Openly Gay Former Soap Opera Actors
by tonytv | created - 16 Feb 2019 | updated - 2 weeks ago | PublicMale actors who have worked on a soap opera and have since come out as openly gay
1. Murray Bartlett
Actor | The Last of Us
Murray Bartlett is an Australian actor. His roles include Dominic "Dom" Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking, Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City, and Armond in the HBO satire comedy series The White Lotus, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award ...
2. Richard Bekins
Actor | Young Adult
Richard Bekins was born on July 17, 1954 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Young Adult (2011), Limitless (2011) and Julie & Julia (2009).
3. Jonathan Bennett
Actor | Mean Girls
Jonathan David Bennett was born in Rossford, Ohio, to RuthAnne (Mason) and Dr. David Paul Bennett. He headed straight to New York to pursue acting after graduating from the theater program at Otterbein. He was actually discovered by an agent while sitting on a train. Six months later he signed on ...
4. Christopher Bernau
Actor | Dark Shadows
After four years in the Drama Department of the University of California, Bernau appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival's production of "Antony and Cleopatra". In 1964, he was featured in the National Company's touring production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".
5. Thom Bierdz
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Thom Bierdz was born on March 25, 1962 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and The Last Place on Earth (2002). He is married to Mark R. Harris.
6. Matt Bomer
Actor | In Time
Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Greater St. Louis, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV, a Dallas Cowboys draft pick. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at Klein High School, near Houston. After school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University in...
7. David Carroll
Actor | Abduction
David Carroll was born on July 30, 1950 in Rockville Center, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Abduction (1975), Rockabye (1986) and Ball Four (1976). He died on March 11, 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.
8. Keith Hamilton Cobb
Actor | Andromeda
Keith Hamilton Cobb Graduated Sleepy Hollow High School and Westchester Community College. As well as New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He attended Circle in the Square Theatre School and Playwrights Horizons Theater School. His hobbies are writing, photography & renovating home. He ...
9. Kevin Conroy
Actor | Batman: The Killing Joke
Kevin Conroy was born on November 30, 1955 in Westbury, New York. At age 17, Kevin earned a full scholarship to attend Juilliard's drama division, where he studied under actor John Houseman. In 1978, after graduating from Juilliard, he toured with "The Acting Company", Houseman's acting group, and ...
10. Michael Corbett
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Michael Corbett began his career on Broadway, and then quickly made the transition to Television. In his 16 years starring on daytime television, Michael Corbett was voted "Daytime's Most Lovable Cad" by People magazine, for his red-hot starring roles in three different soap operas. He first ...
11. Joel Crothers
Actor | Dark Shadows
Joel Crothers was born on January 28, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Shadows (1966), The Edge of Night (1956) and Rescue 8 (1958). He died on November 6, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
12. Curt Dawson
Actor | The Adams Chronicles
Curt Dawson was born on December 5, 1941 in Russell, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adams Chronicles (1976), Guiding Light (1952) and Mardi Gras Massacre (1978). He died on January 13, 1985 in Long Beach, California, USA.
13. Louis Edmonds
Actor | House of Dark Shadows
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he studied at Louisiana State University and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. During WWII, he served in the Navy. His career was started in New York, acting in regional and Off-Broadway Theatre until his Broadway debut in the musical, "Candide" in 1956. Edmonds ...
14. Wesley Eure
Actor | Land of the Lost
Wesley Eure was born on August 17, 1951 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Land of the Lost (1974), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Dragon Tales (1999).
15. Scott Evans
Actor | Barbie
Scott Evans was born on September 21, 1983 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Barbie (2023), Almost Love (2019) and Grace and Frankie (2015).
16. Robert Gant
Actor | 13 Reasons Why
With several decades of wide-ranging credits to his name, Robert Gant has become a well known actor and participant both in Hollywood and abroad. From television to film, dramatic to comedic, his portrayals have spanned all genres. In one of his most well known roles, Robert starred as Professor ...
17. Farley Granger
Actor | Strangers on a Train
Farley Earle Granger was born in 1925 in San Jose, California, to Eva (Hopkins) and Farley Earle Granger, who owned an automobile dealership. Right out of high school, he was brought to the attention of movie producer Samuel Goldwyn, who cast him in a small role in The North Star (1943). He followed...
18. Brian Lane Green
Actor | All My Children
Brian Lane Green is a Tony Award nominated actor for the Broadway musical "Starmites" and has appeared on Broadway in Cy Coleman's "The Life" and as Huck Finn in "Big River." He has also toured nationally and internationally in major marquee roles including "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor ...
19. Van Hansis
Actor | As the World Turns
Van Hansis was born on September 25, 1981 in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for As the World Turns (1956), Eastsiders (2012) and Kiss Me, Kill Me (2015).
20. Wayne Hudgins
Editor | Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter
Wayne Hudgins was born on June 19, 1950 in Amarillo, Texas, USA. He was an editor and actor, known for Will Rogers: Look Back in Laughter (1987), Cinderella Liberty (1973) and As the World Turns (1956). He died on December 18, 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
21. Paul Joynt
Actor | Search for Tomorrow
Born in Rome, New York - where he grew up and graduated from Rome Catholic High School, in 1972. Paul received a bachelor's degree from Boston's Northeastern College with a major in drama and the arts. He appeared on Broadway, Film and Television. He was in the original Broadway cast of 'Torch Song...
22. Paul Keenan
Actor | Dynasty
Paul Keenan was born on December 10, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Dynasty (1981), Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) and Days of Our Lives (1965). He died on December 11, 1986 in Canton, Massachusetts, USA.
23. Christian Jules Le Blanc
Actor | In the Heat of the Night
Christian Jules Le Blanc was born on August 25, 1958 in North Carolina, USA. He is the son of Major Andre Victor Le Blanc (a veteran) and Alice Le Blanc. He grew up in a large family, being the second eldest of eight children. As a teen, he attended Jesuit High School and later went on to receive a...
24. Ricky Martin
Actor | Ricky Martin: Livin' la vida loca
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Ricky initiated his singing career in the Latin all boy-band group Menudo. After leaving the group, he moved to New York to study acting. After finishing his studies, he relocated to Mexico where he performed as actor in "Mama ama el Rock", "Alcanzar una Estrella II"...
25. Gregg Marx
Actor | As the World Turns
Gregg Marx was born on April 3, 1955 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is an actor, known for As the World Turns (1956), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Hotel (1983).
26. Howard McGillin
Actor | The Swan Princess
Howard McGillin was born on November 5, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Swan Princess (1994), tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999). He has been married to Richard Samson since September 17, 2013. He was previously married ...
27. James Mitchell
Actor | All My Children
James Mitchell was an American actor and dancer of English descent. He was one the leading dancers for choreographer Agnes de Mille (1905-1993). As an actor, Mitchell is primarily remembered for his role as diabolical businessman Palmer Cortlandt in the long-running soap opera "All My Children". ...
28. Timothy Patrick Murphy
Actor | The Love Boat
Timothy Patrick Murphy was born on November 3, 1959 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for The Love Boat (1977), Dallas (1978) and Sam's Son (1984). He died on December 6, 1988 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
29. Wade Nichols
Actor | Captain Lust
Wade Nichols was without a doubt one of the most handsome and sensual male porn actors to emerge during the 1970's Golden Age of Adult Cinema. Nichols was born as Dennis Posa on October 28, 1946 in Freeport, New York. His father was a florist and his mother worked in the children's section of a ...
30. David O'Brien
Actor | The Doctors
David O'Brien was born on October 1, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Doctors (1963), The Adams Chronicles (1976) and The Heiress (1961). He died on June 14, 1989.
31. David Oliver
Actor | Night of the Creeps
David Oliver was born on January 31, 1962 in Concord, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Night of the Creeps (1986), A Year in the Life (1987) and A Year in the Life (1986). He died on November 12, 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
32. Mark Philpot
Actor | One Life to Live
Mark Philpot is known for One Life to Live (1968) and Survivor (2000).
33. Keith Pruitt
Actor | Hairspray
Keith Pruitt was born on October 12, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Hairspray (1988), As the World Turns (1956) and Loving (1983). He died on November 12, 2008 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
34. Peter Porte
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Peter Porte was born on March 29, 1984 in Greenwood Lake, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Young and the Restless (1973), Baby Daddy (2012) and Devious Maids (2013). He has been married to Jacob Villere since October 7, 2018.
35. Dack Rambo
Actor | Gunsmoke
Dack (given name Norman) and identical twin brother, Dirk Rambo (Orman), were born in sunny California in 1941. Dack's noticeable difference was a mole on his left cheek. Both happened upon an acting career, at age 21, after being discovered by Loretta Young for her TV show, while sitting in a ...
36. Greg Rikaart
Actor | The Young and the Restless
Born in Brooklyn, raised on Staten Island, New York. He graduated with honors from Villanova University (PA) in 1999. Spent a semester in college interning for a congressman on Capitol Hill. He went to Los Angeles to pursue acting and landed a recurring role as a gay student on "Dawson's Creek." ...
37. Nic Robuck
Actor | One Life to Live
Nic Robuck was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for One Life to Live (1968), Major Crimes (2012) and Dark Desire (2012).
38. Nicholas Rodriguez
Actor | Sex and the City 2
Nicholas Rodriguez is known for Sex and the City 2 (2010), The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006) and One Life to Live (1968).
39. Richard Roland
Actor | All My Children
Richard is a native New Yorker, born and raised in Manhattan. He was born into a family of performers starting with his parents, Steve and Liz Roland (nee Nelson) who appeared on Broadway in several shows. His father continues to work to this day in commercials and voice-overs. Richard starred ...
40. Kevin Spirtas
Actor | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Kevin Spirtas started his career as a stage actor on Broadway, and then worked his way into film and television. Starting in 1995, he began using the name Kevin Spirtas professionally. He is known for starring in the films Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988), as Nick, and The Hills Have Eyes Part...
41. Bobby Steggert
Actor | Kinsey
Bobby Steggert was born on March 2, 1981 in Frederick, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Kinsey (2004), For Richer or Poorer (1997) and All My Children (1970).
42. Paul Stevens
Actor | Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Paul Stevens was born on January 17, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Patton (1970) and The Mask (1961). He died on June 4, 1986 in New York City, New York, USA.
43. Paul Anthony Stewart
Actor | The Guiding Light
Paul Anthony Stewart was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Guiding Light (1952), FBI (2018) and Elementary (2012). He has been married to Michael Cook since April 18, 2018.
44. Gordon Thomson
Actor | Dynasty
Now enjoying his 50th anniversary as an actor, Gordon Thomson has steadily worked in theater, on television and in film, while he is co-starring in the new daytime drama web-series Winterthorne (2015), premiering in August 2015. His work has taken him to various locations around the globe including...
45. Tuc Watkins
Actor | The Mummy
Tuc Watkins was born on September 2, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Mummy (1999), One Life to Live (1968) and The Good Shepherd (2006).
46. Eric Woodall
Casting_department | Live from Lincoln Center
Eric Woodall was born on September 3, 1968 in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976), Shrek the Musical (2013) and All My Children (1970).
47. Alex Wyse
Actor | Masters of Sex
Alex Wyse was born in Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Masters of Sex (2013), Summoning Sylvia (2023) and Iron Fist (2017).
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