biography of Elliot Page

Elliot Page

 (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He  is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his outspoken work as an activist for LGBTQ rights and against discrimination. His accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTAS, two Emmys, a Golden Globe, and a SAG Award.

Page first came to recognition for his starring role in the television franchise Pit Pony (1997–2000) and his recurring roles in the series Trailer Park Boys (2002) and ReGenesis (2004). His breakthrough came with leading roles in the films Hard Candy (2005) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). He received critical acclaim for portraying the title character in the film Juno (2007), and became the fourth-youngest nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actress at the time.  His film roles since include Whip It (2009), Super (2010), Inception (2010), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Tallulah (2016), and Close to You (2023). He plays Jodie Holmes in the video game Beyond: Two Souls (2013). He then produced and starred in the film Freeheld (2015), hosted the Viceland documentary series Gaycation (2016–2017), and directed There's Something in the Water (2019). He also plays Vanya (later Viktor) Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy (2019–2024).

Describing himself as a pro-choice feminist, Page has spoken out in favor of the Me Too movement, advocated for abortion rights, has called for the end of military dictatorship in Myanmar, and is also vegan. Page publicly came out as a lesbian in 2014, and that same year, was included in The Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list. In 2015, he received the Human Rights Campaign Vanguard Award. In 2020, he came out a trans man and took the name Elliot. In March 2021, he became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time magazine. 

Page was born on February 21, 1987, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer.  He was assigned female at birth and went by his given name, Ellen, prior to transitioning in 2020.  Page attended the Halifax Grammar School until grade 10, and spent some time at Queen Elizabeth High School.^[9][10] After graduating from the Shambhala School in 2005, Page spent two years in Toronto, studying in the Interact Program at Vaughan Road Academy, along with close friend and fellow Canadian actor Mark Rendall.

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Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. They began their career at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999), for which they received a Gemini nomination and a Young Artist Awards nomination. Later, Page appeared in Marion Bridge (2002), which won the award for Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. They won a Gemini Award for their role of Lilith in the first season of ReGenesis (2004), a one-hour drama for TMN/Movie Central, and for the cable feature, Ghost Cat (2004), for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series. In addition, Page appeared in the cult hit TV series Trailer Park Boys (2001).

As the lead in David Slade's Hard Candy (2005), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Page garnered much praise for their tour de force performance as a 14-year-old who meets a 30-year-old photographer on the Internet and then looks to expose him as a pedophile. Films that followed included the title role of Bruce McDonald's The Tracey Fragments (2007); An American Crime (2007), also starring Catherine Keener; and the third installation of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), where Page played Kitty Pryde.

With their breakout role in Jason Reitman's hit comedy Juno (2007), about an offbeat teenager who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, Page received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Best Actress nominations, and won the Independent Spirit Award for their performance. They followed up that turn with the lead in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, the roller-derby comedy-drama Whip It (2009), Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Inception (2010), the independent film Peacock (2010), and the dark comedy Super (2010), opposite Rainn Wilson and Liv Tyler.

Page co-starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Alison Pill, Alec Baldwin, and Greta Gerwig in the Woody Allen ensemble comedy To Rome with Love (2012), and appeared in the thriller The East (2013), a story centered on a contract worker (played by Brit Marling) tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group, only to find herself falling for its leader (played by Alexander Skarsgård).

About

Actor who played the resourceful and witty pregnant teen in Juno in 2007 and a played a dream architect in the 2010 feature Inception. He also starred in the 2005 thriller Hard Candy and he portrays the character Shadowcat in X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Days of Future Past. In 2019, he began starring as Viktor Hargreeves in Netflix's The Umbrella Academy.

Before Fame

He began acting in school plays at the age of four. In 2001, at the age of 14, he began appearing as the character Treena Lahey on the Canadian mockumentary series Trailer Park Boys. 

Trivia

He's provided his voice for the animated TV comedies The Simpsons and Family Guy. 

• Was originally cast in Jane Eyre (2011) as the title role, but quit the project when production was delayed. Mia Wasikowska was later cast instead.
• Originally turned down the role of Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) until director Brett Ratner personally contacted them and talked them into it.
• Studied permaculture at an eco-village outside Eugene, Oregon.
• Had to wear hair extensions for X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) as they had shaved their head bald for their role in Mouth to Mouth (2005).
• Is good friends with X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) co-star Ben Foster and Whip It (2009) co-star Alia Shawkat.
• Their hidden talent is juggling.
• At a Human Rights Campaign event in Las Vegas on Valentine's Day 2014, Elliot announced that they were gay. They had told their parents much earlier at age 19.
• Considers Patti Smith their role model and Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep their favorite actresses.
• Third actor to play Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, replacing Katie Stuart from X2: X-Men United (2003), who replaced Sumela Kay from X-Men (2000).
• Close friends with Kate Mara. The two co-produced My Days of Mercy (2017) as a vehicle in which they could star together.
• Was the first choice for Christine in Drag Me to Hell (2009), but was forced to pass due to scheduling difficulties. That part later went to Alison Lohman.
• Was in consideration for the part of Natalie Keener in Up in the Air (2009) but Anna Kendrick, who went on to receive a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance, was cast instead.
• Got their nickname "the tiny Canadian" from their roommates in New York City.
• Born to Dennis Page, a graphic designer, and Martha Phillpotts, a teacher.
• Considers themselves to be a feminist and tries to steer clear of the "stereotypical roles for teenage girls" because they find them to be "sexist".
• As of 2010 they are the fourth youngest performer to receive a Best Actress in a Leading Role Academy Award nomination at the age of 20 years and 335 days after receiving a nomination for their performance in Juno (2007). The younger actresses are Keira Knightley, aged 20 years and 311 days, for her role in Pride & Prejudice (2005), Isabelle Adjani, aged 20 years and 235 days, for her role in The Story of Adele H (1975) and Keisha Castle-Hughes, aged 13 years and 309 days, for her role in Whale Rider (2002).
• On December 1, 2020, Page came out on social media as a trans man to specify the pronouns about his persona as "he/his/him" instead "she/her/hers", revealing his new name as Elliot Page instead the previous Ellen Page.
• At ten years old, they were discovered by Halifax actor John Dunsworth while he was visiting their school during filming the Pit Pony television series, which later Elliot first starred in.
• Ranked #1 on Interview Magazine's Hollywood faces to watch "future stars of tomorrow" along with Kellan Rhude.
• Was originally cast as Jack in Jack & Diane (2012) but after dropping out of the project Riley Keough was cast instead.
• Is friends with Olivia Thirlby, who was their co-star in Juno (2007).
• Their favorite movie is The 400 Blows (1959).
• Was ranked #8 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).
• Was ranked #10 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25' (2008).
• Published their memoir "Pageboy" in 2023.
• After filming the movie Marion Bridge (2002), they realized that acting is what they wanted to do for the rest of their life.
• After attending three different high schools, they graduated from the Shambhala School in Halifax.
• Is one of 19 performers to have received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for a performance where they acted out a labor and/or birth; theirs being for Juno (2007). The others in chronological order are Luise Rainer for The Good Earth (1937), Jane Wyman for Johnny Belinda (1948), Eleanor Parker for Caged (1950), Elizabeth Taylor for Raintree County (1957), Leslie Caron for The L-Shaped Room (1962), Shirley MacLaine for Irma la Douce (1963), Vanessa Redgrave for Isadora (1968), Geneviève Bujold for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Marsha Mason for Cinderella Liberty (1973), Ann-Margret for Tommy (1975), Ellen Burstyn for Same Time, Next Year (1978), Jessica Lange for Sweet Dreams (1985), Meryl Streep for A Cry in the Dark (1988), Samantha Morton for In America (2002), Gabourey Sidibe for Precious (2009), Ruth Negga for Loving (2016), Yalitza Aparicio for Roma (2018) and Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman (2020).
• Is a good friend of actor Mark Rendall since they both began performing professionally.

Family Life

His parents are Martha Philpotts and Dennis Page. In December 2020, he came out as transgender. He previously dated Samantha Thomas. In January 2018, he married Emma Portner. The couple separated in the summer of 2020, and Page filed for divorce in January 2021.

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