Garcia | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Actor |
Garcia [1] [2] 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. [3] [4] Garcia also served as a production consultant on the series. [2]
Garcia grew up in Chicago and, after dropping out of community college, they began performing with the local theater company Free Street. [5] Garcia later went back to school, moving to New York City to study at New York University. [6]
Garcia's first credited role [7] 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. [4] Garcia's performance was well-received, described as "affecting" [8] and with commentators noting with approval that they were one of a number of queer actors cast in queer roles. [2] Garcia also has a recurring role on Party of Five, where they play Matthew, an undocumented trans man. [9]
Garcia is transgender and non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns. [2] [10]
Garcia | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | Actor |
Garcia [1] [2] 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. [3] [4] Garcia also served as a production consultant on the series. [2]
Garcia grew up in Chicago and, after dropping out of community college, they began performing with the local theater company Free Street. [5] Garcia later went back to school, moving to New York City to study at New York University. [6]
Garcia's first credited role [7] 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. [4] Garcia's performance was well-received, described as "affecting" [8] and with commentators noting with approval that they were one of a number of queer actors cast in queer roles. [2] Garcia also has a recurring role on Party of Five, where they play Matthew, an undocumented trans man. [9]
Garcia is transgender and non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns. [2] [10]