Lukas Gage” pop up more and more lately, well, you’re not the only one.In the last 24 hours alone, it’s been announced that Gage will be part of the ensemble of the Road House remake (with Jake Gyllenhaal stepping into the Patrick Swayze role), and that he’ll be in the buzzy indie thriller How To Blow Up A Pipeline, which is set to debut at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival.Beyond that, Gage is slated for a major role in the fourth season of Netflix‘s hit stalker thriller You, a supporting part in a splashy biopic about the man who discovered The Beatles called Midas Man, and an intriguing dark comedy project opposite Zachary Quinto called Down Low about “a deeply repressed man, the uninhibited young man that gives him a happy ending, and all the lives they ruin along the way.” Um, we’re in!
A post shared by lukas gage (@lukasgage)But it’s not like this breakout moment is out of nowhere; Gage has been steadily putting in the work for the better part of the last decade.
And we’re pleased to report that many of the roles and projects he’s taken on have been decidedly queer—so much so that he made headlines when a Twitter user assumed he was straight, and he quipped back with, “you don’t know my alphabet.”Related: Actor Lukas Gage pushes back on people assuming he’s straightOut of respect Gage’s decision to not publicly define his sexuality, we’re just going to go ahead and say that we’re grateful the dreamy actor has played so many gay-friendly roles over the years.Ahead of this next big stage of his career, we’ve assembled a refresher course on his most notable projects and moments thus far.