Meet Viktor: "Umbrella Academy" star Elliot Web page has introduced that his character will come out of as transgender within the present's upcoming third season.
The actor shared the information on Tuesday with a photograph nonetheless from the upcoming manufacturing. "Meet Viktor Hargreeves," the actor wrote Tuesday. "Welcome to the household, Viktor — we're so joyful you are right here," Netflix and the official "Umbrella Academy" accounts responded.
Web page's character shall be often called Viktor and go by he/him/his pronouns, CBS Information confirmed. Season 3 finds Viktor and the remainder of the Hargreeves siblings coping with the aftermath of stopping an apocalypse in 1963, and their return to discover a world very completely different than the one they left behind.
The information comes months after Web page publicly introduced that he was transgender in December 2021. "I really like that I'm trans. And I really like that I'm queer. And the extra I maintain myself shut and absolutely embrace who I'm, the extra I dream, the extra my coronary heart grows and the extra I thrive," mentioned Web page. "To all of the trans individuals who take care of harassment, self-loathing, abuse, and the specter of violence each day: I see you, I really like you, and I'll do all the pieces I can to alter this world for the higher."
Since popping out, Web page has been vocal about transgender rights and activism. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the actor mentioned he was centered on utilizing his privilege to uplift the group.
"I needed to share with individuals simply how a lot it has modified my life," Web page mentioned. "And I need individuals to know that not solely has it, you recognize, been life altering for me. I do consider it is life-saving, and it is the case for thus many individuals."