Elliot Page biography: 13 things about Canadian actor born in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Elliot Page is an actor from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He has been acting professionally since 1997.

Married to dancer and choreographer Emma Portner, Page is a transgender, an atheist, a vegan and a pro-choice feminist. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born female with the name Ellen Grace Philpotts-Page in 1987 in Halifax to graphic designer Dennis Page and teacher Martha Philpotts.
2. He attended Halifax Grammar School in Halifax and Queen Elizabeth High School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
3. He played Maggie Maclean in the television film “Pit Pony,” which aired on CBC in 1997, and in the TV series version from 1999 to 2000.
4. In 2002, he played Joanie in “Marion Bridge,” which was his first major film role.
5. In 2005, he graduated from the Shambhala School in Halifax.
6. He played Kitty Pride in “X-Men: The Last Stand” in 2006 and in “X-Men: Days of the Future Past” in 2014.
7. In 2007, he starred in four films namely “An American Crime,” “Juno,” “The Tracey Fragments” and “The Stone Angel.” For his role in “Juno,” he was nominated Best Actress at the 80th Academy Awards but lost to “La Vie en Rose” actress Marion Cotillard.
8. In 2008, he and 29 other celebrities called for an end to the military dictatorship in Myanmar through an online ad series for US Campaign for Burma.
9. He played Bliss Cavendar / Babe Ruthless in “Whip It,” which was Drew Barrymore’s first film as a director. He was also the narrator of the documentary “Vanishing of the Bees.” Both films were released in 2009.
10. On February 14, 2014, he came out as gay while delivering a speech at the Time to Thrive conference of the Human Rights Campaign in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
11. From 2016 to 2017, he hosted the Viceland documentary series “Gaycation,” which he also executive produced.
12. He and Ian Daniel co-directed “There’s Something in the Water,” a documentary film about environmental racism in Nova Scotia released in 2019. In the same year, he played Vanya Hargreeves in “The Umbrella Academy” and Shawna Hawkins in “Tales of the City.”
13. On December 1, 2020, he took to social media to come out as transgender.