Modern family gay actors

While some Modern Family cast members portrayed gay characters on the show, their real-life sexual orientations vary. Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell, Nolan Gould, and Rico Rodriguez are straight, while Jesse Tyler Ferguson is openly gay. Jesse Tyler Ferguson played the high-strung but loveable Mitchell Pritchett on Modern Family throughout its season run. Now, the openly gay actor has revealed that his role on the series protected him from homophobic abuse. Speaking alongside comedian Nicole Byer on his Dinner's on Me Podcast , Ferguson explained what his day-to-day life had been like before landing the Modern Family role.

Younger cast members like Nolan Gould and Rico Rodriguez are single (as of May ), although Gould was romantically linked to Joey King and Australian model Hannah Glasby during his time on the. Jesse Tyler Ferguson has opened up about the criticism he received for his performance on Modern Family. Throughout all 11 seasons of Modern Family , the year-old actor played Mitchell Pritchett, a Type-A environmental lawyer married to the theatrical Cam Eric Stonestreet. However, the depiction of Ferguson's character wasn't without its controversy, as the actor recently revealed on his podcast, Dinner's On Me.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, a gay actor who plays a gay character in Modern Family, explains why it's important to have real and relatable portrayal of LGBTQIA++ characters on TV. Viewers have continued to re-watch Modern Family, one of the greatest sitcoms ever made, even after it ended five years ago. As Mitchell Pritchett on ABC's mega-hit sitcom, he was one of the few out gay actors playing a major gay character on a mainstream show at the time. When the show ended, he was one of the most beloved gay TV dads of all time. He says that wasn't always the case.

These are the Modern Family characters and real life people/actors who are L esbian, G ay, B isexual or T ransgender. Jessica is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where she covers TV, movies, and pop culture. She lives in California with her dog. Jesse Tyler Ferguson is looking back at the gay representation on his hit sitcom Modern Family.