Umbrella Academy and X-Men star Elliot Page is now a trans man
X-Men: Days of Future Past and The Umbrella Academy star Ellen Page is now officially known as Elliot Page according to his social media accounts and from press statement.
The actor wrote a lengthy post on Instagram about transitioning and also being non-binary.
GLAAD also reposted her announcement on it’s official Twitter account, which Page also retweeted some time later.
.@TheElliotPage has given us fantastic characters on-screen, and has been an outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people. Elliot will now be an inspiration to countless trans and non-binary people. We celebrate him. All trans people deserve to be accepted. https://t.co/Ba7HOBgU5G pic.twitter.com/qFR1qG4H6q
— GLAAD (@glaad) December 1, 2020
Page is married to Emma Portner, a professional choreographer and dancer, whom he married back in 2018.
The announcement does not affect any of his current projects including The Umbrella Academy season 3 which is set to start production next year with Q4 of 2021 as the target release date.
Elliot Page’s other roles in the past include the critically acclaimed Juno, the X-Men film franchise, Christopher Nolan’s Inception and more.