Elliot Page says he regrets his character making a homophobic joke in the 2007 film Juno.
Page, 37, is an award-winning actor who has starred in movies such as Inception. He’s also well known for his role as Viktor Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.
The Hard Candy star is an outspoken activist outside his acting work, particularly concerning LGBTQ rights.
And now, Page has opened up about a joke his character made in Juno – which he now regrets.
In 2014, Page – who presented as female at the time – came out as gay. Then, in 2020, he came out as a trans man, specifying his pronouns and revealing his new name.
His announcement read: “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot. I feel lucky to be writing this. To be here. To have arrived at this place in my life.
“I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive.
“To all trans people who deal with harassment, self-loathing, abuse and the threat of violence every day: I see you, I love you and I will do everything I can to change this world for the better.”
Page opens up further about his life and identity in the 2023 memoir ‘Pageboy’.
“Shame had been drilled into my bones since I was my tiniest self, and I struggled to rid my body of that old toxic and erosive marrow,” he writes.
