THEO GERMAINE.

This year, American actor Theo Germaine landed their breakout role as James on Ryan Murphy’s satirical comedy The Politician alongside Hollywood icons such as Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bette Midler and Judith Light.

The series follows Ben Platt’s character Payton Hobart, a wealthy student from California who is determined to become the President of the United States with the help of his three dedicated best friends: Alice (Julia Schlaepfer), McAfee (Laura Dreyfuss) and James. Theo, who identifies as trans non-binary, says the role is “unique” because their gender identity isn’t addressed on the series, it’s simply left open to interpretation.

“Most of the auditions that trans folk go on are very specifically about gender identity, which is really great because I want