Name: Theo Germaine Age: 28 Hometown: Murphysboro, Ill. Now lives: A two-bedroom apartment in Chicago with his partner and three Balinese cats.
Claim to fame: Mx. Germaine is a breakout star from “The Politician,” Ryan Murphy’s comedy drama for Netflix. Mx. Germaine, who identifies as trans nonbinary, also stars in the Showtime series “Work in Progress,” a dark comedy with queer and trans characters at its center. “I feel very appreciative,” said Mx.
Germaine (who prefers ‘he’ pronouns) about his newfound fame. “But it can feel like a piece of yourself has been sold to the public that you will never get back.” Big break: After studying acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mx.