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  • Dr. Kildare on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#26) Dr. Kildare

    Richard Chamberlain played several straight characters in his career, including teen idol Dr. Kildare on the '60s show of the same name. He publicly came out in 2003, but he was outed by the media in the late 1980s. He was in a relationship with Martin Rabbett for more than 30 years, but the couple split up in 2010.
  • Neal Caffrey on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#13) Neal Caffrey

    • White Collar
    Actor Matt Bomer publicly acknowledged that he was gay in 2012, and he has three sons with his partner, Simon Halls. Bomer has played several straight characters, including Neal Caffrey on "White Collar."
  • Michael Scofield on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#4) Michael Scofield

    • Prison Break
    Openly gay actor Wentworth Miller played the straight character Michael Scofield on the show "Prison Break."  Miller came out in 2013 by posting an open letter on the GLAAD website in which he declined to attend a Russian film festival because of their anti-gay laws. 
  • Edie Stall on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#23) Edie Stall

    • A History of Violence
    Maria Bello publicly came out in 2013 and is in a relationship with Clare Munn. She has played several straight characters throughout her career, including Edie Stall in A History of Violence.
  • Niles Crane on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#8) Niles Crane

    • Frasier
    David Hyde Pierce played the Niles Crane on "Frasier" from 1993-2004. By the end of the series, Dr. Crane was married with a son. Pierce publicly came out in 2007.  He married his partner of over 20 years, Brian Hargrove, in 2008.
  • Spock on Random Straight Characters Played By Gay Actors

    (#14) Spock

    • Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Coneheads, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek: Chains of Betrayal, Star Trek, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek
    Actor Zachary Quinto publicly came out in 2011. He supports several gay rights organizations. He has played several straight characters, including Spock in J.J. Abrams's adaptations of Star Trek.

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At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, actor Ben Whishaw said that he hopes to see more gay actors playing heterosexual roles, anyone can play any role equally. This is what it should be. For a long time, most people have been stubbornly thinking that gays should play gay roles, but looking back at the history of movies or TV shows, people will find that this opinion is very narrow. A number of gay actors played heterosexual characters, and their performances are not inferior to others.

The random tool could help you to know 29 famous straight characters that were played by gay actors, you may never realize the facts, including George O'Malley in Grey's Anatomy, Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City, etc.

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