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In 2016, after responding to a Tumblr post seeking a female-to-male transgender teen, he was cast as Buck, a suburban high schooler whose father is grappling with his son’s queer identity, in Netflix’s sci-fi thriller The OA.
Five years ago, the ebullient Alexander, 20, broke ground as the first out trans Asian American actor on TV, in Netflix's "The OA." And last year he was cast as the first transgender character in...
Ian Alexander (born 2001 or 2002) is an American actor, known for their [a] roles as Buck Vu on The OA, Lev in The Last of Us Part II, and Gray Tal on Star Trek: Discovery. Early and personal life [ edit ]
We learn in “Forget Met Not” that Gray Tal (played by trans actor Ian Alexander) was the most recent host to the Trill symbiont which holds the key to finding the Federation in Discovery’s new future — and that Grey was killed in an accident, forcing Adira (played by non-binary actor Blu del Barrio) to take Tal on as a new host.
Ian Alexander: Life in Color After starring in The OA — his first role, and one that made waves for trans representation on TV — the actor bares all about his chosen family, the life-changing nature of his rise to fame, and next moves.
Star Trek: Discovery introduced transgender actor Ian Alexander as Gray, the franchise's first-ever trans character, in the latest episode of the CBS All Access series.
Almost four years ago, 17-year-old Ian Alexander heard about the role of Buck through an open casting call posted on Tumblr. “I had no professional acting experience, no manager or anything,” he recalls. “But it was calling specifically for a 14-15 year old Asian-American trans male actor, with no experience necessary.
