| Theo Germaine | |
| Birth Place: | Murphysboro, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign[1] |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
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Theo Germaine is an American actor, best known for playing James Sullivan on the Netflix television series The Politician.[2] [3]
Germaine acted in plays at Steppenwolf and The Goodman in Chicago before being cast in 2019 in The Politician on Netflix and Work in Progress on Showtime.[4] [5] They starred alongside Kevin Bacon in the 2022 slasher film They/Them, which centers on an LGBTQ conversion therapy camp.[6]
One of their most recent films they starred in is a hybrid fiction-documentary Desire Lines (2024) about the "unwritten history of transmasculine sexuality"[7] that was part of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Germaine is originally from Illinois; they worked at a coffee shop in Chicago before temporarily relocating to Los Angeles, California for The Politician.[2] Germaine is transexual and non-binary and uses they/them and he/him pronouns.[2] [3] Germaine medically and socially transitioned as a teen.
On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Germaine explained, "I joke and tell people my first memories are The Lion King and gender dysphoria. I remember being three years old and being in daycare and we were all lying down on our mats and trying to nap, and I remember not being able to nap because I would always just sit there and think about gender."[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Work in Progress | Chris | 8 episodes[9] | |
| 2019–2020 | The Politician | James Sullivan | 15 episodes | |
| 2020 | Equal | Jack Starr | ||
| 2021 | 4400 | Noah Harris |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Adam | Carlisle | ||
| 2019 | Holy Trinity | Baby | ||
| 2022 | Night's End | Lyden Knight | ||
| 2022 | They/Them | Jordan Lewis | ||
| 2024 | Desire Lines | Kieran | Premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2024[10] |