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Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
Canadian Actor
Born: Oct 21, 1984
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When you're surrounded by a world of constant lies, manipulation, and deceit, that dark energy is bound to seep into you eventually. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I'm the type of person who far prefers a vacation filled with trips to museums and art galleries, shopping and exploring vintage flea markets, people-watching at cafes, and discovering delicious restaurants as opposed to lounging on a beach for days on end. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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Sometimes in order for change to be made in a positive fashion, we must force ourselves to look unblinkingly at painful realities and reevaluate. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I watched some shows like 'The Simple Life' and 'The Anna Nicole Smith Show,' but I hadn't really watched 'The Bachelor' until I was cast on 'UnReal.' Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I feel like people are so eager and willing to accept the concept of females being bisexual and having it be a very natural thing, but as soon as a male proclaims himself as bisexual, we automatically dismiss it and say, 'No, he's just gay.' Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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So many of my friends and family will go to Palm Springs as their weekend getaway destination, but when I need a break from Los Angeles, I'll head to Joshua Tree instead. There's something so magical about the energy of the Mojave Desert. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I feel like, for so many years in the industry, LGBT-identifying actors were told to play small or water themselves down or 'butch it up,' whether you're a male and you're only going out for straight characters because gay characters aren't being written, or you're a woman and you're told to 'femme it up' to play the leading lady role. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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People are scared of the unknown. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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It really is systematic oppression that is so deeply ingrained into the very fabric of American society... Shedding a light on it, in whatever way possible, is the only way to create change. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I am a flea market junkie! Every city I go to, I'll be sure to look up when and where the biggest and best markets are nearby. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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You can put an extra coat of paint on a jalopy, but it's still a jalopy. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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You know, in this industry, being an openly queer actor or entertainer, you can play the game your way, or you can play it the industry's way. And I decided to play it my way. I played it the industry's way far too long. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I just never wanted to be in a position where I wouldn't be able to walk down the street holding my partner's hand. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I had examples from a very young age of gay actors or personalities coming out in late '90s and early 2000s who faced a lot of backlash and didn't have a lot of support and risked ruining their careers. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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As an actor, it was important to me to play gay characters because, growing up, it was something I never really saw done on television and in film, and I was questioning why there weren't more people like me. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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My father is from Jamaica, my mother is from the U.K., but I was adopted as an infant by a really wonderful family in Alberta, Canada. What we refer to as 'Texas of the North.' Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I never really felt like I quite fit in. Other boys were playing sports and into hunting and stereotypically masculine activities. I was always more attracted to the arts. I loved to dance, I loved to sing, and I always knew I would be an actor. I don't really know why. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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At 16 years old, I was signed to my very first modeling agency. That was my first real introduction to the entertainment industry. It really opened my eyes to a world that was available to me. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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At 21 years old, I found myself in Vancouver, and that's where I got the part for my first movie. I was sitting in a restaurant, and the director came up to me and asked me to read for his film. I really took it with a grain of salt. It was the creepiest casting situation, probably. It turned out that it wasn't. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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It's important to be able to have representation for black queer women, because I feel like there's not much representation for them in the mainstream. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I'm grateful to the creative allies behind 'UnReal' who are willing to stand behind disenfranchised communities of people worldwide and help to tell their stories. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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Every fan interaction I have when someone tells me they can look to their television screens and see themselves reflected in me is a dream come true. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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Each time I turn on my own television screen and see reflections of myself in other courageous young LGBTQ-identifying actors and artists, I know that the dream is expanding. That would not be possible without LGBTQ Pride. Celebrate yourself, and the world will catch up. Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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