Alexander Lincoln wowed in gay rugby drama “In From The Side,” and then revealed he’s playing for our team
This profile is part of Queerty’s 2023 Out For Good series, recognizing public figures who’ve had the courage to come out and make a difference in the past year.Name: Alexander Lincoln, 29Bio: Born in a town south of London, Lincoln’s family relocated to Abu Dhabi when he was young.
There, he took up the trombone (“It was cool to be in the school band, I don’t know why,” he once told Attitude), which apparently made him stand out all the more when he moved back to Surrey in his teens:“[I] was already six foot three, with quite a bit of stubble, and this huge trombone,” Lincoln recalls. “I remember walking into school and people being like: ‘What…?’”Eventually, he took an interest in rugby—an activity deemed more suitable to his athletic build, and one that would come in handy later in life.
But he never lost his interest in the arts.In his 20s, Lincoln began acting professionally, racking up a number of credits in short films and indie productions.
And, in 2019, his career took off in earnest when he scored a regular role in the small-town English soap opera, Emmerdale, a massively popular series that’s been consistently airing in the U.K.
