Theo Germaine
Born
Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign[1][2]
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Theo Germaine is an American actor, best known for playing James Sullivan on the Netflix television series The Politician.[2][3]

Career

Germaine acted in plays at Steppenwolf and The Goodman in Chicago before being cast in 2019 in The Politician on Netflix and Work in Progress on Showtime.[4][5] They starred alongside Kevin Bacon inThey/Them, a thriller set in an LGBTQ conversion therapy camp.[6]

Personal life

Germaine is originally from Illinois; they worked at a coffee shop in Chicago before temporarily relocating to Los Angeles, California for The Politician.[2] Germaine is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[2][3] Germaine transitioned as a teen.[7]

On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Germaine explained, "I joke and tell people my first memories are The Lion King and gender dysphoria. I remember being three years old and being in daycare and we were all lying down on our mats and trying to nap, and I remember not being able to nap because I would always just sit there and think about gender."[7]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Work in Progress Chris 8 episodes[8]
2019–2020 The Politician James Sullivan 15 episodes
2020 Equal Jack Starr
2021 4400 Noah Harris

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Adam Carlisle
2019 Holy Trinity Baby [9]
2022 Night's End Lyden Knight
2022 They/Them Jordan Lewis

References

  1. ↑ "Netflix's The Politician: Meet its trans actor Theo Germaine". South China Morning Post. October 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Manzella, Sam (October 14, 2019). "'The Politician' Actor Theo Germaine Is Playing the Most Refreshing Trans Character on Television". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Instagram".
  4. ↑ "'The Politician's Theo Germaine Isn't Going to Be Quiet". www.out.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "My worst moment: 'They/Them' star Theo Germaine and the anxiety of being a Steppenwolf understudy". Chicago Tribune. August 2, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Theo Germaine Is the Defiant Nonbinary Heart of "They/Them"". Them. August 5, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Theo Germaine on the Beautiful Variety of Trans, Nonbinary Identities". www.advocate.com. March 17, 2020. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  8. ↑ Jevens, Darel (August 4, 2019). "Showtime sitcom about life as a 'queer dyke' to shoot soon in Chicago". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ Metz, Nina. "On Netflix's 'The Politician,' teenage election drama kicks into high gear with Chicago actor Theo Germaine". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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