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[[Riley Carter Millington]] is an actor. He was cast as "Kyle" in '' | [[File:Riley carter.jpg|thumb|Riley Carter Millington]]'''Riley Carter Millington''' is an actor. He was cast as "Kyle Slater" in ''[[EastEnders]]'' starting October 2015, making him the first trans man to play a regular transgender character in a British television soap opera. | ||
Millington, from [[Stretford]], studied drama at [[Eccles]] Sixth Form Centre before being cast in ''EastEnders''.<ref>http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/transgender-actor-riley-carter-millington-10224918 Rhian Lubin, "Transgender actor Riley Carter Millington from Stretford to join EastEnders playing the soap's first trans character 'Kyle'". ''Manchester Evening News'', 9 October 2015.</ref> | Millington, from [[Stretford]], studied drama at [[Eccles]] Sixth Form Centre before being cast in ''EastEnders''.<ref>http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/transgender-actor-riley-carter-millington-10224918 Rhian Lubin, "Transgender actor Riley Carter Millington from Stretford to join EastEnders playing the soap's first trans character 'Kyle'". ''Manchester Evening News'', 9 October 2015.</ref> | ||
[[Paris Lees]] described his casting as "the biggest thing to happen for the transgender community in Britain this decade. ... As a pop culture moment this is massive and a sign of the times."<ref>Danny Walker, "Who is Riley Carter Millington? Everything you need to know about EastEnders' new transgender actor", ''Daily Mirror'', 9 October 2015</ref> | [[Paris Lees]] described his casting as | ||
:"the biggest thing to happen for the transgender community in Britain this decade. ... As a pop culture moment this is massive and a sign of the times."<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/who-riley-carter-millington-everything-6600436 Danny Walker, "Who is Riley Carter Millington? Everything you need to know about EastEnders' new transgender actor", ''Daily Mirror'', 9 October 2015</ref> | |||
He was listed number 1 in the [[Rainbow List 2015]]. The citation said: | |||
:"The 21-year-old is the first trans man to top the Rainbow List. After decades of directors arguing that there were not any transgender actors to cast in high-profile roles, Millington is proving them wrong. Our judges felt his decision to play the character Kyle in ''EastEnders'' could help trans people – even save lives – and represents a landmark cultural moment."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/therainbowlist/rainbow-list-2015-1-to-101-a6731391.html Rainbow List 2015 Sarah Morrison, ''Independent on Sunday'', 15 November 2015</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 10 July 2026
Riley Carter Millington is an actor. He was cast as "Kyle Slater" in EastEnders starting October 2015, making him the first trans man to play a regular transgender character in a British television soap opera.
Millington, from Stretford, studied drama at Eccles Sixth Form Centre before being cast in EastEnders.[1] Paris Lees described his casting as
- "the biggest thing to happen for the transgender community in Britain this decade. ... As a pop culture moment this is massive and a sign of the times."[2]
He was listed number 1 in the Rainbow List 2015. The citation said:
- "The 21-year-old is the first trans man to top the Rainbow List. After decades of directors arguing that there were not any transgender actors to cast in high-profile roles, Millington is proving them wrong. Our judges felt his decision to play the character Kyle in EastEnders could help trans people – even save lives – and represents a landmark cultural moment."[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/film-and-tv/transgender-actor-riley-carter-millington-10224918 Rhian Lubin, "Transgender actor Riley Carter Millington from Stretford to join EastEnders playing the soap's first trans character 'Kyle'". Manchester Evening News, 9 October 2015.
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/who-riley-carter-millington-everything-6600436 Danny Walker, "Who is Riley Carter Millington? Everything you need to know about EastEnders' new transgender actor", Daily Mirror, 9 October 2015
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/therainbowlist/rainbow-list-2015-1-to-101-a6731391.html Rainbow List 2015 Sarah Morrison, Independent on Sunday, 15 November 2015