‘Juno’ star Elliot Page, once Ellen Page, comes out as transgender
- Umbrella Academy actor thanks supporters in the trans community for helping him on his journey to ‘finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self’
- On social media, Page says he is profoundly happy but is also ‘scared of the invasiveness, the hate, the jokes and of violence’
The Oscar-nominated star of Juno has come out as transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page Tuesday in social media posts that voiced joy at sharing the news – but also fear over a possible backlash.
The actor thanked supporters in the trans community for helping him on his journey to “finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self”.
“I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer,” wrote the Canadian-born Page, who has recently starred in Netflix superhero series The Umbrella Academy.
Page, 33, burst onto the Hollywood scene with an Oscar-nominated role as a pregnant teenager in 2007 sleeper hit Juno.
The actor also appeared in the 2009 roller derby comedy Whip It, the 2010 science fiction hit Inception opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, and the 2012 Woody Allen comedy To Rome with Love.