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Jake Graf is an English actor, screenwriter, director, and transgender rights activist. Graf specialises in short films dealing with transgender issues in an effort to normalize queer and trans experiences to a wider, more mainstream audience.[1] Many of Graf’s films emphasise the daily lived experiences of trans men.

Career

Graf's first work within the industry was a screenplay dealing with his experiences as a trans man in making a female-to-male transition.[2] In 2015, Graf visited the White House to take part in a Q&A and viewing of the film The Danish Girl with U.S. president Barack Obama.[3] That year, he became the first trans man to appear on the cover of QX magazine and, in the following year, was featured on the covers of GNI, LGBT Weekly, and FTM Magazine.[4] In 2015, Graf was one of 101 people nominated for a Rainbow Award, which recognizes prominent LGBT+ people in Britain. The nomination acknowledges Graf’s work in raising awareness of trans and queer issues through film.[5]

Personal life

According to Graf, he was vocal from a young age about his knowledge of being a boy despite being raised as a girl. As a child, he felt isolated and reclusive because he felt he was missing parts that other boys had. Around the age of puberty, Graf learned to keep these feelings to himself.[6] He began his gender transition when he was 28 years old.[6][4] This process would serve as the inspiration for Graf's first short film, X-Why.

Jake and Hannah Graf announced their engagement in 2017[7] and they married the following year.[8] Hannah was previously an engineer in the British Army and the highest ranking transgender officer;[9] the couple are also transgender rights activists.[10] Having previously expressed interest in having children, likely through surrogacy,[7] they had a daughter on 16 April 2020.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	X-WHY	Sam Film director and producer	Short film Shown at 2012 BFI London Film Festival Shortlisted for 2012 Iris Prize	[11]
2015	Brace	Adam Film writer	Short film	[12][13]
2015	The Danish Girl			[14]
2015	Chance	Film director and producer	Short film	[3]
2017	Dusk		Short film	[3]
2018	Colette	Gaston Arman de Caillavet		[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Ref.
2021	Doctors	Olly Brockhurst	1 episode	BBC One	[16]

See also

• List of transgender film and television directors

References

External links

• Jake Graf at IMDb 

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