Lukas Gage

Lukas Gage is a queer American actor who confirmed his queer identity publicly in 2022 and has since spoken openly about his life and relationships, including his 2023 marriage to celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton. Gage first gained widespread attention for a clip that went viral in 2020 in which a director, unaware Gage could hear him, mocked his "sad" apartment during a video call audition — a moment Gage handled with remarkable grace that introduced him to audiences as someone unafraid of uncomfortable truths. That quality has defined his screen work: he is known for scene-stealing, physically committed performances in HBO's "Euphoria" and "The White Lotus" (2021), "You" (2023), and the Netflix series "Dead Boy Detectives" (2024). He starred in the action remake "Road House" (2024) opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. Gage has spoken about coming into his queerness in Hollywood and about the importance of queer people being visible and unashamed in mainstream entertainment, rather than compartmentalizing their identity to protect their careers.