely that this question has put you in a quandary, and for a very simple reason: Despite widespread messages of inclusivity, openly outspoken actors Come and go, They struggle to work unless they interpret the characters realistically, as if the actor’s task were not to transform himself to give life to nuances that are very different from the interpreter’s. In this, Brandon Flynn is the exception that proves the rule. If its name doesn’t tell you anything, we advise you to rack your brains and take into account the most talked about Netflix series of 2017, namely thirteen, The teen drama describing Hannah Baker’s suicide and the audiotapes she recorded and sent to all the boys and girls she held responsible for her act. was among them Justin Foley, The most disciplined boy in school and captain of the football team, played by Brandon Flynn. Beyond the negative criticisms leveled at the series, we must recognize that If there’s any actor capable of giving life to a character that has evolved from season to season, it’s Brandon Flynn.
Brandon Flynn at the premiere of thirteen in Los Angeles in 2017
In fact, Justin changes with the seasons. We first see him as domineering and insensitive and then we redeem ourselves and Face an uphill battle to break out of the drug tunnel, willing to do anything to clean up and get his life back on track. Last season, focused solely on him, however, the unthinkable happens: Justin learns he has AIDS Due to the exchange of needles and forced into prostitution until she died – There were multiple infections in the brain and lungs – In front of a flurry of fans, they were shocked both by the ending and by Flynn’s interpretation, who, in preparation for the role, watched several films and read various books focused on the stigma of the disease. “I think Justin was a huge gift, apart from on a personal level,” Brandon Flynn once said, “it was a very important role in my career, I don’t know if I have the words to express what all of this means, but I think i will never forget justin foley,
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Brandon Flynn on the red carpet at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards
From there, in fact, his star never faded, as Flynn appeared in highly acclaimed TV series such as the third season. true Detective with Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali and Ratched, Ryan Murphy’s miniseries in which he played Sharon Stone’s psychopathic son. Brandon Flynn’s career is important for one particular reason: He is perhaps, along with Luke Evans, the only openly gay Hollywood actor to be cast in heterosexual roles. Besides the fact that Brandon Flynn coming out in public – This happened in 2017, when he expressed on Instagram a clear position towards the disputes in the United States on the vote on same-sex marriage -, we can say, later, it was good for him And to the many fans who follow and appreciate it. Why? Easy: Flynn’s genius teaches us that in art, as in any other discipline, sexual orientation is irrelevant. And the fact that for Pride Month, Calvin Klein Having chosen them as underwear testimonials in front of hundreds of heterosexual actors and actors photographed over the years in their underwear says a lot about how much the world has changed. merit, of course, as well as theirs being a more mature company, given that Brandon Flynn has proven a complete artistAble to move smoothly from theater to television.
Brandon Flynn in Calvin Klein underwear campaign for Pride Month
gossip that has seen him as a hero over the years – ever since A long association with singer Sam Smith to have an unspecified relationship with a sex symbol richard madden When asked about an alleged affair with Brandon, who shyly replied that he wanted to keep his personal life private – we leave that aside. What matters is that an actor who will turn 30 this year is contributing in his own little way a little revolution Which we really hope Hollywood can embrace soon: Gay actors have nothing to envy heterosexuals, And hopefully they get more and more roles regardless of who they hang out with. like nobody else.