09 September 16
Ending HIV
16 PORTRAYALS OF HIV POSITIVE PEOPLE IN FILM
Over the last few decades we have seen many actors and actresses portray people living with HIV in film and television. Here are some notable performances.
WARNING: SPOILER ALERT
1. JARED LETO as Rayon
Movie: Dallas Buyers Club
Year: 2013
2. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY as Ron Woodroff
Movie: Dallas Buyers Club
Year: 2013
3. RYAN CORR as Timothy Conigrave
Movie: Holding the Man
Year: 2015
4. SCOTT SPEEDMAN as Tom
Movie: The 24th Day
Year: 2004
5. AL PACINO as Roy Cohn
Movie: Angels in America
Year: 2003
6. GABOUREY SIDIBE as Precious
Movie: Precious
Year: 2009
7. TOM HANKS as Andrew Beckett
Movie: Philadelphia
Year: 1993
8. LUCY LIU as Jin Ping
Movie: 3 Needles
Year: 2005
9. MATT BOMER as Felix Turner
Movie: The Normal Heart
Year: 2014
10. CHLOE SEVIGNY as Jennie
Movie: Kids
Year: 1995
11. MIKE DYTRI as Luke
Movie: The Living End
Year: 1992
12. CRAIG GILMORE as Jon
Movie: The Living End
Year: 1992
13. AIDAN QUINN as Michael Pierson
Movie: An Early Frost
Year: 1985
14. MARY-LOUISE PARKER as Robin
Movie: Boys on the side
Year: 1995
15. JOSEPH MAZZELLO as Dexter
Movie: The Cure
Year: 1995
16. MICHAEL T. WEISS as Steve Howard
Movie: Jeffrey
Year: 1995
17. JESSE L. MARTIN as Tom Collins
Movie: Rent
Year: 2005