Young black gay actors

Seen in: American Horror Story and Pose. Fun fact: He was named after Blake Carrington, a character in the popular '80s soap Dynasty. Fun fact: Indya first met their Pose costar Dominique Jackson who plays Elektra Abundance at the age of 13 when they were part of an after-school program at the Bronx Community Pride Center.

Fun fact: Keiynan fell in love with music at an early age and just released his debut album, Rainbow Boywhich is described as a "love letter to the queer, Black community as well as to his younger self. Fun fact: Jeremy, who grew up in Orlando, was told that if he wanted to be a performer, he had to do it at Disney World.

He now has two Tony nominations under his belt. Fun fact: The first time Jaboukie did stand-up, he was 19, and according to him, it went badly. So badly, in fact, that he didn't do stand-up for another year or two after.

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Thankfully for us all, a friend convinced him not to give up. Thank you, friend. Fun fact: Brian told Pop-Culturalist that the biggest influence in his career was his time as an athlete on a football team and a track team. He learned how to show his best in everything he does.

Fun fact: After his small role on 30 Rock ended, Tituss told the Guardian that he went home and got on his knees, sobbed, and prayed that he would find another series regular role because he'd finally found his purpose. Years later, he was cast in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as a series regular, and when he pulled up to the set on his young black gay actors day, he discovered that his trailer was parked right outside the very apartment he had cried and prayed in years ago.

Fun fact: She was inspired to act by being an only child and often having to use her imagination. Her father was also in the Navy, so she moved around a lot and would always need to adapt to her new environment, she said, and be someone different everywhere she went. Fun fact: It's no secret that Billy has an eye for fashion.

He discovered style from growing up in the church, which he called "a fashion show from head to toe. Fun fact: Amiyah was very active in the Atlanta ball scene at just 17 years old, and her category of choice was Face. She quickly began winning despite being new to the scene.

Fun fact: If she weren't an actor, Rutina would love to be a dancer. Her dream would be to dance in the Alvin Ailey dance company. Fun fact: Isis auditioned for the part of Elektra Abundance on Pose. Fun fact: Sasha was cast in her first feature film after the director of American Honey saw Sasha on a Florida beach.

Despite having no acting experience, she accepted the role as a way of getting out of her rut. After creator Austin Winsberg met with Alex and asked what a character with that much confidence could be struggling with, Alex talked about his struggles with his faith and sexuality at church.

He told Paper Magazine that although he was able to express himself musically, it was just a costume for him, since acting was his actual dream. Fun fact: While Rosanny was at Queens College in New York City, a professor by the name of Claudia Feldstein was young black gay actors first person to tell her that she would be a great actor.

This heavily influenced her to pursue acting as a career. Fun fact: She is also the co-creator of Cherry Bomb! It ran for five seasons on Canada's OUTtv and later became a podcast.