Garcia (actor) explained

Garcia
Occupation:Actor
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:New York University

Garcia[1] is an American actor, best known for their starring role in the 2019 Netflix miniseries Tales of the City in which Garcia played a recently transitioned trans man exploring a newfound attraction to men.[2] [3] Garcia also served as a production consultant on the series.

Early life

Garcia grew up in Chicago and, after dropping out of community college, they began performing with the local theater company Free Street.[4] Garcia later went back to school, moving to New York City to study at New York University.[5]

Work

Garcia's first credited role[6] was in Netflix's 2019 series Tales of the City, a sequel to the earlier miniseries. They played the role of Jake Rodriguez, a trans man struggling with his new identity, his relationship, and his feelings of attraction towards men. Garcia's performance was well-received, described as "affecting"[7] and with commentators noting with approval that they were one of a number of queer actors cast in queer roles. Garcia also has a recurring role on Party of Five, where they play Matthew, an undocumented trans man. [8]

Personal life

Garcia is transgender and non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Scott . Darren . Netflix announce diverse queer cast and crew for 'Tales of the City' . 12 July 2019 . . 16 October 2018 . 12 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190712113955/https://www.attitude.co.uk/article/netflix-announce-diverse-queer-cast-and-crew-for-tales-of-the-city/19386/ . dead .
  2. News: Betancourt . Manuel . Nonbinary Actor Garcia On Being Excited & Terrified After Landing a Role in Netflix's 'Tales of the City' . 12 July 2019 . REMEZCLA . 6 June 2019.
  3. News: Kheraj . Alim . Meet the trans non-binary actor changing tv with netflix's 'tales of the city' . 12 July 2019 . . 11 June 2019.
  4. News: Metz . Nina . Chicago's Garcia talks inclusivity and 'Tales of the City' revival on Netflix . 12 July 2019 . . 13 June 2019.
  5. News: Yeates . Cydney . Tales Of The City star Garcia breaks down how Netflix's limited series is flying the flag for LGBT community. 12 July 2019 . . 7 June 2019.
  6. News: Bentley . Jean . Netflix's Tales of The City Has A Seriously Incredible Cast . 12 July 2019 . . 7 June 2019.
  7. News: German . Kent . Netflix's Tales of the City wisely leaves the San Francisco hate behind . 12 July 2019 . . 13 June 2019.
  8. Azzopardi, Chris. "“Party of Five” Breakout Garcia Wows as Undocumented Trans Immigrant", NewNowNext, 08 February 2020. Retrieved on 11 February 2020.
  9. News: Adams . Nick . Netflix's new "Tales of the City" will bring us diverse queer and trans stories in 2019 . 12 July 2019 . . 16 October 2018 . 28 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190628231504/https://www.glaad.org/blog/netflixs-new-tales-city-will-bring-us-diverse-queer-and-trans-stories-2019 . dead .
  10. News: Lee . Jess . Netflix's Tales of the City star discusses playing a trans man on screen and representation for queer people of colour . 12 July 2019 . . 5 June 2019.

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