Gay British actors ....

Lets name them: Ian McKellen / Simon Callow / Derek Jacobi / Anthony Sher / Simon Russell Beale /Rupert Everett / and new guys Russell Tovey / Ben Whishaw / Andrew Scott / Luke Evans. Seems been gay is no hindrance any more for having a good career in acting - like Matt Bomer and Zach Quinto in the USA.

While lots more have played gay several times they almost seem bi now: Ewan McGregor / Jude Law / Rupert Graves / James Wilby / Colin Firth

by Anonymousreply 129August 10, 2018 5:11 PM

Andrew Scott is Irish and may not appreciate being labelled British. Other gay British actors include John Sessions, Olly Alexander (better known as a singer but has had several acting roles too), Mark Gatiss and, of course, John Barrowman. There are lots of others but I can't think of them at the moment.

by Anonymousreply 4October 11, 2015 11:14 AM

And PJ is American. The British list isn't doing well.

by Anonymousreply 7October 11, 2015 11:24 AM

[quote]The British list isn't doing well.

I expected much.

We have less openly gay actors here and our society and culture is more conservative in many respects than the US. We're also a small country, which doesn't help.

by Anonymousreply 8October 11, 2015 11:32 AM

I suppose we may mention soap actors such as Anthony Cotton, John Partridge, Charlie Condou and I am sure there are plenty of others. Must also add Stephen Fry to the list.

by Anonymousreply 9October 11, 2015 11:36 AM

David Ames from Brit soap Holby City.

I'd like to bend him over a table.

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by Anonymousreply 14October 11, 2015 12:15 PM

No way R8, the UK has far more out actors/celebrities than the US does.

by Anonymousreply 15October 11, 2015 12:18 PM

Michael, French, Ben Daniels, Jeremy Sheffield, Daniel Brocklebank, Darren Bransford - there's no shortage of Grand Old theatre guys and current tv and theatre regulars. It's the ones holding out for Hollywood who hide.

by Anonymousreply 16October 11, 2015 12:20 PM

Denholm Elliot was married a couple of times, but clearly wasn't straight since he died of AIDS

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by Anonymousreply 18October 11, 2015 1:21 PM

Okay, the beautiful Miss Cillian Murphy isn't British -- she's Irish and a lesbian. Does that count?

by Anonymousreply 20October 11, 2015 1:49 PM

Sam Heughan. I know he is a Scottish actor but he is gay, no?

by Anonymousreply 21October 11, 2015 1:58 PM

Ok. Let's clear this up. British at the moment equals people from England, Scotland and Wales. Those born in Northern Ireland may choose to be either British or Irish. The rest of the island of Ireland is Irish.

by Anonymousreply 22October 11, 2015 2:23 PM

Don't forget about Charlie Condou and his giant cock.

by Anonymousreply 24October 11, 2015 4:44 PM

[quote] "Denholm Elliot was married a couple of times, but clearly wasn't straight since he died of AIDS"

R18, really? Thick-headed, much? The straight world has always presumed gayness when a man dies of AIDS, but there have been presumably straight nuns who sickened and died after blood transfusions back when the blood supply wasn't screened properly, remember? Were they gay men in drag habits, maybe? Did they secretly abscond from the abbey at night dressed as lumberjacks to go cruise the bars in the Village?

by Anonymousreply 25October 12, 2015 2:41 AM

They all smell like urine and ripe smegma. I'm sure they are all so accustomed to it that they cannot smell it on others.

by Anonymousreply 26October 12, 2015 7:36 AM

Well, that's a wrap, folks.

by Anonymousreply 27October 12, 2015 7:45 AM

Denholm Elliot WAS a huge poof.

And, Peter O'Toole.

And, Alan Bates.

by Anonymousreply 28October 12, 2015 7:47 AM

I'm fairly convinced Ewan McGregor is genuinely bi and has had Hayden Christensen amongst others.

by Anonymousreply 29October 12, 2015 8:25 AM

R16 Ben Daniels?

My throat gets sore just thinking about him

by Anonymousreply 30October 12, 2015 9:10 AM

A shorter list might be 'straight British actors'

by Anonymousreply 31October 12, 2015 11:59 AM

Jeremy Northam? Whatever happened to his career?

by Anonymousreply 32October 12, 2015 12:43 PM

DId we forget to name Stephen Fry? Or Alan Rickman?

Peter O'Toole was not gay. He was a very promiscuous drunk, but not gay.

by Anonymousreply 33October 12, 2015 1:31 PM

R25 - did you post that delightful diatribe from here . . .

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by Anonymousreply 34October 12, 2015 3:10 PM

Alan Rickman's straight. Very straight, in fact.

Denholm Elliot was bisexual, as were Alan Bates, Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Larry and Jeremy Brett.

Genuinely GAY British actors of past and present.

Dirk Bogarde Charles Gray Tim Curry Peter Wyngarde Richard Chamberlain Sir John Gielgud Ian Charleson Harry Andrews Gordon Jackson Christopher Biggins Edward Hibbert Graham Chapman Ian Charleson John Inman

by Anonymousreply 35October 12, 2015 3:26 PM

Scott Neal from Beautiful Thing and The Bill. He had an affair with the then executive producer of The Bill, Paul Marquess during his second stint in 2002. Paul Marquess later cast him in Hollyoaks.

From the soaps Danny Boy Hatchard and the closet case Danny Miller.

R35 BS. Denholm Elliot and the others were gay.

by Anonymousreply 37October 14, 2015 7:26 AM

Peter O'Toole was gayer than a priest's picnic basket.

And. I suppose TECHNICALLY you might call some of those men bisexual solely based on the fact they married women and might occasionally stick their penis in their wives, but for most intents and purposes they were flaming pole smokers....

by Anonymousreply 38October 14, 2015 7:50 AM

A tragic trio from the 'Carry On' films: Charles Hawtrey, Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams.

by Anonymousreply 39October 14, 2015 8:30 AM

R37, not saying your wrong but what is the chat about Danny Miller? I thought he was all cosied up with an actress girlfriend. I know he plays gay but some of his scenes with a previous actor in the soap were almost painful to watch in their awkwardness. At least this time round he seems to have a bit of rapport with Ryan Hawley.

by Anonymousreply 40October 14, 2015 8:57 AM

And lets not forget Noel Coward and Ivor Novello, and writers like Terence Rattigan.

Laurence Harvey (not strictly British) was a well known bi/gay too - he certainly know how to charm the older ladies like Hermione Baddeley, Joan Cohn and Margaret Leighton despite being producer James Woolf's "protege", and I am sure Stephen Boyd was, despite his two brief marriages at the start and end of his career. Didn't Sir Michael Redgrave pick him up when Boyd was a doorman at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square, London, when Boyd would have been a perfect slice of 50s beefcake - no wonder he was soon in movies.

Then there's John Fraser, and other Aids casualties like Richard Warwick and Gary Bond, and Ian Charleson as mentioned.

by Anonymousreply 41October 14, 2015 11:08 AM

Gordon Jackson was married for 39 years, R35 and bred twice, so not totally gay, if at all.

by Anonymousreply 42October 14, 2015 12:51 PM

[quote]BS. Denholm Elliot and the others were gay.

Nope.

by Anonymousreply 43October 14, 2015 2:18 PM

No mention of Gordon Jackson being "in the life" in Kenneth Williams' diaries. They were edited to prevent embarrassment to/avoid libel suits from various actors and celebrities. They've never printed a full, unexpurgated edition.

by Anonymousreply 44October 14, 2015 2:59 PM

Why do we keep rising to P/M/B/T's bait? He posts about the same subjects over and over and over, inflicting his bland obsessions on the rest of us. And we keep answering.

He must have posted a thousand "what's it like to live in England/this British actor is handsome/I wonder what Tom Hardy had for breakfast" threads. Short of his dying in a grease fire (crosses fingers), our best solution is to ignore him and hopefully the little snowflake will drift somewhere else, to blight another board with his mediocrity.

by Anonymousreply 45October 14, 2015 3:10 PM

Michael Redgrave, Richard Wilson, John Mahoney.

by Anonymousreply 47October 14, 2015 11:33 PM

Bump because I want to know if Jeremy Northam is really gay or not. I think I read that he's gay (but closeted for his entire professional career) and "weird" (what that means wasn't elaborated on).

Anyone here had him?

by Anonymousreply 48May 18, 2016 2:45 AM

I always thought Jeremy Northam was a decent actor and a very classy, handsome man. Have not read any gossip about him, straight or gay.

by Anonymousreply 49May 18, 2016 3:17 AM

hmmm... am I not British enough?

by Anonymousreply 50May 18, 2016 9:51 PM

Ben Whishaw (again, probably)

by Anonymousreply 53May 18, 2016 10:01 PM

Will Young, primarily a signer, he also acts.

by Anonymousreply 55May 18, 2016 10:12 PM

Jeremy Northam is not straight, I'm sure of it.

by Anonymousreply 56May 18, 2016 10:14 PM

Simon Callow. One of the old school, been out years

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by Anonymousreply 57May 18, 2016 10:16 PM

Damn, Callow already mentioned by OP!

by Anonymousreply 58May 18, 2016 10:22 PM

If we count chat show hosts: Graham Norton, Alan Carr and new guy Rylan Clark

by Anonymousreply 59May 18, 2016 10:27 PM

No one's mentioned my Celebrity Big Brother housemate John Partridge, star of Eastenders and numerous regional theatre productions. And before anyone suggests he's a steroid using vicious queen, I've thought the exact same thing when I was alive.

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by Anonymousreply 60May 18, 2016 10:32 PM

r59 I'd fuck Rylan Clark in the ass.

by Anonymousreply 61May 18, 2016 11:12 PM

Ben Wishaw is out r53. In a civil partnership. Lovely bloke.

Yes Jeremy Northam is a bit of a mystery. Seemed to produce a wife when it looked as though Hollywood beckoned and then nada. Saw him on stage a few times. Very attractive man. I think he and the wife are now divorced.

by Anonymousreply 62May 18, 2016 11:49 PM

Stank sleeves, all of them.

by Anonymousreply 63May 18, 2016 11:55 PM

Benedict Cumberbatch,Tom Hiddleston,Kenneth Branagh(bisexual)

by Anonymousreply 64May 18, 2016 11:55 PM

What happened to Matthew Rhys, whom everyone at Datalounge insisted was gay until he hooked up with and impregnated offscreen co-star Kerry Russell from the hit series The Americans.

by Anonymousreply 65May 19, 2016 12:33 AM

Never mind. I think Matthew Goode is straight. I thought this was another thread.

by Anonymousreply 67May 19, 2016 4:40 AM

Dr Christian Jessen. Not an actor, but a presenter (as well as a doctor). He presents a lot of medical type programmes.

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by Anonymousreply 68May 19, 2016 8:23 PM

Why do people use such obnoxious websites as the one at R68?

by Anonymousreply 69May 19, 2016 8:25 PM

Show me a 100% straight actor and I'll show you an Edward Everett Horton action picture.

by Anonymousreply 72June 4, 2016 7:01 PM

Samuel Barnett

Also Derren Brown. He's a magician but he does a lot of tv work

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by Anonymousreply 75September 2, 2016 11:32 PM

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by Anonymousreply 77August 13, 2017 12:32 AM

According to the gossip: Sam Reid.

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by Anonymousreply 84August 13, 2017 1:00 AM

Is George MacKay gay? He was dating Saoirse Ronan years ago Saoirse is a closeted lesbian so does it make George gay? anyway, He's a great actor. I'm following his works since 2013 (He had three films for 2013: For Those in Peril , Sunshine on Leith and How I Live Now ) he was a child actor and working since 2003 .

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by Anonymousreply 86August 13, 2017 1:13 AM

George MacKay at The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Jan 2017

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by Anonymousreply 88August 13, 2017 1:17 AM

Hard to say R86. He doesn't seem to have much of a social media presence. He was good in Pride but that doesn't mean anything.

by Anonymousreply 89August 13, 2017 1:21 AM

Is Toby Kebbell straight?

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by Anonymousreply 90August 16, 2017 2:29 AM

The scorchingly hot Reece Noi

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by Anonymousreply 92August 16, 2017 2:42 AM

^Last pic was shot by his bf, btw.

by Anonymousreply 94August 16, 2017 2:47 AM

Is Luke Evans even "out"? He's not in, but do the parents taking their kids to Beauty and the Beat know it?

by Anonymousreply 96August 21, 2017 2:58 AM

Yes, Luke is out. In fact, there are tons of threads devoted to him.

by Anonymousreply 97August 21, 2017 3:10 AM

Luke Evans wasn't out until weeks ago.

by Anonymousreply 99August 21, 2017 3:14 AM

If by weeks you mean, 2014 R99

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by Anonymousreply 100August 21, 2017 3:16 AM

Ah Luke Evans. First he was out the closet, then in the closet, then bearding, now back out.

by Anonymousreply 102August 21, 2017 3:20 AM

Uh, I guess your not familiar with the Luke Evans story. Came out in The Advocate magazine years ago when he was a stage actor. Closeted and bearded when he started to get films, got called out on it and is now back out I guess.

by Anonymousreply 103August 21, 2017 3:21 AM

Ian Charleson, Richard Warwick, Roddy McDowell ...

by Anonymousreply 104August 21, 2017 4:15 AM

Jude Law. Big Pussy hound. Loves soccer.

by Anonymousreply 105August 21, 2017 4:16 AM

Relative unknown Emrhys Cooper

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by Anonymousreply 107August 21, 2017 4:22 AM

Has anyone seen Emrhys Cooper in "I Want to Get Married"?

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by Anonymousreply 108August 21, 2017 4:37 AM

R110 Not gay, just British.

by Anonymousreply 111August 21, 2017 5:02 AM

The British actors have the foreskin advantage which American actors don't.

by Anonymousreply 112August 21, 2017 5:45 AM

[quote]The British actors have the foreskin, which American actors don't.

Fixed.

by Anonymousreply 114August 21, 2017 12:42 PM

Newcomer Alex Lawther pings really hard -he barely started but he's already played 3 gay roles (although it could be just the "starting out" factor) and he generally exhibits a very twinky behaviour.

by Anonymousreply 115August 22, 2017 3:34 AM

What about Tony and BIFA nominated actor Matthew Beard? Gorgeous and talented a little reminds me of Ben Whishaw.

He is known for his work on The Imitation Game (2014), An Education (2009) and One Day (2011).

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by Anonymousreply 116August 22, 2017 3:42 AM

Aaron Johnson and Matthew Beard

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by Anonymousreply 119August 22, 2017 3:50 AM

R119 Seems like mostly wishful thinking

by Anonymousreply 120August 22, 2017 3:53 AM

Aiden Shaw

British author, musician, model and former gay pornographic film actor

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by Anonymousreply 122August 22, 2017 3:45 PM

That's not Tom, r125 - the video is is mislabeled; it's Harrison with another one of their Brit School classmates.

by Anonymousreply 126August 24, 2017 11:12 PM

I think the late husband of Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, said it best, (and I paraphrase): 'for god sake, I am an actor and all actors are gay!"(Reading the listing of actors suspected of being gay (in the U.K.)) I would have to agree with R. Burton!)

by Anonymousreply 127August 10, 2018 4:35 PM

I read Sean Harris is gay. Not very famous, but terrific actor.

by Anonymousreply 129August 10, 2018 5:11 PM

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