Celebrating DC's non binary actors

 

Image description: Actors clockwise from top left, Ezra Miller, Quintessa Swindell, Chella Man, Ruby Rose.


Celebrating DC's non binary actors


With the news of DC/HBO Max casting trans actress Ivory Aquino to play the first trans character in a DC feature film, I also wanted to do a post celebrating all the non binary and genderqueer DC actors.

Listing is done by their first appearances in DC live action, both movies and TV shows. 

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Ezra Miller:


Ezra Miller, who plays Barry Allen/The Flash.

First appearances: cameos in Batman vs. Superman (2016), Justice League (2017). Upcoming movie: The Flash (November 2022).

Miller came out as queer in 2012 and has since spoken about their identity and pronouns in interviews (such as the GQ interview in 2018), also stating they do not use the label 'queer' other than to reject gendered labels. "Queer just means no, I don't do that. I don't identify as a man. I don't identify as a woman."

Miller uses they/them pronouns, which GQ stated is done 'in a pointed refusal to be gendered.' Having used all pronouns interchangeably, Miller has also stated that they are 'comfortable with all the pronouns'. (x)

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Side note: For those new to terms like genderqueer, queer, or non binary, yes they can be used as a label for someone to identify with, and they can also be used as an umbrella term for a much broader spectrum of LGBTQ+ identities.

This post is a useful starting guide to explaining the major differences between 'gay' and 'queer'. Browse more posts from Everyday Feminism on being trans and gender non conforming here.

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Miller will next appear as Barry Allen/The Flash in upcoming movie The Flash in November 2022 alongside Batman veteran Michael Keaton.

Pronouns: they/them

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Ruby Rose:


Ruby Rose, who played Kate Kane/Batwoman for one season.

First appearance: Batwoman season one, 2019.

(Rose subsequently left Batwoman after season one ended, and new character Ryan Wilder replaced Kate as Batwoman, while the role of Kate was recast.)

Ruby Rose identifies as gender fluid, and has spoken in past interviews about their gender identity and presentation. 

Rose also made a short film about gender presentation titled 'Break Free' (please note, don't bind with Ace bandages as they can be harmful when worn too long). See also Behind the scenes of 'Break Free' with Ruby.

Rose has a YouTube channel, and has spoken on other YouTube channels about breaking free from gender expectations, and giving advice to their younger self.

Follow Ruby Rose on Instagram.

Pronouns: they/she.

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Chella Man:


Chella Man, who played Jericho on Titans for one season.

First appearance: Titans season two, 2019.

Chella Man is a deaf, trans masc, and genderqueer actor and activist. (x) (x)

Man stated in an interview with Teen Vogue, "There is an extreme lack of representation for young, Deaf, queer, Jewish, Asian, transgender artists... So, I decided to be my own representation." (x)

He has his own YouTube channel, where he makes short films on being deaf, videos on being queer and disabled, and his transition journey, and he has also done a Ted Talk titled 'Becoming Him'.

Follow Chella Man on Instagram.

Pronouns: he/him. 

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Quintessa Swindell:



Quintessa Swindell, who is set to play Cyclone in the upcoming Black Adam movie.

First appearance: Black Adam, set for release June 2022.

Swindell identifies as non binary and gender non conforming, and has spoken about their options with HRT being open (x), and their interest in providing representation onscreen.

Best known for playing Tabitha on teen drama Trinkets (Netflix), Swindell also appeared in the movie Voyagers, in HBO's In Treatment, and they will also appear this year in 2022 as Cyclone in DC's Black Adam movie alongside Dwayne Johnson.

Follow Swindell on Instagram.

Pronouns: they/he.

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Please note, I have checked the actor's pronouns listed on their Instagram bios and their IMDB bios, as we can't always rely on mainstream media publications to get pronouns right as they often misgender non binary people.

Also, as a side note I'd like to mention that if anyone, non binary or binary for that matter, changes their pronouns/asks you to use different pronouns for them, please respect that and use the right pronouns when referring to them. 

Here is a useful comic on pronoun etiquette.



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See my post on DC's trans actors.




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