Elliot Fletcher (born June 30, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in the MTV comedy series ''Faking It'', Freeform's drama series ''The Fosters'', and Showtime's series ''Shameless''.

Early life

Fletcher was born and raised in

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. He is one of two children born to Julia Fletcher DeMita and

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, who are both

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. He has an older brother, Conner DeMita. Fletcher is a

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who

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shortly after his 17th birthday. He subsequently began using the name Elliot and he/him pronouns.

Career

Pre-transition, Fletcher voiced Shiro in the English dub of '' Tekkonkinkreet''. Fletcher joined the cast of '' Faking It'' as Noah in early 2016. In April 2016, the media announced that Fletcher would be joining the cast of '' The Fosters'' in a recurring guest-starring role as Aaron, an "attractive and intriguing law student" and potential romantic interest of Callie (

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). Fletcher originally considered auditioning for the role of Cole on ''The Fosters'', but decided against it. The role was later filled by Fletcher's close friend Tom Phelan. Fletcher also appeared in season 7 and then became a recurring cast member in season 8 of the

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TV show ''Shameless''. He plays Trevor, a trans man who works for an organization that helps find homes for runaways and homeless LGBT+ teens. He then befriends and gets into a relationship with

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. In 2017, transgender actors and actresses including Fletcher (with the help of GLAAD and ''

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'') were part of a filmed letter to Hollywood written by

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, asking for more and improved roles for transgender people. In 2019, Fletcher played the character Max in multiple episodes of the third and final season of the Hulu original series '' Marvel's Runaways''.https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7893886/ In 2020, Fletcher was added to the main cast of the post-apocalyptic

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show '' Y: The Last Man''. Fletcher's character, Sam Jordan, is a transgender man navigating a world without

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men.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fletcher, Elliot 1996 births 21st-century American male actors Alumni of Immaculate Heart High School, Los Angeles American LGBT actors LGBT people from California Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male television actors Transgender male actors