Ian Alexander
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
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Records
Ian Alexander's record is less about trophies than about firsts. At 15 they were one of the first openly trans actors to lead a trans character in a major Netflix series, and five years later they carried a trans storyline through a AAA game that sold over ten million copies. That combination is rare: very few performers have anchored trans representation in both streaming television and mainstream gaming within the same decade. Their casting in Star Trek: Discovery added a legacy franchise to the list, and the 2026 decision to bring them back as Lev for HBO's adaptation is a direct acknowledgment that their performance defined the character for a generation of players.
Records & Feats
One of the first trans actors to play a trans series regular in a major Netflix drama
Cast as Buck Vu in The OA at age 15, one of the earliest prominent cases of a trans actor playing a trans role in a flagship streaming series.
Carried a lead trans narrative in a game that sold over ten million copies
Voiced and performance-captured Lev in The Last of Us Part II, one of the most prominent trans characters in a AAA game of its scale.
One of the few actors to reprise a game role in its television adaptation
Returned as Lev in HBO's The Last of Us Season 3, maintaining continuity between Naughty Dog's game and the series.