Brian J. Smith is introducing fans to the love of his life!
The 41-year-old actor, best known for playing Will Gorski in the Netflix series Sense8, took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (October 17) to share photos from his hospital bed.
“Surgery day!” Brian captioned the post.
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Brian J. Smith is on the cover of Attitude‘s December 2019 issue, out now.
Here’s what the 38-year-old Sense8 star had to say…
On growing up LGBTQ in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas: “It was the suburbs, it was middle class, and it’s wonderful. It’s a very easy way to live if you conform to it. But I was terrified. At school I really couldn’t fit in anywhere. I wasn’t a jock or a nerd. Forget about any LGBTQ union or groups. There was absolutely nothing. I was completely alone. I heard all the names: p–y, f–t. I could never be who I was. I was constantly having to check myself and make sure I wasn’t looking at someone too long or making someone feel uncomfortable. I had to be very, very careful about telling people the truth about myself. It still reverberates. A lot of my work is about that. The things that move me as an actor are those echoes that come up.”
On coming out to his parents: “I was surprised. When I came out to my parents they were wonderful. They said they were just waiting for me to say something. They were a lot more advanced than I gave them credit for. I think that’s when I became OK with it, too. Just in terms of being, ‘Oh that’s the world, it’s not as dangerous as I thought it was’.”
On his time living in London: “I fell in love, I dated this Irish guy for two or three months, and that was fantastic. It’s difficult to describe that feeling. I cherish the photographs I took there, living in Covent Garden. It was incredible. The cheeky British relationship with going out at night — not just going home and locking yourself up. It was a very social place. I loved it, I miss it a lot.”
For more from Brian, head to attitude.co.uk.
The trailer for USA Networks’ upcoming series Treadstone has been released!
The upcoming Jason Bourne spinoff series starring Brian J. Smith and Jeremy Irvine will be premiering this fall.
The series will explore the “origin story and present-day actions of the covert program that uses behavior modification protocol to turn recruits into nearly superhuman assassins. The first season will follow sleeper agents across the globe as they’re mysteriously ‘awakened’ to resume their deadly missions,” THR
Jeremy Irvine, best known for War Horse and Mamma Mia 2, will play “J. Randolph Bentley, a spy dispatched by the CIA to eliminate a key target but who ends up embroiled in an international conspiracy.”
Brian J. Smith, who starred in the Netflix series Sense8, will take on the role of “Doug McKenna, an all-American oil-rig worker whose life changes after he discovers long-buried truths about himself.”
Han Hyo-Joo, Michelle Forbes, and Emilia Schüle also star in Treadstone – which will premiere in October.
Jeremy Irvine and Brian J. Smith will be starring in the upcoming television series Treadstone, which is a spinoff of the Jason Bourne franchise.
Treadstone has already been given a straight-to-series order from USA Network and production will begin in 2019.
THR reports that the series will explore the “origin story and present-day actions of the covert program that uses behavior modification protocol to turn recruits into nearly superhuman assassins. The first season will follow sleeper agents across the globe as they’re mysteriously ‘awakened’ to resume their deadly missions.”
Jeremy, best known for War Horse and Mamma Mia 2, will play “J. Randolph Bentley, a spy dispatched by the CIA to eliminate a key target but who ends up embroiled in an international conspiracy.”
Brian, who starred in the Netflix series Sense8, will take on the role of “Doug McKenna, an all-American oil-rig worker whose life changes after he discovers long-buried truths about himself.”
We can’t wait to see the new show!
Freema Agyeman, Jamie Clayton, Brian J. Smith, Toby Onwumere, Tina Desai, and Miguel Angel Silvestre hit the red carpet at a screening of the Sense8 series finale on Thursday (June 7) at the ArcLight in Hollywood.
The actors were joined at the event by special guest Linda Perry, who performed for the audience at the screening.
The series finale is a two-hour episode to wrap up the events in the Netflix series. It was ordered by the streaming service after fans campaigned for the show to be renewed following its cancellation after two seasons.
The finale episode launches on Netflix on June 8.
FYI: Jamie is carrying an Amishi London clutch. Freema is wearing Sarah Flint shoes.
The cast of Sense8 waves to the cameras and fans while filming a scene for the upcoming Netflix movie on Thursday (October 26) in Naples, Italy.
Series co-creator Lana Wachowski was spotted directing cast members Brian J. Smith, Max Riemelt, Miguel Angel Silvestre, Doona Bae, Tina Desai, and Toby Onwumere on set.
Sense8 was canceled by Netflix earlier this year after two seasons, but the streaming service decided to give fans closure with a two-hour movie as a finale to the series.
“After seeing that the cancellation was a total cluster, we decided to give Sense8 fans the ending they totally deserve,” Netflix announced.
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Netflix’s Sense8 stars Toby Onwumere, Alfonso Herrera, Max Riemelt and Brian J. Smith all flash a smile together while marching during the Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday (August 6) in Vancouver, Canada.
The guys were joined by their co-creator Lana Wachowski, who also hosted a special Facebook Live session ahead of the parade, and opened up about the fan outcry which followed the cancellation of the series earlier this year.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” Lana expressed. “I love Vancouver. The Pride has been super fun so far.”
Sense8 is set to return for a two-hour finale special next year, despite the show’s cancellation after two seasons.
