u/mothgirl22

Hello, I am a 23 year old who is currently in the process of transitioning (mtf) and I’m about 8 months in. I’ve spent a lot of my childhood in and around the film industry (both parents work in film) and I want to become an actor.

Something that has come up in discussion with my parents is my identity and whether it’s a good idea to try and lean into it, especially starting out. Would it be smarter to just aim for more traditional male roles to help get my career off the ground and build a bit of a resume? Or does it make more sense to be fully authentic from the jump, at the risk of getting type casted or passed over?

I’m somewhat aware of how the industry functions, I went to acting school in university and also done background work and other crew stuff, but this was all before my transition and now I’m unsure how it changes things as I’ve never personally met another trans actor and been able to discuss the reality of what acting is like in that situation. Basically just knowing how difficult acting can be as a career, I wanna know if being true to my identity is shooting myself in the foot yknow?

For context, I’m at the point where I can still look and sound like a regular guy if I try to. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and thank you to anyone who took the time to read my post!