This hunky TV star just came out as gay

Brian J. Smith in ‘Sense8’

Hunky actor Brian J. Smith–known for roles in the cult series Sense8 and the action show Treadstone–just came out of the closet.

In an interview with Attitude, Smith discusses his feelings of dread and isolation growing up gay in rural Texas. “I was terrified. At school, I really couldn’t fit in anywhere. I wasn’t a jock or a nerd,” he says. “Forget about any LGBTQ union or groups. There was absolutely nothing. I was completely alone. I heard all the names: p*ssy, f*ggot.”

Like so many queer people, Smith turned to acting as a refuge from his torment. “In front of an audience,” he says, “I disappeared and became someone else. I had 600 students at school, all of whom probably thought I was an absolute idiot, a nerd. On stage, they paid attention to me, and they saw that I had something. And that’s when I didn’t feel alone.”

Related: ‘Sense8’ actress Jamie Clayton on the finale, the Matt Bomer flap & casting trans roles

The acting bug became more than a hobby as Smith landed roles into college, and later professionally. His talent even landed him a spot in the acting program at the Julliard School, widely considered the most prestigious acting school in the world which has produced stars like…

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