Stanley Tucci Said It's "Fine" For Straight Actors To Play Gay Men, And Here Are 5 Other Actors Who Have Done Just That

Trevante exploded on to the film scene with his role in the Academy Award-winning Moonlight. The actor, who is straight, said he borrowed from his friend's lived experience of being gay, but also drew from his own life to inhabit the role of Chiron, a man questioning his sexuality.

Of his involvement in the movie, Trevante has said, "As actors and directors, I feel like our job, more so than anything else, is to shine a light on a subject and to let people know that they're not alone... If we can fathom stripping away sexual orientation, skin color, sex, we’re all the exact same: We just want connection. We just want love." He also added that though he was born loving women, "I easily could have been born loving men... It's the exact same sensation."