Elliot Fletcher

{{short description|American actor (born 1996)}}

{{use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Elliot Fletcher

| image = Elliot Fletcher.jpg

| caption = Fletcher speaking at a Faking It panel in West Hollywood, California

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|30}} {{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/article/fletcher-family-discusses-transgender-teen|title=The DeMita Fletcher Family: What We Learned From Our Transgender Son|last=Helling|first=Steve|date=January 7, 2015|work=People|quote=Julia Fletcher vividly remembers the day her child, Elliot, came out as transgender. 'It was August 21, 2013 ... he was 17 [by that date].'}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| father = John DeMita

| mother = Julia Fletcher

| relatives = Jack Fletcher (uncle)

| education = Immaculate Heart High School

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2007–present

}}

Elliot Fletcher (born June 30, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in the MTV comedy series Faking It, Freeform's drama series The Fosters, and Showtime's series Shameless.

Early life

Fletcher was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is one of two children born to Julia Fletcher DeMita and John DeMita, who are both voice actors. He has an older brother, Conner DeMita. Fletcher is a trans man who came out shortly after his 17th birthday. He subsequently began using the name Elliot and he/him pronouns.

Career

Pre-transition, Fletcher voiced Shiro in the English dub of Tekkonkinkreet.

Fletcher joined the cast of Faking It as Noah in early 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/faking-casts-trans-actor-play-864024|title='Faking It' Casts Trans Actor to Play Trans Character for Season 3|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=17 February 2016|access-date=2016-05-03}}{{cite news|last1=Gilchrist|first1=Tracy|title=Trans Man Elliot Fletcher Joins MTV's Faking It in Show's First Trans Role|url=http://www.pride.com/transgender/2016/2/17/trans-man-elliot-fletcher-joins-mtvs-faking-it-shows-first-trans-role|access-date=11 May 2016|work=Pride|date=18 February 2016}} In April 2016, the media announced that Fletcher would be joining the cast of The Fosters in a recurring guest-starring role as Aaron, an "attractive and intriguing law student" and potential romantic interest of Callie (Maia Mitchell).{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fosters-enlists-faking-breakout-season-887506|title='The Fosters' Enlists 'Faking It' Breakout for Season 4 (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=25 April 2016|access-date=2016-05-03}} Fletcher originally considered auditioning for the role of Cole on The Fosters, but decided against it. The role was later filled by Fletcher's close friend Tom Phelan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/tv/481929-elliot-fletcher-talks-playing-new-trans-guy-character-faking|title=Elliot Fletcher talks playing the new trans guy character on "Faking It" - AfterEllen|date=2016-04-05|website=AfterEllen|access-date=2016-05-06}}

Fletcher also appeared in season 7 and then became a recurring cast member in season 8 of the Showtime TV show Shameless. He plays Trevor, a trans man who works for an organization that helps find homes for runaways and homeless LGBT+ teens. He then befriends and gets into a relationship with Ian Gallagher.{{cite web|title='Shameless': How a Transgender Storyline Brings the Show Back to its Roots|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/shameless-trans-storyline-ian-940284|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=23 October 2016|access-date=24 July 2017}}

In 2017, transgender actors and actresses including Fletcher (with the help of GLAAD and ScreenCrush) were part of a filmed letter to Hollywood written by Jen Richards, asking for more and improved roles for transgender people.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-hollywood-video_us_594964b8e4b08709c82fe34c |title=New Video Breaks Down Why Hollywood Needs Transgender Actors|website=HuffPost|date=June 20, 2017 |access-date=November 21, 2019}}{{cite web|last=Reynolds |first=Daniel |url=https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2017/6/20/trans-actors-ask-hollywood-roles-dignity-and-depth-open-letter |title=Trans Actors Ask Hollywood for Roles With Dignity and Depth in Open Letter |publisher=Advocate.com |date=2017-06-20|access-date=2017-06-21}} In 2019, Fletcher played the character Max in multiple episodes of the third and final season of the Hulu original series Marvel's Runaways.https://m.imdb.com/name/nm7893886/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=May 2022}}

In 2020, Fletcher was added to the main cast of the post-apocalyptic FX on Hulu show Y: The Last Man. Fletcher's character, Sam Jordan, is a transgender man navigating a world without cisgender men.{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/y-fxs-y-the-last-man-series-adapt-casts-elliot-fletcher/|title="Y": FX's "Y: The Last Man" Series Adapt Casts Elliot Fletcher|first=Ray|last=Flook|publisher=Bleeding Cool|date=12 March 2020|access-date=28 October 2021}}

Filmography

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|+ Elliot Fletcher television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2016

| Faking It

| Noah

| Recurring role (season 3)

rowspan="2"|2016–2018

| {{sortname|The|Fosters|dab=2013 TV series}}

| Aaron

| Recurring role (seasons 4–5)

Shameless

| Trevor

| Recurring role (seasons 7–8)

2019

|Adam Ruins Everything

|Jack

|1 episode

2019

|Runaways

|Max

|1 episode

2020

|Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen

|Himself

|Documentary film

2021

| Tell Me Your Secrets

| Jake Barlow

|

2021

| Y: The Last Man

| Sam Jordan

| Main cast

2022

| The Sex Lives of College Girls

| Reporter

| 1 episode

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|+ Elliot Fletcher voice performances

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"| Notes

2006

| Tekkonkinkreet

| Shiro (voice)

| English dub

2020

| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

| Pelagos (voice)

| Kyrian/Bastion Campaign Companion

2022

| Drifting Home

| Noppo (voice)

| English dub

References

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