Describing himself as apro-choicefeminist, Page has spoken out in favor of theMe Too movement, advocated forabortion rights, has called for the end of military dictatorship inMyanmar, and is alsovegan. In 2014, Page was included inThe Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list. In 2015, he received theHuman Rights Campaign Vanguard Award.[3] Page has strongly spoken out against discriminatory legislation towards thetrans community and has become a vocal advocate forLGBTQ rights.[4] Page publiclycame out as atrans man in 2020. In March 2021, he became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover ofTime.[5]
In 2005, Page received recognition for his role in the movieHard Candy, where he portrayed Hayley Stark, a teenage girl who takes apedophile hostage.[20] The film was a critical and commercial success,[21] and he received acclaim for his performance, withUSA Today praising him for his role, stating that Page "manages to be both cruelly callous and likable" and gives "one of the most complex, disturbing and haunting performances of the year".[22] For the role, he won theAustin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in 2006, among other awards and nominations.[23] Also in 2005, he starred in the British filmMouth to Mouth. In 2006, Page appeared inX-Men: The Last Stand (2006) asKitty Pryde, a girl who can walk through walls. In the previousX-Men movies, the part had been used in brief cameos played by other actors, but never as a main character.[24] The film was a commercial success.[25]
In August 2009, Page was cast in the big-budgetChristopher Nolan science fiction filmInception, which began filming the same year.[40] The film was released on July 16, 2010, and was a commercial success.[41] It received widespread acclaim from critics, being hailed as one of the best films of the 2010s.[42] Page played Ariadne, an architecture student who is a newcomer to dream espionage.[43][44] The cast, including Page, earnedseveral accolades, with Page earning nominations from theSaturn Awards and theMTV Awards. He also starred in the 2010black comedy superhero filmSuper,[45] which he accepted after seeing the script for the film.[46] The film received mixed reviews, though Page was praised for his performance as apsychopathic teenagesidekick.[47] In January 2010, Page began appearing in a series of advertisements forCisco Systems, including commercials set inLunenburg, Nova Scotia.[48][49] That April, the Michael Lander filmPeacock featured Page as Maggie Bailey, a struggling young mother.[50] Page noted the film as "one of the boldest screenplays I've come across in my albeit short career; it's a character and story I can throw myself into and exactly the type of movie I love to be a part of".[51]
In April 2011, it was announced that Page would co-star as Monica in theWoody Allen filmTo Rome with Love, a film told in four separate vignettes;[52] the film was released in 2012. In June 2012,Quantic Dream announced thevideo gameBeyond: Two Souls, in which Page portrays one of the mainplayer characters, Jodie Holmes, throughvoice acting andmotion-capture acting; it was released on October 8, 2013, in North America.[53][54][55] The game polarized critics,[56] but Page earned praise for his performance, withGamesTM calling it "truly breathtaking ... Jodie's character is one we've seen before in many films – a troubled child with a gift, haunted by spirits, struggling with growing up", but Page excelled in giving "gravity and warmth" to the character.[57] He was given various awards and nominations for the role, including theBritish Academy Games Award for Best Performer.[58] In 2013, another video game,The Last of Us, was released. Page accused the production for using his likeness without permission for the character Ellie;[59][60] the character's appearance was subsequently redesigned to better reflect the actual performer's personality and make the character younger.[61]
In 2015, Page starred in and produced the filmFreeheld, aboutLaurel Hester,[74] which was adapted from the 2007 short film of the same name.[75] The film received a mixed response from critics, with review siteRotten Tomatoes writing that "Freeheld certainly means well, but its cardboard characters and by-the-numbers drama undermine its noble intentions".[76] In 2016, Page co-starred in theNetflix filmTallulah as the eponymous character;[77] the film marked his third collaboration with directorSian Heder, and his second collaboration withAllison Janney, both of whom he worked with onJuno.[78] In the film, his character is a young woman who abducts a baby and tries to pass it off as her own.[77] On his acting,[79]The Guardian wrote "...what grounds it are the terrific performances and Heder's rich direction and screenplay".[79] In the same year, he appeared in the filmWindow Horses and provided the English voice of Rosy in the French filmMy Life as a Zucchini,[80] the latter of which earned critical acclaim[81][82] and a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature.[83]
On November 9, 2017, it was announced that Page had been cast in the main role ofVanya (later Viktor) Hargreeves in theNetflix superhero seriesThe Umbrella Academy.[84][85] The show received positive reviews from critics,[86] and Page was acclaimed for his performance, earning aSaturn Award nomination in 2019 and winning theSaturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television in 2022.[87][88][89] After Page came out as transgender, it was revealed that he would continue his role in the show, with Netflix updating Page's name across the service.[90] In March 2022, it was announced that Page's character would return in the upcoming third season and transition to male;[91][92] the character briefly comes out to his siblings during "World's Biggest Ball of Twine".[93]Gizmodo reported that the change "was very likely done to reflect Page's own transition".[92]
Page headlined the science-fiction filmFlatliners,[94] a remake of the1990 film of the same title which was released in 2017, emerging as a commercial success.[95]Flatliners was panned by critics,[96][97] although Page and the ensemble cast were praised, with film criticMatt Zoller Seitz writing that "Luna and Page in particular make much stronger impressions than you might expect, given the repetitious and mostly shallow scenarios they're asked to enact ... But the choppy, cliched visuals and the script's superficial approach to the characters' predicaments ultimately undo any goodwill that the actors can generate."[98] Also in 2017, he produced and starred in the filmThe Cured.[99]
2020s: Expansion and current work
In 2019, Page starred in the Netflix miniseriesTales of the City as Shawna Hopkins,[100][101] which received positive reviews.[102][103] Page, along with Ian Daniel, directed and produced the documentaryThere's Something in the Water, which is aboutenvironmental racism;[104] the film premiered at the2019 Toronto International Film Festival,[105] and was later released on Netflix on March 27, 2020.[106] The film received positive reviews from critics, withThe Hollywood Reporter writing that the film, while "made in a standard documentary format that includes a voiceover and a tad too much weepy music", "gets its job done directly enough, underlining a situation that remains dire despite what seems to be a growing level awareness around the country".[107] Page will next have a voice role in the upcoming filmNaya Legend of the Golden Dolphin andRobodog.[108]
In August 2021, Page collaborated with Mark Rendall for a music release on Bandcamp.[109] The three-track EP has been described as a "lo-fibedroom pop adventure" in the press.[110] In August 2021, he signed an overall deal with Universal Content Productions.[111] In September 2021, Page launched a production company, Page Boy Productions, and appointed Matt Jordan Smith to serve as Head of Development and Production.[112] In February 2022, it was announced thatFlatiron Books had acquired the publishing rights toPageboy, a memoir written by Page, for $3 million, with the book set to release in June 2023.[113] The memoir debuted at the top ofThe New York Times Best Sellers List for Nonfiction.[114]
In October 2022, PageBoy Productions announced the projectBackspot with him acting as executive producer.[115] Filming in Toronto on the production wrapped in March 2023.[116] In June 2023, it was reported that he served as a producer, screenwriter and actor on the upcoming drama filmClose to You, which had just wrapped filming.[117] Both films premiered at the2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[118][119] Page was praised for his performance in the latter, winning an award at the2023 Calgary International Film Festival.[120]
As of June 2022, Page was writing a screenplay with hisMouth to Mouth co-star Beatrice Brown.[121] In January 2025, it was announced that Page would be developing a television adaptation ofBeyond: Two Souls after his production company acquired the rights fromQuantic Dream.[122] Later that same month, it was announced that Page would reunite withChristopher Nolan forThe Odyssey (2026).[123]
Personal life
Sexuality and gender
On February 14, 2014, Page, who at that time presented as female,came out as gay (Page being attracted to women),[124][125] during a speech at theHuman Rights Campaign's "Time to Thrive" conference inLas Vegas.[126][127][128] In November 2017, Page claimed to have beenouted at age 18 by filmmakerBrett Ratner while on the set ofX-Men: The Last Stand.[129] This was corroborated by co-starAnna Paquin, who said that she was present when Ratner made the comment. In a lengthyFacebook post, Page expressed gratitude towards people who spoke out against abuse, and expressed frustration at the pattern of those who continued to remain silent on such matters.[130] In 2014, Page was included inThe Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list.[131][132]
Page's 2021 appearance onTime was the first for an openlytrans man.[133]
On December 1, 2020, Page came out on social media as atrans man, specifying hispronouns ashe andthey, and revealed his new name, Elliot.[134] Page explained that his decision to speak openly about hisgender identity was partially prompted by theCOVID-19 pandemic, and partially by the anti-transgender rhetoric in politics and the news cycle.[135]GLAAD spokesperson Nick Adams stated that Page "will now be an inspiration to countless trans andnon-binary people".[136] Page's former wife, Emma Portner, expressed support for him coming out that same day on her Instagram account, saying she was "so proud" of Page.[137] Netflix tweeted: "So proud of our superhero! We love you Elliot!"[138] Various celebrities such asJustin Trudeau,Ellen DeGeneres,Miley Cyrus,James Gunn, andKumail Nanjiani, expressed support for Page after the announcement.[139][140][141] That same day,Netflix announced that it would update Page's credits and metadata across all titles to reflect his name.[141] These changes were completed by December 8, 2020.[142]
Page appeared on the cover of the March 29 / April 5, 2021, issue ofTime, making him the first openly trans man to do so.[133] He requested thatWynne Neilly photograph him for the cover because he wanted another transgender person to be the photographer.[143] In the featured article, he described himself asqueer and non-binary,[133][144] and revealed that at the time he came out, he had been recovering from undergoingtop surgery (subcutaneous mastectomy), a process that he described as "life-saving".[145] Page also revealed that at the age of nine, he first talked about his gender identity: "I felt like a boy ... I wanted to be a boy. I would ask my mom if I could be someday."[124]
Relationships
Page had a relationship withOlivia Thirlby during the filming ofJuno,[146] and withKate Mara, with whom he co-starred inTiny Detectives (2014) andMy Days of Mercy (2017), in 2014.[147][148] In 2017, Page and dancer/choreographerEmma Portner revealed that they were in a relationship.[149][150] In January 2018, Page announced that they were married.[151] They separated in mid-2020, and Page filed for divorce in January 2021;[152] it was finalized in early 2021, though they remain close friends.[124]
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