Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 21:16:42 GMT -5
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Former Angel star J August Richards aged 46 has come out as gay – after taking on a gay role on the drama Council of Dads.
The actor, best known for his roles as Charles Gunn on Angel and Deathlok on Agents of Shield, plays Oliver, a happily married gay Black man with a daughter, in the new NBC drama.
In an Instagram Live with co-star Sarah Wayne Callies, Richards said it had been important to him to open up about his own sexuality with his cast mates before taking on the role.
J August Richards felt pressure to come out for Council of Dads.
The actor explained of the pressure he felt: “If I think about why I even got involved in this industry, it was really to combat oppression.
“I knew how I was affected by the people of colour I saw on television, or that I didn’t see on television, so this being a married, gay man, with a family… on television I don’t take anything I do lightly, and you have an opportunity to put an image into millions of home. I wanted that image to be honest and I wanted to be correct.”
The actor, best known for his roles as Charles Gunn on Angel and Deathlok on Agents of Shield, plays Oliver, a happily married gay Black man with a daughter, in the new NBC drama.
In an Instagram Live with co-star Sarah Wayne Callies, Richards said it had been important to him to open up about his own sexuality with his cast mates before taking on the role.
J August Richards felt pressure to come out for Council of Dads.
The actor explained of the pressure he felt: “If I think about why I even got involved in this industry, it was really to combat oppression.
“I knew how I was affected by the people of colour I saw on television, or that I didn’t see on television, so this being a married, gay man, with a family… on television I don’t take anything I do lightly, and you have an opportunity to put an image into millions of home. I wanted that image to be honest and I wanted to be correct.”
