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Brian Michael Smith (born January 29, 1983) is an American actor and LGBT advocate. He is known for playing Paul Strickland in 9-1-1: Lone Star.
Brian Michael Smith used his role on "Queen Sugar" as a vehicle for coming out as transgender. He discusses the experience with NBC Out contributor Tiq Milan.
Brian Michael Smith is the actor behind the Wilkins character, and he happens to be transgender even in real life.
Brian Michael Smith was born in Ann Arbor, MI. He is an actor known for roles in 9-1-1 Lone Star, Queen Sugar and The L Word: Generation Q. After appearances on TV shows such as NBC's Chicago P.D., HBO's Girls, and Showtime's Homeland, Smith rose to prominence for his ground-breaking performances on television and advocacy for better trans ...
9-1-1: Lone Star's Brian Michael Smith didn't think he'd work as an openly trans actor "I didn't see it for myself for a long time," the Queen Sugar alum says of having a career as an openly...
9-1-1: Lone Star actor Brian Michael Smith recalls recognizing himself for the first time after transitioning: 'I am myself and the person that I've seen in my mind's eye for so long is...
Actor and advocate, Brian Michael Smith is most known for his groundbreaking role as transgender police officer, Toine Wilkins on Ava DuVernay’s drama, Queen Sugar and has recently joined the cast of Showtime’s The L Word: Generation Q and Fox's spinoff 9-1-1: Lonestar.
Smith became the first Black trans man to land a regular series role on network television when he was cast in September 2019, joining the likes of his transfeminine counterpart Laverne Cox....
Brian Michael Smith is not only living his dream as a successful actor, but he's also creating the mainstream trans masculine representation he didn't see growing up in the 80s and 90s in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In the first episode, during a locker room scene with Smith and Rob Lowe, it's revealed how seriously Lowe's cisgender, heterosexual character takes his skin care, while...