Elliot Page Says Transition Has Made Acting Roles Harder to Get

Actor Elliot Page said on the podcast On Film with Kevin McCarthy that he had not received new acting offers after playing Greek soldier Sinon in Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey, which the covering outlets said was released in July and later reported worldwide grosses of more than $1.4 billion. Page, who publicly came out as transgender in December 2020, said he was 'seen in a certain way before, and it's different now' and that it is 'a little tricky for me to get cast now, for obvious, pretty obvious reasons,' while also joking about 'the Canadian thing.' He said he still wanted to act, would like to do 'ideally good work,' and felt he could do some of his best work now, describing himself as more comfortable performing than on earlier films such as Inception. Fellow Odyssey cast member Samantha Morton, who played Circe, separately said she had not worked for a year since the film and cited her age and industry politics.