Cast member of OWN’s Queen Sugar Brian Michael revealed that he is a transgender. He appeared in the “Caroling Dusk,” episode of the show in the second season as a officer. Michael said ,“There aren’t many acting roles about trans people, let alone trans men in TV and films.
Next up for Michael is a role in the third and final season of Amazon’s Red Oaks. The actor, who has also had cisgender roles, hopes to continue to get those as well as trans roles.