Brandon Paul Flynn is an American actor who has appeared in several films and series over the past few years. However, he is best known for his role as Justin Foley in Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why. For many years fans have been curious about Brandon Flynn’s sexuality. So let’s try to find out if Brandon Flynn is gay?
Is Brandon Flynn Gay?
There has been a lot of curiosity among Brandon’s fans about the sexuality of the actor. The answer is yes. The 25-year-old actor is openly gay. Many reports claimed about him being gay. However, the actor never actually came out officially. But in a weird way, his sexuality was confirmed. During an interview. Brandon once said, “Even though I didn’t ever come out to the public, in a weird way, I just one day read an article where I came out in the terms that they wanted me to come out.”
During an interview in 2019, Brandon mentioned, “I came out to my family and my friends around 10 years ago. So, even when the industry caught wind of me being bisexual or gay or whichever one they choose to go with, it didn’t feel like it was my own, and I think that’s a bit frustrating for me and that’s where I feel a bit judged.”
The actor was in a very talked-about relationship with singer Sam Smith. A picture of the two sharing an adorable kiss got viral on social media a few years back. According to reports, the couple began dating in 2017. But their relationship could not go the distance as they parted ways soon. There were also rumors that Game Of Thrones & Eternals star Richard Madden was in a relationship with Flynn for some time. However, nothing has been confirmed to date.
Career!
Brandon Flynn’s acting career began with working in commercials and performing on stage. In the early days of his career, Flynn played the part of a reporter in ‘CWW’s ‘FL Kidcare Health.’ Meanwhile in the 2014 Brandon appreaed as ‘Principal’ in the comedy series Sirens. After that, he landed a part in ‘Lost and Gone Forever. Brandon’s first significant role came in 2016 in the American political satire sci-fi comedy drama ‘BrainDead.’ In the show, Flynn played ‘Mike the intern’.
However, 2017 was the turning point in Brandon Flynn’s career, as in the same year, he appeared as himself in the short film, ‘Home Movies. And his breakthrough role as Justin Foley in the Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why also came in 2017. The plot is around a high school student who gets mentally unstable after being the focus of attention at her school and commits suicide.
Brandon Flynn also performed in the off-Broadway version of the ‘Kid Victory’ musical at the ‘Vineyard Theater’ in the same year. In 2018, he appeared in Season 2 of ’13 Reasons Why,’ which delves more into the character of ‘Justin Foley.’ Flynn’s portrayal in the second season of the successful show received a lot of praise.
In 2018, he also appeared in a short film named ‘Binge’ as Johnny. Also, in the third season of HBO’s acclaimed crime drama True Detective, Flynn appears as ‘Ryan Peters. Soon after, in 2020, Brandon was seen in the teen comedy ‘Looks That Kill.’ The movie also starred Julia Goldani Telles and Ki Hong Lee in lead roles, alongside Flynn.
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