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Trans Men in Movies, Shows, Interviews, Documentaries, and More


Plus: Transmasculine, Non-Binary, and Gender-Diverse Media


Intersex media is included where trans characters/subjects also happen to be intersex. The primary focus of this site is films, shows, documentaries, and similar media, with some books and music as well.

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Viktor Hargreeves, a trans man played by Elliot Page in the show The Umbrella Academy, standing indoors. He is wearing a white t-shirt beneath a dark hoodie. He is light-skinned with short, dark hair. Streaming light and windows can be seen in the blurred background.
Show
2019
United States of America

The Umbrella Academy

Viktor Hargreeves, initially introduced as Vanya, comes out as a trans man in season 3 of this fantasy drama series, alongside the real-life transition of Elliot Page, a Canadian actor.

Jake Rodriguez, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Garcia, in the show Tales of the City. He is sitting indoors, wearing a white singlet and a silver chain necklace. He is light-skinned, with curly dark brown hair and faint dark facial hair.
Show
2019
United States of America

Tales of the City

Jake Rodriguez, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Garcia, tries to maintain a relationship with a lesbian woman while realising his increasing attraction to men. American trans actor Marquise Vilsón Balenciaga has a minor role.

Logan, an Asian-American trans man in the documentary Unbecoming, sitting indoors. He has short, black hair and light skin. He is wearing black-rimmed glasses and a black top. He is looking to the side with a neutral expression. There are windows behind him, with building visible in the blurred far distance.
Documentary
2019
United States of America

Unbecoming

Logan, an American trans man, is interviewed alongside his mother and father, discussing his gender identity, disability, childhood, and traumatic adolescence.

Two trans men sitting together outdoors, smiling happily and looking at a mobile phone. One man is Black, with dark skin, and the other is White, with lighter skin. Both are wearing caps backwards, with jackets and glasses.
Experimental Film, Short Film, Documentary
2019
United States of America

Across, Beyond, and Over

Brit Fryer (an American trans man) reconnects with his ex (also a trans man) and creates an art project where they relive their earliest meetings and explore old conversations.

Dave, a 51-year-old Welsh trans man, standing in his backyard and smiling happily. He is light-skinned and has receding, light brown hair, and light brown facial hair. He is wearing a green singlet with camouflage patterns on it. Buildings and trees are visible in the blurred background.
Interview
2019
Wales

Growing Older As Me: Dave

Dave, a 51-year-old Welsh trans man, discusses his transition and life alongside his partner, Donna. He shows his top surgery scars and phalloplasty arm scar.

Blake, a gay trans man played by British trans actor Pete MacHale, playing video games with his boyfriend in the short film Dungarees. Blake is light-skinned, with short black wavy hair, and light blue eyes. He is wearing a pair of grey trunks. His boyfriend has brown skin, a short, closely-cropped black afro, and is wearing patterned pink trunks. A yellow wall and clutter is visible in the blurred background.
Short Film
2020
England

Dungarees

Blake, a trans man played by British trans actor Pete MacHale, is in a relationship with a cis man. In this slice-of-life short film, the pair have sex (with Blake topping his partner), play videogames, and explore Blake's gender presentation.

Caz, a trans man played by Māori trans male actor Elz Carrad, in the trans male movie Rūrangi. He is standing outdoors, looking at something with a determined or stern expression. He is lighter-skinned with short, brown hair, and brown stubble. He is wearing a black shirt and a leather necklace. A house is visible in the blurred background.
Show, Film
2020
Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Rūrangi

Caz, a trans man played by Māori trans male actor Elz Carrad, returns to his rural hometown to reconnect with his estranged father, ex-boyfriend, and best friend.

Jamie Wildman, a bald, light-skinned non-binary person sitting indoors. Jamie is wearing a sleeveless black shirt and black-rimmed glasses. Jamie's arms are heavily tattooed, and Jamie is wearing a black patterned handkerchief on Jamie's right arm. Jamie is smiling happily. The background of the image is a purple background.
Interview
2020
United States of America

Coming Out as Non-Binary at Age 69

Jamie Wildman, a 69-year-old American non-binary person, is interviewed about gender, sexuality, coming out, and pride.

A film still from the YouTube video "We Went to an FTM Trans Bar in Tokyo". A Canadian man and a Chinese man are sitting together at a bar, looking at the Japanese bartender. The bartender has short, blond hair and is wearing a grey t-shirt. Captions in the photo read, "Yes, I am FTM, a transgender man".
Interview
2020
Japan, Canada

We Went to an FTM Trans Bar in Tokyo

Masaki, a Japanese trans male bartender in Tokyo, is interviewed about his life and experiences.

A trans man named Jake Graf and his trans wife Hannah Graf in the documentary Our Baby A Modern Miracle. The pair are light-skinned and wearing patterned white hospital gowns. Hannah has an arm around Jake; she has long, brown hair dyed with blonde tips, and is holding a hand over her mouth in shock. Jake has short, black hair and a black beard, and is staring with an emotional expression.
Documentary
2020
England

Our Baby

Jake Graf (an English trans man) is filmed alongside his wife (Hannah Graf, an English trans woman) as the pair conceive a baby via a surrogate, using Jake's frozen reproductive material.

A still from the documentary No Ordinary Man, where Billy Tipton Jr. shows the viewer a photo of his trans father. He is pointing at the black-and-white photo, framed with a light brown leather frame. The photo shows Billy sitting at a table with another man and a woman, all three light-skinned. The hands holding the photo are light-skinned, with a ring on one finger.
Documentary, Experimental Film
2020
United States of America

No Ordinary Man

This documentary about American, non-disclosing, trans male musician Billy Tipton features interviews with his son, historical footage of his family members, and interviews with modern-day trans people.

Finn, a deaf trans man played by Greek-Australian deaf actress Yiana Pandelis, in the movie Unsound. He is standing indoors, wearing a black hoodie. He is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair.
Film
2020
Australia, Ελλάς (Greece)

Unsound

Finn, a deaf trans man played by Greek-Australian deaf actress Yiana Pandelis, begins dating a cis gay man while also starting his medical transition and fighting to protect his deaf community.

Two trans people, who are in a relationship, sitting on a couch during the video Falling In Love With My Trans Partner. One partner is darker-skinned, with a short, closely-cropped black afro, wearing a black vest over a red t-shirt, with black jeans. The other partner is lighter-skinned, with shoulder-length brown hair which is partly dyed yellow, and a brown beard; this person is wearing a black shirt with an eye illustration on it, and grey trousers.
Interview
2020
United States of America

Falling in Love with My Trans Partner

Multiple trans people, including trans men and transmasculine people, are interviewed with their partners. The pairs discuss sex, romance, and love.

Tyler Ronan, a trans man voiced by American trans male actor August Aiden, in the video game Tell Me Why. He is a light-skinned man with short, brown hair. He is wearing a denim jacket with a grey fabric hood. A lake and trees and blue sky are visible in the blurred background.
Game
2020
United States of America

Tell Me Why

Tyler Ronan, a trans man voiced by American trans male actor August Aiden, reconnects with his twin sister after transitioning, the pair sharing supernatural abilities. The pre-transition version of Tyler is voiced by American actress Grace Kaufman.

Canadian comedian Mae Martin in the show Feel Good. They are light-skinned and slender, with short blond hair. They are wearing a blue t-shirt. The interior of a house can be seen in the blurred background.
Show
2020
Canada, England

Feel Good

Mae Martin, a Canadian non-binary comedian, plays a fictionalised version of themself in this semi-autobiographical romantic comedy-drama.

Benjamin, a trans man played by light-skinned French actress Noémie Merlant in the film A Good Man, standing with his wife outdoors, about to kiss her. He is wearing a red hoodie and has a small tattoo behind his ear. He has short black hair and black facial hair.
Film
2020
België (Belgium), France

A Good Man

Benjamin, a trans man played by French actress Noémie Merlant, pauses his medical transition to carry a pregnancy. He is in a committed relationship with a woman.

Transmasculine actor Sasha Knight as Joe, a trans boy in the film Cowboys. He has short, wavy blond hair and light skin. He is standing outdoors, looking into the distance with a determined expression. He is wearing a blue denim jacket over a grey t-shirt, and a green backpack. Trees are visible in the blurred background.
Film
2020
United States of America

Cowboys

Joe, a trans boy played by American trans actor Sasha Knight, is accompanied by his accepting father as he runs away from his transphobic mother.

A trans man named Paul, played by actor Brian Michael Smith in the show 911 Lone Star, standing indoors and looking into the distance. He has black facial hair and is wearing a white singlet. He has dark skin and a bald head.
Show
2020
United States of America

9-1-1: Lone Star

Paul Strickland, a trans male firefighter played by American trans male actor Brian Michael Smith, works with his team to save lives. He is canonically straight, and has a brief relationship with a woman.

Denny, a non-binary person in the film Under My Skin, played by non-binary actor Kylo Freeman. They are sitting on the grassy ground, wearing a dark blue striped t-shirt and playing a guitar. They have light brown skin, light hazel eyes, and short, dark hair. They are looking upward with a curious expression.
Film
2020
Australia, United States of America, England

Under My Skin

Denny, a non-binary person played by four non-binary actors throughout the course of the film, falls in love with a cisgender heterosexual lawyer named Ryan, quickly moving in with him. Their relationship falls apart just as fast. The non-binary people who portray Denny are American actor Lex Ryan, English actor Kylo Freeman, Australian actor Liv Hewson, and American actor Bobbi Salvör Menuez.

Gray Tal, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Ian Alexander, standing with Adira Tal, a non-binary person played by American non-binary actor Blu del Barrio. The pair are resting their foreheads together and smiling, holding hands. The background of the image is darkness. Gray is wearing a leather jacket and has black hair partly dyed blue and slicked back. Adira has short, black hair and is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt.
Show
2020
United States of America

Star Trek: Discovery (S3 Onwards)

Gray Tal, a trans man played by American non-binary actor Ian Alexander, is kept alive after death through his connection with Adira Tal, a non-binary person played by American non-binary actor Blu del Barrio.

A light-skinned Brazilian trans man in the documentary Threshold, sitting indoors. He has short, light brown hair, partly dyed purple, and several facial piercings. He is wearing spiral black earrings and a white t-shirt. He is smiling widely.
Documentary
2020
Brazil

Threshold

A mother films the transition of her child.

The cover of the manga Boys Run the Riot, displayed in the centre of the image, with two images displayed on either side of it, four in total. The cover shows the Japanese trans boy protagonist smiling, wearing a girl's school uniform on one side of his body, and male clothing on the other side of his body. In the background, a man is standing facing in the other direction, with a partly-shaved hairstyle. The other, smaller images show excerpts from the manga; the protagonist reading the definitions of "transgender" and "gender dysphoria" in a dictionary; the protagonist standing in front of a mirror, wearing bandages to bind his torso; the protagonist yelling, "And no matter how I present myself, or how hard I try, nobody sees me as a guy," and the protagonist saying, "I get pissed off and depressed when I'm treated like a girl".
Manga
2020
Japan

ボーイズ・ラン・ザ・ライオット (Boys Run the Riot)

Ryo Watari, a teenage trans boy, struggles with gender dysphoria and a lack of acceptance, but befriends a teenage cis boy through their shared fashion sense. Written and illustrated by Japanese trans man Keito Gaku.

Lev, a trans boy played by Vietnamese-American non-binary actor Ian Alexander, in the video game The Last of Us Part 2. He is standing outdoors and firing a bow-and-arrow, wearing a brown shirt and brown trousers. He has a shaved head and brown skin, and is scowling in concentration. A zombie is running behind him. A house and long grass is visible in the background.
Game
2020
United States of America, Vietnam

The Last of Us Part 2

Lev, a trans boy played by Vietnamese-American non-binary actor Ian Alexander, is raised in a post-apocalyptic cult with strict beliefs, which he defies when he refuses to enter into an arranged marriage (as a wife) and shaves his head. After fleeing for his life, he joins other major characters with his supportive sister accompanying him.

Malthe and Esben, two light-skinned trans men from the film Silence and Swords. Both have had top surgery, with their scars visible, and have short, wavy, dark hair. They are play-fighting with sticks at the seaside.
Documentary
2020
Danmark (Denmark)

Vi slås med sværd (Silence and Swords)

Two Danish trans men, Malthe and Esben, camp, skinny-dip, and masturbate together in the wilderness.

Three images displayed side-by-side. The left image shows Finlay Games, a middle-aged, light-skinned trans man, sitting indoors, wearing a white dressing gown; he is smiling happily, and has receding grey hair, and a grey beard. The middle image shows the cover of a book titled TOP TO BOTTOM by Finlay Games, with text displayed in white text against a soft green gradient. The right image shows Finlay Games walking outdoors, looking into the distance with a neutral expression, wearing a collared blue shirt over a white t-shirt, the street visible in the blurred background.
Book (Non-Fiction)
2021
England

Top to Bottom: A Memoir and Personal Guide Through Phalloplasty

This is the memoir of Finlay Games, an English trans man, detailing his phalloplasty experience. He also discusses his transition overall, his sexual orientation, and his relationships.

Glen and Glenda, non-binary twins both played by non-binary actor Lachlan Watson, in the show Chucky. The pair are both light-skinned and red-haired, sitting in plush, grey chairs in a dim room. One twin is short-haired and wearing a studded jacket and a skirt. The other twin is long-haired and wearing a purple shirt over a long-sleeved black shirt and striped purple trousers, and has long, false silver nails. Both are smiling happily.
Show
2021
United States of America

Chucky

Glen and Glenda, non-binary twins played by American non-binary actor Lachlan Watson, are the reincarnated soul of a murderous doll in this fantasy horror series.

Leon Bonnici, a 26-year-old Maltese trans man, sitting outdoors. He is light-skinned with short, dark brown hair and a dark brown beard, wearing black-rimmed glasses, a black Puma cap, a white shirt with a design on it, and red shorts. He has tattooed arms. Captions in the image read, "I spent eight years defining myself as a lesbian before I came out as transgender".
Interview
2021
Malta

To Be A Man

Leon Bonnici, a Maltese trans man, talks about his medical transition, coming out to his family, working as a carer, loving his trans female partner, and loving his masculinity.

Levi, a transmasculine drag performer played by the transmasc actor Theo Germaine in the film Boysugar. He is wearing a white, wavy wig, make-up, and a bright outfit, and is in a room lit by purple lights.
Short Film
2021
United States of America

Boysugar

Levi, a transmasculine drag performer played by American non-binary actor Theo Germaine, finds himself in a compromising situation when he is outed by a jealous drag queen.

A light-skinned South African trans man in the short film Scum Boy, wearing a collared light blue shirt over a white t-shirt and black shorts. He has a shaved head. He is grinning and gesturing. Household clutter is visible in the background.
Experimental Film, Short Film, Animated Film
2021
South Africa

Scum Boy

A South African trans man, going by the name Scum Boy, shares his perspective on making art and food, and on the future of humanity.

Bobby, a trans man played by English trans male actor Pete MacHale, in the short film In The Name of the Father. He is sitting outdoors, a rock wall visible in the blurred background. He is light-skinned and blue-eyed with short, black hair. He is looking up with a stern or serious expression.
Short Film
2021
England

In the Name of the Father

Bobby, a trans man played by English trans male actor Pete MacHale and actor Saoirse Wren Beckner, searches for his father's spirit after the man drowns at sea.

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