Chella Man

Chella Man is a Deaf, transmasculine, genderqueer, Chinese‑Jewish American artist, actor, model, and activist whose work centers the intersections of trans identity, disability, race, and queerness. He is widely known for sharing his experiences as a transgender, deaf, Asian, and Jewish person of color, using digital platforms, art, and film to challenge the absence of representation he faced growing up. Man began transitioning with testosterone in 2017 after experiencing gender dysphoria throughout childhood, and he has spoken openly about how medical transition and top surgery transformed his self‑esteem and embodiment. biographs.org In 2019, he made his acting debut as Jericho, a Deaf superhero, on DC Universe’s Titans, bringing authentic disability and trans representation to a mainstream comic‑book property. As a model, he became IMG’s first Deaf Jewish‑Asian model, and his multidisciplinary art practice — spanning film, sculpture, tattooing, and performance — explores liberation, language, and the cyborgian experience of being trans and Deaf. Man’s activism, TEDx talks, and creative work have made him one of the most influential young voices in queer and disability‑justice movements.