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Elliot Page

Birthplace: Halifax

Born: 1987; 1987-02-21

Occupations recorded in source

activist; actor; director; film actor; film director; film producer; filmmaker; television presenter

Overview

Elliot Page is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist known for leading roles in film and television. Page began his career in television before earning recognition for starring in Hard Candy (2005) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). In addition to acting, Page has hosted a documentary series and directed There's Something in the Water (2019).

Career highlights

  • Page starred in Juno (2007), becoming the fourth-youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress at the time.
  • In March 2021, Page became the first openly transgender man to appear on the cover of Time magazine.

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Biography from Wikipedia

Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his work as an activist for LGBTQ rights and against discrimination. His accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a SAG Award.

After beginning his career in television, Page earned recognition for his starring role in the film Hard Candy (2005) and for playing Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). He starred in Juno (2007), becoming the fourth-youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress at the time. His other film credits include The Tracey Fragments (2007), Whip It (2009), Super (2010), Inception (2010), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Freeheld (2015), Tallulah (2016), Close to You (2023), and The Odyssey (2026). He starred as Jodie Holmes in the video game Beyond: Two Souls (2013) and as Vanya/Viktor Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024). Page hosted the documentary series Gaycation (2016–2017) and directed There's Something in the Water (2019).

A pro-choice feminist, he has spoken out in favor of the MeToo movement, advocated for abortion rights, and called for the end of military dictatorship in Myanmar. Page publicly came out as a lesbian in 2014, and that same year, was included in The Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list. In 2015, he received the Human Rights Campaign Vanguard Award. In 2020, he came out as a trans man and took the name Elliot. In March 2021, he became the first openly transgender man to appear on the cover of Time magazine.

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