Brian Michael Smith - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Brian Michael Smith

★ Acting🎥 7 films📺 7 TV shows📅 1999–2025🔥 1

Also known as: Brian Michael

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

1983-01-29 (age 43)

Brian Michael Smith (born January 29, 1983) is an American actor known for ground-breaking performances on television and advocacy for trans representation in media. His role as Toine Wilkins, a transgender police officer, in Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar (OWN), launched him into a series of high-profile roles including political strategist Pierce Williams in Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q (2019) cast.

Smith became the first out black trans man in a series regular role on network television when he was cast as firefighter Paul Strickland in FOX's 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020). Other appearances include NBC's Chicago P.D., HBO's Girls, and Showtime's thriller Homeland.

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