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Elliot Page Biography

news-detailsElliot Page, born February 21, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist whose transformative career and personal journey have made him one of the most prominent figures in contemporary entertainment and LGBTQ advocacy. Rising to fame as a teenager, Page first garnered widespread attention for his chilling performance in the psychological thriller Hard Candy (2005), where he played a teenage vigilante opposite Patrick Wilson. He quickly followed this with a major franchise role as Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), a character he would reprise years later in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). However, it was his portrayal of the whip-smart, pregnant teenager Juno MacGuff in the 2007 comedy-drama Juno that catapulted him to international stardom. The performance earned Page an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, making him the fourth-youngest nominee in that category at the time, and cemented his reputation as a versatile and deeply compelling screen presence.

Throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, Page continued to demonstrate remarkable range, starring in the indie drama The Tracey Fragments (2007), the roller-derby film Whip It (2009) directed by Drew Barrymore, the dark comedy Super (2010), and the blockbuster science-fiction masterpiece Inception (2010) directed by Christopher Nolan. In 2013, he lent his voice and likeness to the video game Beyond: Two Souls, a performance that earned him a BAFTA nomination for Best Performer. Page also took on dramatic roles in Freeheld (2015) opposite Julianne Moore and Tallulah (2016), further showcasing his commitment to complex, character-driven storytelling. In 2019, he began starring as Vanya Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, a role that would later evolve alongside his own identity when the character was rewritten as Viktor Hargreeves after Page came out as a transgender man. The series ran for four seasons, concluding in 2024, and earned him a devoted fanbase in the superhero genre.

Beyond his acting career, Page has been a vocal and tireless activist. A pro-choice feminist and vegan, he has spoken out in support of the Me Too movement, abortion rights, and the end of military dictatorship in Myanmar. In 2014, he publicly came out as a lesbian during a speech at the Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive conference, and that same year was named to The Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list. He also created and hosted the documentary series Gaycation (2016–2017), exploring LGBTQ cultures around the world, and co-directed the documentary There's Something in the Water (2019), which examined environmental racism in Nova Scotia. In 2015, Page received the Human Rights Campaign Vanguard Award for his activism. In December 2020, he came out as a trans man, announcing his new name, Elliot Page, in a powerful social media statement. In March 2021, he made history as the first openly transgender man to appear on the cover of Time magazine, a milestone that resonated deeply within the transgender community and beyond. Page continues to act and produce, appearing in the drama Close to You (2023) and the upcoming The Odyssey (2026), while remaining a leading voice for LGBTQ rights and representation in Hollywood.