List of LGBT characters in film
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The following is a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters in film.
A
| Character | Show/film | Orientation/Gender Identity | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agador [1] | The Birdcage | Gay | Film |
| Agrado | All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) | DMAB Trans woman | Film |
| Agnes Ahlberg | Fucking Åmål | Lesbian | Film |
| Alex | Elephant | Gay | Film |
| Alex "X" | Boy Culture | Gay | Film |
| Omar Ali | My Beautiful Laundrette | Gay | Film |
| Michael Alig | Party Monster | Bisexual | Film |
| Aubrey Allure | White Chicks | Gay | Film |
| Miguel Alvarez | Philadelphia | Gay | Film |
| Andre | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Andrew | Boy Culture | Gay | Film |
| Roy / Ruth Applewood | Normal | Transgender | Film |
| Reinaldo Arenas | Before Night Falls | Gay | Film |
| Ari | Head On | Gay | Film |
| Ashraf | The Bubble | Gay | Film |
B
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry | Let's Go to Prison | Gay | Film |
| Countess Bathory | Daughters of Darkness | Lesbian | Film |
| Zachary Beaulieu | C.R.A.Z.Y. | Bisexual | Film |
| Andrew Beckett | Philadelphia | Gay | Film |
| Ben | Wet Hot American Summer | Gay | Film |
| Jim Berkley | American Beauty | Gay | Film |
| Lucy Berliner | High Art | Lesbian | Film |
| Bernie Bernbaum | Miller's Crossing | Gay | Film |
| 'Squash' Bernstein | Victor Victoria | Gay | Film |
| Nelson Biederman IV | Let's Go to Prison | Gay | Film |
| Simon Bishop | As Good as It Gets | Gay | Film |
| Dr. Dakota Block | Planet Terror | Bisexual | Film |
| Megan Bloomfield | But I'm a Cheerleader | Lesbian | Film |
| Bo | Cursed | Gay | Film |
| Vida Boheme | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Gay | Film |
| Francis Bonnefoy (France) | Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint it, White! | Bisexual | Anime |
| Frank Booth | Blue Velvet | Bisexual | Film |
| Howard Brackett | In and Out | Gay | Film |
| Brad | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Gay | Film |
| Patrick "Kitten" Braden | Breakfast on Pluto | Transgender | Film |
| Harry Bright | Mamma Mia! | Gay | Film |
| Richard Brown | The Hours | Gay | Film |
| Rock Brown | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Joe Buck | Midnight Cowboy | Bisexual | Film |
C
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal | Shank | Gay | Film |
| Albert Callan | The Sergeant | Gay | Film |
| Truman Capote | Capote | Gay | Film |
| Truman Capote | Infamous | Gay | Film |
| Luis Carruthers | American Psycho | Gay | Film |
| Steven Carter | Get Real | Gay | Film |
| Michael Caffrey | Billy Elliot | Gay | Film |
| Vlad Chocul | Foodfight! | Gay | Film |
| Leslie Chow | The Hangover | Bisexual | Film |
| Christina | Party Monster | DMAB Trans woman | Film |
| Cristina | The Skin I Live In | Lesbian | Film |
| Claude | All Over Me | Lesbian | Film |
| Todd Cleary | Wedding Crashers | Gay | Film |
| David Collins | Bride of Chucky | Gay | Film |
| Thomas B. "Tom" Collins | Rent | Gay | Film |
| Cristal Connors | Showgirls | Bisexual | Film |
| Helen Cooper | Kissing Jessica Stein | Bisexual | Film |
| Richard Cosway | Jefferson in Paris | Gay | Film |
| Dewey Cox | Walk Hard | Bisexual | Film |
| Terry "Crabs" Crabtree | Wonder Boys | Bisexual | Film |
| John "Plato" Crawford | Rebel Without a Cause | Gay | Film |
| Nina Cruz | All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) | Bisexual | Film |
| Christy Cummings | Best in Show | Lesbian | Film |
| Vaughn Cunningham | Sling Blade | Gay | Film |
D
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Dakin | The History Boys | Bisexual | Film/Theatre |
| Damian | Mean Girls | Gay | Film |
| Eddie Dane | Miller's Crossing | Gay | Film |
| Daniel | Amphetamine | Gay | Film |
| Danvers | Rebecca | Lesbian | Film |
| Darius | Jeffrey | Gay | Film |
| Graham Dashwood | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Gay | Film |
| Aaron Davis | Latter Days | Gay | Film |
| Dean | Saved! | Gay | Film |
| Randy Dean | The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love | Lesbian | Film |
| Roger De Bris | The Producers | Gay | Film |
| Ennis Del Mar | Brokeback Mountain | Gay/Bisexual | Film |
| Paul Denton | The Rules of Attraction | Gay | Film |
| Lucy Diamond | D.E.B.S | Lesbian | Film |
| Gordon Deitrich | V for Vendetta | Gay | Film |
| Richard DiNardo | Victor Victoria | Bisexual | Film |
| John Dixon | Get Real | Gay | Film |
| Tom Dixon | Hollow Reed | Gay | Film |
| Martha Dobie | The Children's Hour | Lesbian | Film/Theatre |
| Dolph | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Scott Donlan | Best in Show | Gay | Film |
| Donner | Johns | Gay | Film |
| Mitch Downe[2] | ParaNorman | Gay | Film |
| George Downes | My Best Friend's Wedding | Gay | Film |
| Albus Dumbledore | Harry Potter | Gay | Film |
| Fred Duncan | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | Gay | Film |
| Thomas Duncan | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Clayton Dunn | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Clive Durham | Maurice | Gay | Film |
E
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Easton | Less Than Zero | Bisexual | Film |
| Graham Eaton | But I'm a Cheerleader | Lesbian | Film |
| Banky Edwards | Chasing Amy; Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Gay | Film |
| Sheliss Elleness Zurbach | Night When Evil Falls | Bisexual | Anime |
| Eric | Elephant | Gay | Film |
| Erich | Midnight Express | Gay | Film |
| Erin | Sex and the City 2 | Lesbian | Film |
F
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Falconer | A Single Man | Gay | Film |
| Frau Farbissina | Austin Powers | Lesbian | Film |
| Melville Farr | Victim | Gay | Film |
| Charlie Fineman | Reign Over Me | Bisexual | Film |
| Frank Fitts | American Beauty | Gay | Film |
| Derek Foreal | Blow | Gay | Film |
| Dr. Frank-N-Furter | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Bisexual | Film |
| Robert Frobisher | Cloud Atlas | Bisexual | Film |
G
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel | Trick | Gay | Film |
| Pussy Galore | Goldfinger | Lesbian | Film |
| Wai-Tung Gao | Hsi yen | Gay | Film |
| Gareth | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Gay | Film |
| Dr. Beth Garner | Basic Instinct | Bisexual | Film |
| Carmen Ghia | The Producers | Gay | Film |
| Rebecca Gilles | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason | Lesbian | Film |
| Allen Ginsberg | Kill Your Darlings | Bisexual | Film |
| Frank Ginsberg | Little Miss Sunshine | Gay | Film |
| Jonathan Glover | A Home at the End of the World | Gay | Film |
| Tommy Gnosis/Tommy Speck | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Bisexual | Film |
| Enrique Goded | Bad Education | Gay | Film |
| Joel Goldberg | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Albert Goldman | The Birdcage | Gay | Film |
| Armand Goldman | The Birdcage | Gay | Film |
| Greta | High Art | Lesbian | Film |
H
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hal | Beginners | Gay | Film |
| Maurice Hall | Maurice | Gay | Film |
| Hana | Tokyo Godfathers | Gay | Film/Anime |
| Mitsurugi Hanagata | Saber Marionette J/Saber Marionette J Again/Saber Marionette J to X | Gay | Anime |
| George Hanson | The Object of My Affection | Gay | Film |
| Paul Harmon | Flirting with Disaster | Gay | Film |
| Holiday Heart | Holiday Heart | Gay | Film |
| Douglas Hector | The History Boys | Gay | Film/Theatre |
| Alistair Haywood | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Bisexual | Film |
| Harry | Camping Cosmos | Gay | Film |
| Arno Hintjens | Camping Cosmos | Gay | Film |
| Hooper X | Chasing Amy; Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Gay | Film |
| J. Edgar Hoover | J. Edgar | Gay | Film |
| Steve Howard | Jeffrey | Gay | Film |
| Huma Rojo | All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) | Lesbian | Film |
| Eric Hunter | Edge of Seventeen | Gay | Film |
I
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Irwin | The History Boys | Gay | Film/Theatre |
J
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotty J. | Boogie Nights | Gay | Film |
| Sean Jackson | Valentine's Day | Gay | Film |
| Noxeema Jackson | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Gay | Film |
| James | Shortbus | Gay | Film |
| Jamie | Shortbus | Gay | Film |
| Ruth Jamison | Fried Green Tomatoes | Bisexual | Film |
| Jarod | Another Gay Movie | Gay | Film |
| Jill | Curse of Chucky | Lesbian | Film |
| Joanne Jefferson | Rent | Lesbian | Film |
| Jeffrey | Jeffrey | Gay | Film |
| Joey | Boy Culture | Gay | Film |
| Johnny | My Beautiful Laundrette | Gay | Film |
| Maureen Johnson | Rent | Bisexual | Film |
| Alyssa Jones | Chasing Amy; Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Bisexual | Film |
| Mick Jones | The Joneses | Gay | Film |
| Jonno | Shank | Bisexual | Film |
| Jules | The Kids Are All Right | Lesbian | Film |
K
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakihara | Ichi the Killer | Bisexual | Film |
| Kafka | Amphetamine | Bisexual | Film |
| Carmilla Karnstein | The Vampire Lovers | Lesbian | Film |
| Kaylo | Crank | Gay | Film |
| Tony Kent | Flirting with Disaster | Bisexual | Film |
| Keoki | Party Monster | Bisexual | Film |
| Nazir Khan | East is East | Gay | Film |
| Akane Kido | Night When Evil Falls | Bisexual | Anime |
L
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloria LaFonche | The Viva Voce Virus | Bisexual | Film |
| Lamar | Revenge of the Nerds | Gay | Film |
| Sinead Laren | But I'm a Cheerleader | Lesbian | Film |
| Mink Larouie | Miller's Crossing | Gay | Film |
| Tommy Larson | Home for the Holidays | Gay | Film |
| James Leer | Wonder Boys | Gay | Film |
| Deanna Legros | Welcome Back, Kotter | Lesbian | Film |
| Leo | Bedrooms and Hallways | Bisexual | Film |
| Leslie "Les" | Bring It On | Gay | Film |
| Sally Lester | The Hours | Lesbian | Film |
| Alec Lightwood | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Gay | Film |
| Loc Dog | Don't Be a Menace... | Bisexual | Film |
| Logan | "The Last Exorcism" | Gay | Film |
| Lola | All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre) | Transgender | Film |
| Loretta | Life of Brian | Transgender | Film |
| Louis de Pointe du Lac | Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles | Bisexual | Film |
| Luce | Imagine Me & You | Lesbian | Film |
| Lucille | Sin City | Lesbian | Film |
| Lucy | All Over Me | Lesbian | Film |
| Luke | All Over Me | Lesbian | Film |
| Lynn | Sunshine Cleaning | Lesbian | Film |
M
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Maxtone-Jones | Just Go With It | Gay | Film |
| Mark | Trick | Gay | Film |
| Peter Malloy | In and Out | Gay | Film |
| Nomi Malone | Showgirls | Bisexual | Film |
| Father Manolo | Bad Education | Gay | Film |
| Christian Markelli | Latter Days | Gay | Film |
| Martin | Kissing Jessica Stein | Gay | Film |
| Matthew | Four Weddings and a Funeral | Gay | Film |
| Neil McCormick | Mysterious Skin | Gay | Film |
| McKinley | Wet Hot American Summer | Gay | Film |
| Meduna | Night When Evil Falls | Pansexual | Anime |
| Tammy Metzler | Election | Lesbian | Film |
| Michel | Chacun Cherche son Chat | Gay | Film |
| Mike | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Harvey Milk | Milk | Gay | Film |
| Mitch | Saved! | Gay | Film |
| Jeff Mitchell | The Sum Of Us | Gay | Film |
| Misty Monroe | Girltrash! | Lesbian | TV / Film |
| Miti | Night When Evil Falls | Bisexual | Anime |
| Luis Molina | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Gay | Film |
| Hollywood Montrose | Mannequin | Gay | Film |
| Phillip Morgan | Rope | Gay | Film |
| Larry Morgan-Gordon | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Peter Morton | Peter's Friends | Gay | Film |
| Rich Munsch | I Love You, Beth Cooper | Gay/Bisexual | Film |
| Tyler Murphy | Girltrash! | Lesbian | TV / Film |
N
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil McCormick | Mysterious Skin | Gay | Film |
| Dorothy Nelson | Common Ground | Lesbian | Film |
| Nic | The Kids Are All Right | Lesbian | Film |
| Nino | Arisan! | Gay | Film |
| Gabriel Noone | The Night Listener | Gay | Film |
| Noam | The Bubble | Gay | Film |
O
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck O'Brien | Chuck & Buck | Gay | Film |
| Willie O'Keefe | JFK | Gay | Film |
| Olivier | Shank | Gay | Film |
| Jim Olmeyer | American Beauty | Gay | Film |
| Sabrina "Bree" Osbourne | Transamerica | Transgender | Film |
| Pauline Oster | Lost and Delirious | Lesbian/Pansexual | Film |
P
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valerie Page | V for Vendetta | Lesbian | Film |
| Willhelmina Pang | Saving Face | Lesbian | Film |
| Patrick | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Gay | Film |
| Patti | Under the Tuscan Sun | Lesbian | Film |
| Pauline | Lost and Delirious | Lesbian | Film |
| Russell Paxton | Lady in the Dark | Gay | Film, radio, TV |
| Ste Pearce | Beautiful Thing | Gay | Film |
| Jen Plante | Dottie's Magic Pockets | Lesbian | DVD |
| Polly | May | Lesbian | Film |
| Coach Popper | Last Picture Show | Gay | Film |
| Patricia Porker | SpiderBabe | Bisexual | Film |
| Rand Posin [3] | Hamlet 2 | Gay | Film |
| David Posner | The History Boys | Gay | Film/Theatre |
| Bobby Prinze | Scary Movie | Gay | Film |
| Tom Prinze | Scream 3 | Bisexual? | Film |
| Prudence | Across the Universe | Lesbian | Film |
Q
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georges Querelle | Querelle | Bisexual | Film |
R
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel | Imagine Me & You | Bisexual | Film |
| Glen / Glenda Ray | Seed of Chucky | Transgender | Film |
| Roxanne "Roxy" Richter | Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World | Lesbian | Film |
| Ritchie | Summer of Sam | Bisexual | Film |
| Brian Roberts | Cabaret | Bisexual | Musical |
| Hedwig Robinson/Hansel | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Transgender | Film |
| Luther Robinson | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Gay | Film |
| Alejandro Rodriguez | Desde el Huergo | Bisexual | Musical |
| Rocky | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Bisexual | Film |
| Daisy Robson | Girltrash! | Lesbian | TV / Film |
| Colby Robson | Girltrash! | Lesbian | TV / Film |
| Chi-Chi Rodriguez | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Gay | Film |
| Ignacio Rodriguez | Bad Education | Gay | Film |
| Roxy | Basic Instinct | Lesbian | Film |
| Evie Roy | The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love | Lesbian | Film |
S
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakti | Arisan! | Gay | Film |
| Lisbeth Salander | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo#Film adaptations | Bisexual | Film/Series |
| Felice Schragenheim | Aimée & Jaguar | Lesbian | Film |
| Rory Schultebrand | Stir Crazy | Gay | Film |
| Angel Dumott Schunard | Rent | Gay/Transgender | Film |
| Scot | Breakfast with Scot | Gay | Film |
| Scott | Shank | Gay | Film |
| Scotty J. | Boogie Nights | Gay | Film |
| Alec Scudder | Maurice | Gay | Film |
| Sebastian | Kissing Jessica Stein | Gay | Film |
| Brandon Shaw | Rope | Gay | Film |
| Shawn | The Architect | Gay | Film |
| Shel | Wedding Wars | Gay | Film |
| Matthew Shepard | The Laramie Project | Gay | Film |
| Leon Shermer | Dog Day Afternoon | Transgender | Film |
| Perry Van Shrike/"Gay Perry" | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Gay | Film |
| Mark Shubb | A Mighty Wind | Transgender | Film |
| Sid | Girltrash: All Night Long | Lesbian | Film |
| Diane Siegler | Citizen Ruth | Lesbian | Film |
| Rufus Sixsmith | Cloud Atlas | Gay | Film |
| Brian Slade | Velvet Goldmine | Bisexual | Film |
| Mandy Slade | Velvet Goldmine | Bisexual | Film |
| Paul Smecker | The Boondock Saints | Gay | Film |
| Smith | Kaboom | Bisexual | Film |
| "Quiz Kid" Donnie Smith | Magnolia | Gay | Film |
| Corky St. Clair | Waiting for Guffman | Gay | Film |
| James St. James | Party Monster | Gay | Film |
| Sterling | Jeffrey | Gay | Film |
| Stephen Stills | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | Gay | Film |
| Lytton Strachey | Carrington | Gay | Film |
| Arthur Stuart | Velvet Goldmine | Gay/Bisexual | Film |
| Chloe Sweeney | Chloe | Bisexual | Film |
| Syd | High Art | Bisexual | Film |
T
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Talbot | Boy Culture | Gay | Film |
| Brandon Teena | Boys Don't Cry | Transgender | Film |
| Margot Tennenbaum | The Royal Tennenbaums | Bisexual | Film |
| Idgie Threadgoode | Fried Green Tomatoes | Lesbian | Film |
| Annabelle Tillman | Loving Annabelle | Lesbian | Film |
| Toby | Transamerica | Bisexual | Film |
| Carroll "Toddy" Todd | Victor Victoria | Gay | Film |
| Creighton Tolliver | The Man Who Wasn't There | Gay | Film |
| Tony | Bend It Like Beckham | Gay | Film |
| Troy | Blast from the Past | Gay | Film |
| Catherine Tramell | Basic Instinct | Bisexual | Film |
| Jack Twist | Brokeback Mountain | Gay/Bisexual | Film |
U
V
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Vanderhoof | Best in Show | Gay | Film |
| Ben Valle | But I'm a Cheerleader | Gay | Film |
| Hilary Vandermuller | But I'm a Cheerleader | Lesbian | Film |
| Clarissa Vaughan | The Hours | Bisexual | Film |
| Kate Veatch | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Bisexual | Film |
| Victoria "Tori" Moller | Lost and Delirious | Lesbian | Film |
| Baron Maximilian Von Heune | Cabaret | Bisexual | Film |
W
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherri Ann Ward Cabot | Best in Show | Lesbian | Film |
| Martin Waters | The Architect | Gay | Film |
| Wallace Wells | Scott Pilgrim vs. The World | Gay | Film |
| Frank Whitaker | Far From Heaven | Gay | Film |
| Bunny Wigglesworth | Zorro, the Gay Blade | Gay | Film |
| Curt Wild | Velvet Goldmine | Gay/Bisexual | Film |
| Elliot Wilhelm | Be Cool | Gay | Film |
| Ray Wilkins | Scary Movie 2 | Gay/Bisexual | Film |
| Toby Wilkins | Transamerica | Bisexual | Film |
| Holden Wilson | Valentine's Day | Gay | Film |
| Sonny Wortzik | Dog Day Afternoon | Bisexual | Film |
| Myriam 'mimi' Wu | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo#Film adaptations | Lesbian/Bisexual | Film/Series |
Y
| Character | Show/film | Orientation/Gender Identity | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yali | The Bubble | Gay | Film |
Z
| Character | Show/film | Orientation | Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zed | Pulp Fiction | Gay | Film |
| Rusty Zimmerman | Flawless | Transgender | Film |
See also
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
- List of television shows with LGBT characters
- Lists of American television episodes with LGBT themes
Notes
References
- ↑ The Birdcage - IMDb.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Skylar Austin, Broadway to Hamlet 2 - BostonHerald.com
