Lachlan Watson (born April 12, 2001) is an American actor, best known for playing trans boy Theo Putnam in the

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original series ''

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'', and

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s Glen and Glenda Tilly in the second season of the Syfy/

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original series ''

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''.

Personal life

Watson was born on April 12, 2001, and was raised in

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. Watson received their high school diploma through a homeschooling program in 2018. Watson is

and

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and goes by they/them pronouns. They are a feminist. In November 2018, Watson was featured on a Netflix-produced talk segment titled ''What I Wish You Knew: About Being Nonbinary'', where they discussed

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with other non-binary celebrities

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, and Shiva Raichandani.

Career

Watson began acting as a child at the Burning Coal Theatre, where their mother worked. They became active in the

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theatre scene and landed small roles on the television shows '' Nashville'' and ''

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''. In 2015, they performed in the

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's production of

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's ''

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''. In 2018, Watson landed a regular role in the

original series ''

'' after a nationwide casting call where they sent in a taped audition. Watson plays a

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named Theo Putnam (previously "Susie"). Watson stated that they used their own personal experience to shape the character and to influence the way the character's story line is written in order to resonate with genderqueer viewers. At the time of their debut in ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'', Watson was one of the youngest self-identified

actors in Hollywood. At Sony Interactive Entertainment's "Future of Gaming" online event for the PlayStation 5 in June 2020, it was revealed that Watson would voice the anthropomorphic protagonist, Fang, of their upcoming 2023 video game '' Goodbye Volcano High''. In June 2022, it was revealed they would be portraying

s Glen and Glenda Tilly in the second season of ''Chucky'', later reviving the characters in a series of sketches on their

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channel.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watson, Lachlan Living people 2001 births 21st-century American actors Actors from Raleigh, North Carolina American feminists American stage actors American television actors LGBT feminists LGBT people from North Carolina Pansexual actors American non-binary actors Pansexual non-binary people