Alexander (left) with Brendan Meyer in ‘The OA’ Netflix “I was just so blown away and, yeah, Zal and Brit really took that leap of faith and they trusted the world to take care of it and to find someone who was right for the role and I’m so glad that they did and that they didn’t cave into trying to find a cis actor,” said Alexander. Initially, he thought that there was not going to be any other opportunities like this, but as change slowly creeps into the industry, it isn’t necessarily the case. He felt that the role in The OA was so specific to him. Nicole Maines also made history as the first trans superhero on the CW’s Supergirl.Īlexander joins this list of names which further dispels myths of representation of LGBTQ people and other marginalized communities - specifically trans actors. Actresses like Laverne Cox and Trace Lysette have broken ground in Orange is the New Black and Transparent while Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar and Angelica Ross made history in Pose which has the largest trans cast in the history of television.
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However, TV has been ahead of films when it comes to authenticity with trans actors in trans roles. The tide seemed to change with the casting and subsequent exit of Scarlett Johansson from Rub and Tug. The actress stepped down from the project after she received backlash for being cast in the film which followed trans man Dante “Tex” Gill. This has since become a topic of heated discussion and backlash. It’s possible.'” Victor Polster in ‘Girl’ Match FactoryĪs the landscape of the industry changes, Hollywood still can’t escape its history of casting cisgender actors in trans roles: Hilary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry, Felicity Huffman in Transamerica, John Lithgow in The World According to Garp, Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club and Victor Polster in Girl. “So, there is no excuse for Hollywood to be like, ‘Oh, there’s no trans male actors,’ or whatever. “They put out and open casting call on the internet and miraculously found me through that and I think there was something like 400 responses,” said Alexander. When they told casting, they laughed it off and said that they probably will only get one person to fulfill the role because of the specific description. When Alexander sat down and talked with Deadline, he said that Marling and Batmanglij specifically wrote the role of Buck for a 14 to 15-year-old Asian American transgender male. One of the five is Alexander’s Buck, a character that was very specific when it came to casting. As a result, she asks for their help to help rescue others via opening a different dimension. Instead, she befriends four high school boys and a teacher and spills the tea about where she has been. The FBI and adoptive parents try to get her to share her story about where she has been, but she refuses. Once blind, she now can see, has also has scars on her back and now goes by the moniker The OA. In The OA, Marling plays Prairie Johnson, a woman who mysteriously returns after missing for seven years.
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