"Let GAY Actors Play STRAIGHT Roles!" Rupert Everett on Acting Roles

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

Rupert Everett is an excellent actor and can play any role. Don't restrict actors' ability to act by limiting their roles.

[@caroldonaldson5936]

Gay actors have been playing straight roles for decades - we just didn't know it at the time! Montgomerie Clift, Rock Hudson and many, many more...

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

Big difference is that they were closeted. We are talking about openly gays actors

[@Gabriel-xx1gx]

Neil Patrick Harris played Barney Stinson and was my favourite character on any TV show. That character was the furthest thing from gay.

[@SwimmerPrince]

NPH came out after he started playing Barnie in HIMYM after it ended he isn't getting more roles.

[@veritasestlibertas6037]

Um, Neil Patrick Harris wasn’t out of the closet when playing Barney Stinson.

[@FatherStack]

If an actor is good enough to play the part then that's all that matters. Their sexuality in real life should play no part in it.

[@stringer-ik1pc]

Bollocks.

[@whitneyangelie3682]

I agree… but sometimes it does play a part. For example, if an openly gay man was cast as a romantic lead in a (straight) chick flick, it wouldn’t do well at the box office. Because many women wouldn’t be turned on by the lead actor and wouldn’t get obsessed w the movie. So even though it sounds good in theory, IRL it doesn’t always work like that. Hollywood knows this. So minority communities do have somewhat limited roles compared to straight men and women. That said, they should go with the actor that’s best for the role, but maybe take into account that some people don’t have the same opportunities and if a role comes up for them let’s give them more of a chance. It’s a very nuanced issue.

[@celticm6616]

Don't these people know anything about Hollywood I'm not an expert but you had gay actors 30-40 50 years ago playing straight roles that's old news.

[@whitneyangelie3682]

@@celticm6616 No you had *closeted* gay people playing straight actors back then… BIG difference dude.

[@celticm6616]

Now it seems to be a fashion thing a lot of people going round thinking they're gay when in reality they're not.

[@georginalewis6153]

The whole point of an actor is to play something that you are not??? So what's the problem here?! Madness.

[@TheGiantKillers]

Until you realise that back before the 90s people said the same about playing a different race.

[@phsteele84]

Piers would be half decent if he just shut up occasionally. Basically it’s all about him.

[@maryclynch9356]

Rupert is one great actor full stop ! He is spellbinding !

[@mrciccone]

He's just a bitter and savour kind of gay man

[@lyricaliu]

am i the only one who thinks Rupert is the most handsome man? He was stunningly beautiful in “Dance with strangers “.

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

He's wonderful. Check out his The Happy Prince if you haven't already.

[@joshuataylor3550]

'Bridgerton is a fantasy', obviously, any fiction can be played by any actor.

[@charleschurch4901]

Piers Morgan, you need to let your guests finish their sentences.

[@conortague5410]

There have been some gay actors that played straight roles. Two examples would be Neil Patrick Harris and Jonathan Groff. Harris obviously played Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, but he also played Desi Collings in Gone Girl. Groff played Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening and then Holden Ford in Mindhunter.

[@r.22r]

Piers, let people finish their sentences!

[@InternetMouse]

Captain raymond holt from Brooklyn nine nine and cam from modern family are straight actors who played gay characters. They aced those roles really well.

[@sunflower-oo1ff]

That was hilarious when Rupert got up to leave….awesome interview Morgan!!!

[@Bailey2006a]

When he was young, he was gloriously beautiful. Example: " The Comfort of Strangers" with the late Natasha Richardson. Helen Mirren

[@jdsweets]

If a straight or gay actors committed enough to kiss the sex they’re not attracted to why do we care? And it’s acting it’s not real they should be able to play both roles it’s like if everyone in Thor would have to be Nordic that would be very hard due to the small Nordic population in America and would take awhile to find good nordic actors and we wouldn’t get to see such good acting like chris hens worth or the actor for heimdall I’m Nordic and I completely agree with people that aren’t nordic playing as nordic roles it should be the same for sexuality Imagine if the English actor for Thorin Oakenshield had to be nordic we wouldn’t have such a great movie and he played the part perfectly

[@joshuataylor3550]

I think the only question if gay people can't even get gay roles then won't they be underrepresented/overlooked.

[@jdsweets]

@@joshuataylor3550 yeah true imo they should try to implement more gays but they shouldn’t purposely cast away straights and it goes the same other way around

[@PR8783]

Of course, people might've brought up Neil Patrick Harris. Who played a womanizer on "How I Met Your Mother". Another t.v. actor was Robert Reed from "The Brady Bunch" was also gay who portrayed a straight character.

[@mycoshe]

There are some gay actors who can't pull off straight roles, sorry, some of them are too effeminate.

[@leonie563]

Rupert is excellent in Ideal Husband, Sherlock Holmes and St Trinian's. You can see his humour and intellect on those roles. Been watching for decades and he has given us a lot to contemplate. He deserves more accolades than he get's.

[@starman9921]

Rock Hudson played lots of characters of straight tough guy men. There have been lots of gay men playing tough guy action men in movies.

[@blaxtru]

Rock had no alternative. Besides never being allowed to act again. Apparently you were not around in the 1950s.

[@hayleyfay4779]

yes.. but he was in the closet almost until he died. no one knew

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

Rock was not open about it,he led a double life

[@xx-kj1om]

Yes a closeted gay man, if he was openly about his sexuality, he wouldn’t have a career.

[@verac6731]

​@@latitudeselongitudes1932Why must one be openly gay? It's no one's business.

[@south-east-asia801]

If a person has the talent and characteristics of what producers are looking for. What is the problem? if they play the role of gay, straight, etc... If you don't have what it takes, then don't complain. Everyone finds everything to complain about these days.

[@Iwantmymtv]

Totally agree with Rupert Everett. I remember reading a review once of the movie Six Days & Seven nights that said Ann Heche playing a straight character was not believable (she was together with Ellen Degeneres at that time) and I found that very narrow minded. So gay actors should be able to play straight roles and vice versa. And about JK Rowling: she should not have been cancelled for her statements on the gender issue. There was nothing wrong what she said. Instead she should have been canceled for her books because they are so bad.

[@selmahare]

Word 🤣 Honestly, more power to her for having managed to make it out of poverty and into wealth. But facts are that I never got what the fuss was with those Harry Potter books either. Never read one, and could never even bring myself to watch more than 5 mns of the whole movie franchise. I feel like she basically marketed on how immaturely blinded and impressed a lot of people were by all things British at the time. She basically profited from the inferior complex based British idolatry of the times. I don’t really think that her books would have been as successful now. Girl was simply in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing. She basically hit the jackpot with the magic formula of the era. Glad that we have evolved to more mature times ever since. As for her comments regarding the trans community she was indeed spot on, I’m afraid.

[@illuminatsmokeart1027]

I adore True Blood. Made a fan video . Admit Rupert Everett would have been perfect in True Blood as a vampire : kzbin.info/www/bejne/e33Iq5qkhpZ2pqc&ab_channel=IlluminatSmokeArt

[@watcher6659]

Personally I have been dissapointed when the supposedly male hetro love interest is obvously gay (eg speech pattern or gestures). Same when an actor does a bad accent. Stops you getting into the drama. Maybe the important things is how good an actor they are? If they are really good they will get accents and sexuality right and be convincing.

[@Bobby.2000]

Gay men have been playing straight men in Hollywood forever, so yes it's fine.

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

They were in the closet

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

8:34 Ncuti Gatwa who's the new Doctor on Doctor Who has actually never spoken publicly about his sexuality, he just played a gay character on Sex Education.

[@alexcowie3913]

If the actor is good for the role then they should get the room.Simple.

[@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765]

Edris Elba is an ok actor would you be fine with him playing Henry the 8th?

[@tashaax1993xanimalloverx]

@@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765 would he be fine with it? What if he wasn't .. what would that matter ....or change anything....if you're a good actor you should get the role simple not hard.

[@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765]

@@tashaax1993xanimalloverx that's the problem right there.....Henry the 8th is an historical REAL character. The poor kids these days being fed lies because YOU are not bothered.... deary me.

[@tashaax1993xanimalloverx]

@@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765 yes I know but hes dead....so what's ur point....

[@tashaax1993xanimalloverx]

@@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765 I know he's a real person....not a character like ur saying lol. So what I'm getting at is who cares who plays the role !? 🤔 dont get what ur even getting at or what ur point is ....

[@lukeskywalker6809]

No problem IF straight actors can play gay people.

[@TheCarlScharnberg]

If there is no inherit physical trait/background, then anyone should be able to play the role.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Loved this

[@yohanrives3752]

I agree with most of it, but the problem with trans roles is not whether they're played by trans actors, rather that they're played by opposite sex actors. You can't have a man playing a woman or a woman playing a man, that's just not rigt, as if people continued to believe that trans were just men in drag pretendibg to be something they're not, and vice versa.

[@drrd4127]

The issue with that is: Transwoman are NOT woman! Transwoman are Transwoman! Transmen are NOT men! Transmen are Transmen!

[@ritalashley4112]

Just take a look back at movie history and see how many gay actors have played some heavy straight love making parts. What about Rock Hudson, Richard Chamberlain, Cary Grant, Jimmy Dean, Tony Perkins, Charles Laughton and many many more gay men.

[@latitudeselongitudes1932]

Yes, but they were in the closet i believe. You have to understand the psychology of fans and their relationship with their idols, especially women and their favorite actors and musicians. It involves a lot of fantasizing, fetish. If a man is openly gay he doesn't have the same appeal, allure in the minds of many fans, most viewers of romantic period movies or romantic comedies (Rupert's types of movies) are women and they like to fantasize about their heartthrobs. This is still true today and even more so in the 80's and 90's when Rupert would have been boycotted. Hollywood knows that, it's a business, what matters is money to them, it's a question of desirability in the eyes of the fans, most of them women.

[@thephiman1]

Here’s a secret… Benedict Cumberbach isn’t a wizard😂😂

[@silentauditor9513]

Best person for the job regardless of sexual orientation.. ludicrous to think any different .

[@birdcage_southend]

I should imagine a large percentage of the ones considered straight aren't, so what's the problem. It only becomes a problem when the labels start getting written.

[@samkrupnik969]

Rupert was great in cemetery man

[@liberoAquila]

The problem is gay actors don't get A list roles, why wasn't Jack from Titanic gay in real life? Then straight actors hog up the gay roles too. Rock Hudson was leading man for decades but he obviously wasn't open.

[@DannyBoy89]

Wouldn’t we all like to see a day where who you are attracted to isn’t such a BIG DEAL to the point where we “need” these conversations! I don’t think that’s asking for much

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

And let straight actors play gay ones, this is fine if it's a two way street.

[@mary-annebarnett654]

Dangerous route to go down

[@JanetMcquillan-q9g]

Rock hudson, care Grant, montgomary clift all played straight.

[@MRLUCCH]

Is no one going to acknowledge Piers and Rupert did UK Celebrity Apprentice together for Comic Relief? And that Piers was a complete douche bag towards him. Maybe Piers is just desperate for guests and Rupert needs the publicity.

[@MissPerriwinkle]

love rupert, his movie about oscar wilde is very good...

[@brigittesalvador9439]

gay and binary transgender are not the same , far away from each other

[@jsemplefelton5348]

The other side of the coin is should gay actors play straight roles? Should lesbians play heterosexual women? Actors are actors so do not go down this road or people will end up out of work.

[@dornravlin]

I believe almost any actor can play the roles they want with a few exceptions like John Wayn shouldn't have played Ghengis Khan and I thought it was always known that Rupert Everett was gay well I've always known Rupert Everett was gay

[@officialkreps]

This is news 🤦‍♀️

[@elora179]

Acting is acting

[@hammersmithbridge9115]

Where has this guy been living for the past 20 years - most straight roles are played by gay actors - isnt Daniel Craig Gay and isnt James Bond the most Straight Character there is (until they change it)

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

I love Rupert Everett , he could play a sraight man and convince me he is one any day

[@Moriah58]

Rupert Everett is gay?

[@colinlawless5654]

Should white actors play white people in history.

[@nana-ny2ky]

Does that mean a piss poor broadcaster trying to play a broadcaster can play a broadcaster?

[@kevinchomyshyn523]

Rupert ain't getting any work, right now. Entertaining banter though 👍

[@Muirton66]

Everything on TV now has to have its obligatory gay even the adverts, strange times we live in.

[@strittech8980]

Rock Hudson was gay.

[@ericspaans4008]

Rock Hudson

[@elvismawhinney2494]

Who's actually saying this? Seems like might just be Piers Morgan

[@joshuataylor3550]

Rupert is far too good looking to play Piers.

[@haiwatigere6202]

You you you!

[@brigittesalvador9439]

get a trans star to play the role,, is many in europe

[@David-qp9bq]

Keep the gays away from my screen please.

[@vanessaroyer3380]

Thank you very much.

[@joshuataylor3550]

Why don't you stay away from the rest of society that isn't homophobic. You can leave you know, go be with your own people.

[@NellyGandhella]

@@joshuataylor3550 Nice islamophobia. Just because we dont accept homosexuality that means we must be exiled from society... How to say im a a racist without saying im a racist.. yeah

[@David-qp9bq]

@@joshuataylor3550 I wouldn't describe myself as a homophobe, I just don't like pda, especially that type of pda.

[@David-qp9bq]

@@joshuataylor3550 if someone said they don't like seeing pizza adverts would you lambast them for discrimination against the pizza community?

[@stringer-ik1pc]

Everett is such a queen, no-one would believe he was straight.

[@joshuataylor3550]

Oh please, he's an actor. Leave your homophobia elsewhere

[@Ionabrodie69]

Rupert Everett is a great actor.. Homophobia is a nasty disease.. get help ..😊🇬🇧

[@stringer-ik1pc]

@@joshuataylor3550 oh please sweetcheeks, give your perversions a rest.

[@xx-kj1om]

If I remember right he been with tons of women. I am not even joking.

[@donnabittner69]

​@@xx-kj1om , yes ! Paula Yates !

[@spod11]

rupert stars in so many worthless movies.

[@vanessaroyer3380]

Straight should play straight. I am not in favor of pretending where I am not. It's uncomfortable. Lol.

[@joshuataylor3550]

Your thoughts make no sense, could you try to rephrase?

[@tomasgomes]

So if you see a random character in a movie, who is a straight/gay male, does it matter for you what the actual sexuality of the actor is?

[@Ionabrodie69]

Well that’s your problem and suggest you get help. ..🙄🇬🇧

[@CobraJeans]

So by your logic murderer should be played by murderers.

[@emilywilliams363]

So don't be an actor then...