Elliot Page

Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Elliot Page
Page in 2023
Born (1987-02-21) February 21, 1987
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active1997–present
Spouse
(m. 2018; div. 2021)
AwardsFull list

While presenting as female, Page came to recognition for his role in the television franchise Pit Pony (1997–2000), for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award, and for his recurring roles in Trailer Park Boys (2002) and ReGenesis (2004). He received critical acclaim for portraying the title role, a pregnant teenager, in Jason Reitman's film Juno (2007), and earned nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. At age 20, it made him the fourth-youngest nominee for the Academy Award Best Actress at the time.

Page's other films include Hard Candy (2005), Whip It (2009), Super (2010), Inception (2010), and Tallulah (2016). He also portrayed superhero Kitty Pryde in the X-Men films The Last Stand (2006) and Days of Future Past (2014). He produced and starred in the film Freeheld (2015) and directed There's Something in the Water (2019). He played the player character Jodie Holmes in the video game Beyond: Two Souls (2013), for which he received a BAFTA Games Award nomination. He hosted the Viceland documentary series Gaycation (2016–2017), earning two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, and played Vanya/Viktor Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (2019–present).

Page is also known as an outspoken activist. Describing himself as a pro-choice feminist, he has spoken out in favor of the Me Too movement, advocated for abortion rights, has called for the end of military dictatorship in Myanmar, and also practices as a vegan. In 2014, Page was included in The Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list. In 2015, he received the Human Rights Campaign Vanguard Award. Page has strongly spoken out against discriminatory legislation towards the trans community and has become a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights. In March 2021, he became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time.

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