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Ben Whishaw says gay actors have to be 'sexy in a straight way' to be successful
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Re: Jonathan Bailey, Matt Bomer, Neil Patrick Harris, David Hyde Pierce, and Andrew Scott. Congruently straight actors are usually propelled into stardom for being 'sexy in a gay way':Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Jake Gyllenhaal (twice), David Corenswet etc. But actors like Ben Platt, Bowen Yang, Kim Joel Booster, and Johnny Sibilly are usually monocasted and have a distinct character they always play.