NEW YORK – Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page, the star of “Juno,” “Inception” and “The Umbrella Academy,” came out as transgender Tuesday in an announcement greeted as a watershed moment for the trans community in Hollywood.
And I love that I am queer," Page said in a statement on social media.
“I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,” Page wrote.
Netflix, maker of the comic book series “The Umbrella Academy," said, “So proud of our superhero!
We celebrate the remarkable Elliot Page today.”Page broke out in Jason Reitman's 2007 film “Juno” in a performance as a pregnant teenager that earned him an Academy Award nomination.