Theo Germaine

Theo Germaine is an American actor, best known for playing James Sullivan on the Netflix television series The Politician.^[2][3]

Theo Germaine
Born	Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign[1][2]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present

Career

Germaine acted in plays at Steppenwolf and The Goodman in Chicago before being cast in 2019 in The Politician on Netflix and Work in Progress on Showtime.^[4][5] They starred alongside Kevin Bacon in the 2022 slasher film They/Them, which centers on an LGBTQ conversion therapy camp.^[6]

One of their most recent films they starred in is a hybrid fiction-documentary Desire Lines (2024) about the "unwritten history of transmasculine sexuality"^[7] that was part of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Personal life

Germaine is originally from Illinois; they worked at a coffee shop in Chicago before temporarily relocating to Los Angeles, California for The Politician.^[2] Germaine is transexual and non-binary and uses they/them and he/him pronouns.^[2][3] Germaine medically and socially transitioned as a teen.^[8]

On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Germaine explained, "I joke and tell people my first memories are The Lion King and gender dysphoria. I remember being three years old and being in daycare and we were all lying down on our mats and trying to nap, and I remember not being able to nap because I would always just sit there and think about gender."^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Work in Progress	Chris	8 episodes[9]
2019–2020	The Politician	James Sullivan	15 episodes
2020	Equal	Jack Starr
2021	4400	Noah Harris

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Adam	Carlisle
2019	Holy Trinity	Baby
2022	Night's End	Lyden Knight
2022	They/Them	Jordan Lewis
2024	Desire Lines	Kieran	Premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2024[10]

References

1. "Netflix's The Politician: Meet its trans actor Theo Germaine". South China Morning Post. October 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
2. Manzella, Sam (October 14, 2019). "'The Politician' Actor Theo Germaine Is Playing the Most Refreshing Trans Character on Television". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
3. "Instagram".
4. "'The Politician's Theo Germaine Isn't Going to Be Quiet". www.out.com. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
5. "My worst moment: 'They/Them' star Theo Germaine and the anxiety of being a Steppenwolf understudy". Chicago Tribune. August 2, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
6. "Theo Germaine Is the Defiant Nonbinary Heart of "They/Them"". Them. August 5, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
7. "SYNOPSIS". Desire Lines. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
8. "Theo Germaine on the Beautiful Variety of Trans, Nonbinary Identities". www.advocate.com. March 17, 2020. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
9. Jevens, Darel (August 4, 2019). "Showtime sitcom about life as a 'queer dyke' to shoot soon in Chicago". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
10. Gregory, Drew Burnett (January 24, 2024). ""Desire Lines" Is an Experimental Documentary About Transmascs Who F*ck Men". Autostraddle. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

External links

• Theo Germaine at IMDb