Actor Luke Macfarlane is not dating anyone: Once dated actor Charlie David: Came out as a gay in 2008: Focused on Career: Not ready to have a boyfriend
Luke Macfarlane is an American actor who is best known for his role in the show Brothers and Sisters. Find out more about his personal life.
Not many have the courage to admit about their sexuality, and on the top of that if you are gay or lesbian then it is more difficult. But there are various actors and actresses who have come out from the closet and revealed their identity.
Today we are talking about Luke Macfarlane, a renowned Canadian actor who is famous for his role in the ABC television drama Brothers and Sisters. He came out as gay in 2008 during in an interview.
Now that he has revealed that he is gay, many of his fans are eager to know about his relationship status and mainly many of his male fans. Today, MarriedWiki have all the information that you need regarding his relationship status. So scroll down and enjoy!!
Coming Out as Gay
Everything was going smooth in the morning of April 16, 2008, until Luke dropped a big bombshell on everyone. He
He revealed that he is gay and it literally shook everyone for some time.
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He came out during an interview with the Globe and Mail. It was a devastating shock to many of his female fans, but in the end, they supported his decision. And why wouldn't they, it takes a lot of strength to come out.
And why wouldn't they, it takes a lot of strength to come out.
Soon after his revelation, he said that he is a little bit worried about his acting career now. He stated, "I don’t know what will happen professionally.That is the fear, but I guess I can't really be concerned about what will happen because it’s my truth."
He stated, "I don’t know what will happen professionally.That is the fear, but I guess I can't really be concerned about what will happen because it’s my truth."
Factors helping him to come out
He plays the role of a gay in the TV series Brothers and Sisters. In an interview, he said that his character was also one of the factors that helped him come out in public.
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He plays the role of Scott Wandell husband of Kevil Walker, which is played by Matthew Rhys. Though Matthew in real life is straight but he played a very good role of the gay character.
When the interviewer asked Luke about the challenges he had to face as his on-screen husband is not gay, he said, "No. I’ve always been fortunate enough to be in companies where the work is the reason we’re all in the room together.
As actors, it’s our job to look for a way into our characters, regardless of our personal attitudes."
Luke said that the main reason for coming out would be that he thought it was the right time to tell the world about his orientation.
He also stated that "It can be a very destructive force professionally and personally to get caught in the habit of making moves in alignment with Hollywood standards, which frankly have always been pretty unpredictable."
Dating History
Long before he came out as gay, he was still dating men. Though at that time he must have been scared what people might say to him.
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Up until now, Luke has been in a relationship with four actors. All four of them are gay and Luke has been dating men, as early as the beginning of 2000. His first known encounter was with Charlie David.
It was said that both of them were something, long before Luke came out as gay. Both of them were spotted in a pretty cozy position multiple times.
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They dated during the early 2000s. It looks like that Luke knew about his sexual orientation from a very young age and it's good for him.
After their unfortunate split, Luke was in a relationship T.R. Knight. In the early, 2006, he was dating Grey's Anatomy actor T.R Knight.
They were spotted multiple times by paparazzi hanging out together and enjoying each other's company. They were one of the hottest gay couples at that time.
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At that time Knight was one of few celebrities who had the courage to come out as gay. After he was spotted with Luke, it was clear that both of them are in a relationship.
But his most famous relationship would be with Golden Globe Award winner Wentworth Miller. They started dating in the beginning of 2007.
At that time none of the actors revealed anything about their sexual orientation.
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But many people knew that both of the actors are gay and when they were spotted together the air of doubts were cleared off. According to a source close to them, both of them were dating prior to their first spotting together.
It was even said that they were visiting one another's house very often. Wentworth was already a shy guy and he hated going out of his house and after he started dating Luke he was not even going out of his once a week.
The couple was rarely spotted together but later it confirmed that they are in a relationship as they were very happy together. Luke even fly Asia with Miller for his shooting.
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At that time Miller was working for Prison Break and he had to do a lot of press conferences but he refrained himself from doing it as he was afraid that reporters would ask him if he is gay or not.
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After splitting with Miller in 2008, there were rumors that he is dating American wrestler Chad Slivenski in early 2008, but nothing was confirmed as they were never spotted together.
Current Relationship Status
Currently, he is single and is not dating anyone. But a great guy like that is rarely found single for a long amount of time. Maybe he is seeing someone and hiding it all from us.
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We think that he will not hide this big information from us and even if he does all of us will get to know eventually due to the fact that this guy is pretty famous and one cannot take his eyes from him.
Decent Professional Life
Luke became famous for playing the role of Scott Wandell in the ABC's drama series Brothers and Sisters, which aired from September 24, 2006, to May 8, 2011.
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He co-starred in this series with Sally Field, Dave Annable, Luke Grimes and Emily Vancamp.
The series has won awards like Casting Society of America Award, Emmy Award, Gold Derby Award, GLAAD Media Award, Prism Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award.
He is currently working on the movie, A Birthday Wish which is a Hallmark television movie. It is scheduled to release in 2017.
Well, the 37-year-old actor's career is just starting and he is not old so he will definitely make a mark in the Hollywood.
We wish him all the success for his future career.
