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[[Riley Carter Millington]] is an actor. He was cast as "Kyle" 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.[4] | Millington, from Stretford, studied drama at Eccles Sixth Form Centre before being cast in EastEnders.[4] | ||
[[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>Danny Walker, "Who is Riley Carter Millington? Everything you need to know about EastEnders' new transgender actor", ''Daily Mirror'', 9 October 2015</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:38, 16 November 2015
Riley Carter Millington is an actor. He was cast as "Kyle" 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.[4] 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."[1]
References
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- ↑ Danny Walker, "Who is Riley Carter Millington? Everything you need to know about EastEnders' new transgender actor", Daily Mirror, 9 October 2015