Graham Parkhurst dishes on fitness, twunk cartoons, and being the gay “straight boy” of ‘Glamorous’
Netflix‘s super-gay new dramedy Glamorous this weekend, chances are you’re already crushing on actor Graham Parkhurst.In the series—set in the offices of a successful makeup empire—Parkhurst plays Parker, the fit and flirty gym crush of protagonist Marco Mejia (Miss Benny), whose affection offers the wannabe mogul a nice break from the stresses of work life.After a chance encounter, Marco mistakenly labels Parker a “straight boy,” but is quickly proven wrong when he comes on strong (and even flashes some cheek in the locker room).
We won’t give too much else away, but Glamorous does a great job unpacking how Parker’s version of “gay male perfection” rubs up against Marco’s journey with gender non-conformity.The Netflix series represents a major breakthrough for the Toronto-based actor, whose previous credits include guest roles on The Umbrella Academy, Supergirl, Sex/Life, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, as well the Hallmark holiday film Boyfriends Of Christmas Past.With Glamorous out now and big things surely ahead, we jumped at the chance to welcome Parkhurst as the latest guest of our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It.
