Characters List
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Leading Characters - Broadcast
Supporing Characters - Broadcast
Recurring Characters - Broadcast
Leading Characters - Cable
Supporting Characters - Cable
Recurring Characters - Cable
Addendum
LEADING CHARACTERS – BROADCAST
SHOW |
NETWORK |
CHARACTER |
ACTOR |
ORIENTATION/ETHNICITY |
|
Grey’s Anatomy |
ABC |
Callie Torres |
Sara Ramirez |
Bisexual/Latina |
|
Happy Endings |
ABC |
Max Blum |
Adam Pally |
Gay/White |
|
Modern Family |
ABC |
Mitchell Prichett |
Jesse Tyler Ferguson |
Gay/White |
|
Modern Family |
ABC |
Cameron Tucker |
Eric Stonestreet |
Gay/White |
|
Smash |
NBC |
Tom |
Christian Borle |
Gay/White |
Total Count: 5
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS – BROADCAST
SHOW |
NETWORK |
CHARACTER |
ACTOR |
ORIENTATION/ETHNICITY |
|
90210 |
The CW |
Adrianna Tate- Duncan |
Jessica Lowndes |
Bisexual/White |
|
Allen Gregory |
Fox |
Jeremy |
Nat Faxon |
Gay/White |
|
Allen Gregory |
Fox |
Richard |
French Stewart |
Gay/White |
|
American Dad |
Fox |
Roger |
Seth MacFarlane |
Bisexual/Other |
|
Bones |
Fox |
Angela Montenegro |
Michaela Conlin |
Bisexual/API |
|
GCB |
ABC |
Blake Reilly |
Mark Deklin |
Gay/White |
|
Glee |
Fox |
Blaine Anderson |
Darren Criss |
Gay/White |
|
Glee |
Fox |
Kurt Hummel |
Chris Colfer |
Gay/White |
|
Glee |
Fox |
Santana Lopez |
Naya Rivera |
Lesbian/Latina |
|
Glee |
Fox |
Brittany S. Pierce |
Heather Morris |
Bisexual/White |
|
The Good Wife |
CBS |
Kalinda Sharma |
Archie Panjabi |
Bisexual/API |
|
Grey’s Anatomy |
ABC |
Arizona Robbins |
Jessica Capshaw |
Lesbian/White |
|
The Office |
NBC |
Oscar Martinez |
Oscar Nuñez |
Gay/Latino |
|
The Playboy Club |
NBC |
Alice |
Leah Renee |
Lesbian/White |
Total Count: 14
RECURRING CHARACTERS – BROADCAST
SHOW |
NETWORK |
CHARACTER |
ACTOR |
ORIENTATION/ETHNICITY |
|
90210 |
The CW |
Teddy Montgomery |
Trevor Donovan |
Gay/White |
|
American Dad |
Fox |
Terry Bates |
Mike Barker |
Gay/White |
|
American Dad |
Fox |
Greg Corbin |
Seth McFarlane |
Gay/White |
|
The Cleveland Show |
Fox |
Terry |
Jason Sudeikis |
Bisexual/White |
|
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
Bob Hunter |
Tuc Watkins |
Gay/White |
|
Desperate Housewives |
ABC |
Lee McDermott |
Kevin Rahm |
Gay/White |
|
GCB |
ABC |
Booth Becker |
Denton Blane Everett |
Gay/White |
|
The Good Wife |
CBS |
Owen Cavanaugh |
Dallas Roberts |
Gay/White |
|
The Good Wife |
CBS |
Sophia Russo |
Kelli Giddish |
Bisexual/White |
|
Revenge |
ABC |
Tyler |
Ashton Holmes |
Gay/White |
|
Rules of Engagement |
CBS |
Brenda |
Sarah Rue |
Lesbian/White |
|
The Playboy Club |
NBC |
Sean |
Sean Maher |
Gay/White |
|
The Simpsons |
Fox |
Patty Bouvier |
Julie Kavner |
Lesbian/White |
|
The Simpsons |
Fox |
Waylon Smithers |
Harry Shearer |
Gay/White |
Total Count: 14
LEADING CHARACTERS – CABLE
SHOW |
NETWORK |
CHARACTER |
ACTOR |
ORIENTATION/ETHNICITY |
|
Happily Divorced |
TV Land |
Peter Lovett |
John Michael Higgins |
Gay/White |
|
Pretty Little Liars |
ABC Family |
Emily Fields |
Shay Mitchell |
Lesbian/Multi-racial |
|
Shameless |
Showtime |
Ian Gallagher |
Cameron Monaghan |
Gay/White |
|
Southland |
TNT |
Officer John Cooper |
Michael Cudlitz |
Gay/White |
|
Torchwood: Miracle Day |
Starz |
Jack Harkness |
John Barrowman |
Bisexual/White |
Total Count: 5
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS – CABLE
SHOW |
NETWORK |
CHARACTER |
ACTOR |
ORIENTATION/ETHNICITY |
|
Archer |
FX |
Pam |
Amber Nash |
Bisexual/White |
|
Archer |
FX |
Ray Gillette |
Adam Reed |
Gay/White |
|
Boardwalk Empire |
HBO |
Angela Darmody |
Aleksa Palladino |
Bisexual/White |
|
Degrassi |
TeenNick |
Fiona Coyne |
Annie Clark |
Lesbian/White |
|
Degrassi |
TeenNick |
Zane Park |
Shannon Kook-Chun |
Gay/API |
|
Degrassi |
TeenNick |
Riley Stavros |
Argiris Karras |
Gay/White |
|
Degrassi |
TeenNick |
Adam Torres |
Jordan Todosey |
Straight/White |
|
Entourage |
HBO |
Lloyd Lee |
Rex Lee |
Gay/API |
|
HawthoRNe |
TNT |
Kelly |
Vanessa Lengies |
Lesbian/White |
|
Hung |
HBO |
Damon Drecker |
Charlie Saxon |
Bisexual/White |
|
Love that Girl! |
TV One |
Adonis |
Mark Adair-Rios |
Gay/Multi-racial |
|
Love that Girl! |
TV One |
Fabian |
Peter Oldring |
Gay/White |
|
Nurse Jackie |
Showtime |
Dr. Eleanor O’Hara |
Eve Best |
Bisexual/White |
|
Nurse Jackie |
Showtime |
Thor Lundgren |
Stephen Wallem |
Gay/White |
|
Single Ladies |
VH! |
Omar |
Travis Winfrey |
Gay/Black |
|
Spartacus: Vengeance |
Starz |
Lucretia |
Lucy Lawless |
Bisexual/White |
|
True Blood |
HBO |
Pam De Beaufort |
Kristin Bauer |
Lesbian/White |
|
True Blood |
HBO |
Lafayette Reynolds |
Nelsan Ellis |
Gay/Black |
|
True Blood |
HBO |
Tara Thornton |
Rutina Wesley |
Bisexual/Black |
|
True Blood |
HBO |
Jesus Velasquez |
Kevin Alejandro |
Gay/Latino |
|
Warehouse 13 |
Syfy |
Steve Jinks |
Aaron Ashmore |
Gay/White |
|
White Collar |
USA |
Diana Barrigan |
Marsha Thomason |
Lesbian/Black |
Total Count: 22
RECURRING CHARACTERS – CABLE
SHOW |
NETWORK |
CHARACTER |
ACTOR |
ORIENTATION/ETHNICITY |
|
American Horror story |
FX |
Character 1 |
Zachary Quinto |
Gay/White |
|
American Horror Story |
FX |
Character 2 |
Teddy Sears |
Gay/White |
|
Being Human |
Syfy |
Emily |
Alison Louder |
Lesbian/White |
|
The Big C |
Showtime |
Lee |
Hugh Dancy |
Gay/White |
|
The Closer |
TNT |
Dr. Morales |
Jonathon Del Arco |
Gay/Latino |
|
Children’s Hospital |
Adult Swim |
Dr. Brian |
Jordan Peele |
Bisexual/Black |
|
Game of Thrones |
HBO |
Renly Baratheon |
Gethin Anthony |
Gay/White |
|
Game of Thrones |
HBO |
Loras Tyrell |
Finn Jones |
Gay/White |
|
Mad Men |
AMC |
Joyce Ramsay |
Zosia Mamet |
Lesbian/White |
|
Pretty Little Liars |
ABC Family |
Maya St. Germain |
Bianca Lawson |
Lesbian/Black |
|
The Secret Life of the American Teenager |
ABC Family |
Griffin |
Brando Eaton |
Gay/White |
|
The Secret Life of the American Teenager |
ABC Family |
Nora Underwood |
Anne Ramsay |
Lesbian/White |
|
Shameless |
Showtime |
Bob |
Carlease Burke |
Lesbian/Black |
|
Shameless |
Showtime |
Kash |
Pej Vahdat |
Gay/API |
|
Shameless |
Showtime |
Jess |
Missy Doty |
Lesbian/Black |
|
Shameless |
Showtime |
Monica Gallagher |
Chloe Webb |
Bisexual/White |
|
Shameless |
Showtime |
Mickey Milkovich |
Noel Fisher |
Gay/White |
|
South Park |
Comedy Central |
Mr. Garrison |
Trey Parker |
Bisexual/White |
|
Teen Wolf |
MTV |
Danny |
Keahu Kahuanui |
Gay/API |
|
True Blood |
HBO |
Naomi |
Vedette Lim |
Lesbian/White |
|
True Blood |
HBO |
Nan Flanagan |
Jessica Tuck |
Lesbian/White |
|
Weeds |
Showtime |
Zoya |
Olga Sosnovska |
Bisexual/White |
Total Count: 22
ADDENDUM:
These characters were not announced or identified as LGBT in time to be included in the Where We Are on TV report
|
SHOW |
NETWORK |
CHARACTER |
ACTOR |
ORIENTATION/ETHNICITY |
STATUS |
|
Glee |
Fox |
Sebastian |
Grant Gustin |
Gay/White |
Recurring |