'911: Lone Star' Actor Brian Michael Smith Says Playing Heroic Trans Character Is a "Gift" | PEOPLE |
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Smith, 38, who is trans, stars alongside Rob Lowe as firefighter Paul Strickland on Fox's '9-1-1: Lone Star,' which returns for season 3 next year. The Ann Arbor, Mich., native sees it as a "gift" that a character like Paul exists on network TV. "I've never seen a trans hero in this way, shown as a hero, not struggling with his identity. People have emailed me that it gives them courage. One guy is going through firefighter training and didn't think he would ever be able to because of his trans experience."
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