I’ve gone ahead and added blu-ray ccreencaptures of Love, Simon to the gallery. Lonsdale became a recurring member of the cast of the Australian teen drama series Dance Academy in the 2012 second season; his character Oliver Lloyd became a regular in the third and final season. Street Fighter, Enter your email to receive a daily roundup of the top LGBT+ news stories. He is known for his television roles as dance student Oliver Lloyd on the ABC series Dance Academy (2012–2013) and Wally West / Kid Flash on The CW series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow (beginning 2015); and for film roles in The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), The Finest Hours (2016), and Love, Simon (2018). “This is a momentous night and I also want, because I didn’t do it last year, to honor my mother who received the award last year. Black He then played a supporting role as Uriah Pedrad in The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015), the second film in the series. Keiynan Lonsdale Twitter Instagram Years active I think this could be really really exciting.”, More: He briefly reprised the role in The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016). Eye Color The rapper said that it was because of his mother that he was able to learn about love and acceptance. Keiynan Lonsdale December 19, 1991 (age 28) In 2018, Lonsdale starred as Bram in the film Love, Simon, based on the novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli, about a teenage boy who struggles to come out; Lonsdale has said that the role helped him come to terms with his own sexuality. Romantic teen comedy-drama “Love, Simon,” Netflix’s reality show “Queer Eye” and Starz’s comedy series “Vida” took top honors at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Lonsdale came out publicly through means of an Instagram post in 2017, later clarifying in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that he prefers not to label his sexuality, and identifies primarily as queer. In 2016, his single "Higher" was included on Connor Franta's curated album Common Culture, volume 5. Biographical To choose who you love is your human right, how you identify and see yourself is your human right, who you make love to and take that ass to Red Lobster is your human right.”. In 2015, he auditioned for the role of Jefferson "Jax" Jackson—a recurring character introduced in the second season of the CW's The Flash—but this role was given to Franz Drameh. That year, Lonsdale also appeared in an episode of Supergirl. Lonsdale has also released musical recordings, including "Higher" in 2015 and "Good Life" in 2017 and “Kiss The Boy” in 2018. Portrays This website uses cookies to provide you with the best browsing experience. Lonsdale said in 2018: “I am open to any role that feels authentic, interesting and exciting. Love, Simon and so many other LGBTQ projects are now paving the way for more stories and different stories to be told in different lights. It doesn’t matter. It was the first film where I notice Kieynan and it made me really want to do the site. “Love, Simon,” an LGBTQ themed high-school rom-com, took the prize for Outstanding Film Wide Release with Gwyneth Paltrow presenting the award to director Greg Berlanti and cast members Nick Robinson, Keiynan Lonsdale and Alexandra Schipp. Any display of homophobia is a reflection of someone that hasn’t done the necessary work to be truly comfortable with their own complex sexuality.”, Celebs you didn’t know have an LGBT sibling. He added: “The more I’d been building confidence as an out black man, the more I was reflecting and becoming frustrated with the ever-present and very real homophobia that we still face around the globe. “He was brave and unapologetic during a time when this country was not as accepting. Social Media The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Lonsdale was born in Sydney, Australia, to a Nigerian father of the Edo people, and an Australian mother who is of Irish and Danish descent. As with Love, Simon Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.. Keiynan Lonsdale (born December 19, 1991) is an Australian actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter. “Vida,” about two Mexican-American sisters who return home to a rapidly gentrifying Boyle Heights — and find out their recently deceased mother was in a relationship with a woman — took home the award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Outstanding Reality Program went to “Queer Eye,” Netflix’s reboot of the Bravo series, starring Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk and Karamo Brown. The following year, he appeared in an episode of the Australian television medical drama All Saints. The 30th annual GLAAD ceremony also honored Beyoncé and Jay-Z with the Vanguard Award for their support of the LGBTQ community. Enjoy the captures! Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. When Quinn Ackerman's admission to the college of her dreams depends on her performance at a dance competition, she forms a ragtag group of dancers to take on the best squad in school...now she just needs to learn how to dance. “Everything in life is queer, it’s just nature’s way, hence why it’s cooler and more colourful. Jay-Z began their speech by thanking his mother, Gloria Carter, who is a lesbian and who accepted a special award on behalf of her son last year. He is the youngest of six children on his mother's side, with three brothers and two sisters, and one of seven from his father's side; in total he has 11 siblings. Witnessing his battle with HIV was one of the most painful experiences I’ve ever lived.”, She continued: “I’m hopeful that his struggle served to open pathways for other young people to live more freely. Outstanding Reality Program went to . GLAAD had also previously announced that Madonna will receive the Advocate for Change Award and Andy Cohen will receive the Vito Russo Award from Sarah Jessica Parker in the organizations’ New York City event on May 4, which will air on Logo on Sunday, May 12. Date of Birth Occupation Queer actor and musician Keiynan Lonsdale has released a queer ode to Street Fighter. Lonsdale got his first acting job in 2007, with a bit dancing part in the film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance. In 2017, his character left The Flash and debuted on Legends of Tomorrow. Height Sometimes we might feel lost on the way, but if we persevere, this life sure will be beautiful.”. Nick Duffy April 14, 2020 Queer actor and musician Keiynan Lonsdale. Lonsdale has put unapologetic queerness at the heart of his music so far, with tracks “Kiss The Boy” and “Rainbow Dragon” racking up fans on YouTube. GLAAD Media Awards: ‘Love, Simon,’ ‘Queer Eye,’ ‘Vida’ Take Top Prizes. 2007-present LGBTQI rights are human rights. Both were announced ahead of time. He next appeared in the historical drama The Finest Hours (2016) as Eldon Hanon, the youngest sailor involved in a rescue at sea. Male Sydney, Australia Beyonce then told the crowd she was “super honored and overwhelmed and I’m very proud of the run in my stocking from Shangela,” she said about the “Drag Race” alum who earlier in the evening performed a medley of her all her hit songs to a roaring audience. https://love-simon.fandom.com/wiki/Keiynan_Lonsdale?oldid=1380, Series Regular (Season 3); Special Guest Star (2 episodes). (See below). Rainbow Boy is Keiynan Lonsdale's studio debut album featuring 14 tracks, including Rainbow Dragon and Gay Street Fighter. Twitter The track opens with the lyrics: “For anyone who thought they couldn’t be themselves and a hero too, your time is now, and it’s not going to be easy. Queer actor and musician Keiynan Lonsdale. Love, Simon star Keiynan Lonsdale declares himself the ‘Gay Street Fighter’ in defiant and proud new single. Instead, Lonsdale was cast as Wally West, the previously unknown son of the hero's foster father, who became a regular supporting character as Kid Flash.