Let's get to know Elliot Page better, who we know as an actor, who has made a name for himself with his films and performances as well as his private life and choices.
Elliot Page, formerly 'Ellen', was born on February 21, 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was born to his mother, teacher Martha Philpotts, and father, graphic designer Dennis Page. He attended Halifax Grammar School until the 10th grade, and then continued his education at Queen Elizabeth High School. In 2005, he graduated from Shambhala School, a private school. Page and his close friend, actor Mark Rendall, lived in Toronto for two years, training in the Interact Program at Vaughan Road Academy.
At the age of ten, Page first appeared on camera in 1997. He made his debut as Maggie Maclean in the CBC television movie "Pit Pony" from 1999 to 2000, which later became a television series of the same name. He was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance. In 2002, Page landed the role of Joanie in the drama film "Marion Bridge" directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld, known as his first feature film role. That same year, he was cast in the recurring role of Treena Hague in the fake documentary TV series "Trailer Park Boys" in which he appeared in five episodes.
Page appeared in the 2003 comedy "Touch & Go" and the romantic comedy "Love That Boy". Later that year, he starred in the biographical drama TV movie "Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story" and the supernatural drama TV movie "Ghost Cat." For his performance in the latter, he won the Gemini Award for Outstanding Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series. The following year, he appeared in the comedy-drama film "Wilby Wonderful" directed by Daniel MacIvor. He earned an Atlantic Film Festival award and a Genie Award nomination for his performance. Also that year, he had a recurring role as Lilith Sandström, the daughter of the show's protagonist, in season 1 of the sci-fi TV series "ReGenesis."
In 2005, Page became best known for his role as Hayley Stark, a young girl who takes a pedophile hostage in the psychological thriller "Hard Candy" directed by David Slade. The film was both a critical and commercial success, as well as critically acclaimed for Page's performance. His performance earned his the Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, among other awards and nominations. In the same year, he also got the lead role in the British drama film "Mouth to Mouth" written and directed by Alison Murray.
The following year, he appeared in the sequel "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006), the third installment in the Marvel superhero film franchise, as Kitty Pryde, who can walk through walls. In addition to Page, Hugh Jackman met with Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin and many other famous names in the movie. Released on May 26, 20006, the film was a commercial success, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2006. Despite all this, it garnered mixed reviews from critics.
In 2007, he got a big breakthrough with his role as the lead character, a pregnant teenager, in the underage comedy-drama film "Juno" directed by Jason Reitman. Released on September 8, 2007, the film was a critical and financial success. Additionally, the film was declared one of the best of the 2000s, and Page was widely applauded for his performance. His performance includes an Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress, a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. It won many awards and was nominated. He also made his mark in history by winning the Canadian Comedy Award, Independent Spirit Award and Satellite Award, as well as numerous critics' awards such as the Detroit Film Critics Association, Austin Film Critics Association and Florida Film Critics Association. With the Academy Award he won, he achieved another success as the fifth youngest nominee in this category.
He also starred in the 2007 drama film "The Stone Angel" based on the novel of the same name written and directed by Kari Skogland. Later that year, he co-starred with Catherine Keener in "An American Crime," a crime horror drama directed by Tommy O'Haver. The film, which became popular after its release, received many nominations in various categories. Later that year, he starred in the psychological drama movie "The Tracey Fragments" directed by Bruce McDonald and based on the novel of the same name. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the film received several awards and nominations. Additionally, Page won the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Canadian Film, among other awards.
The following year, Page co-starred with Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Thomas Haden Church in the comedy-drama film "Smart People," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January of that year. He played the over-achieving daughter of a college professor in the film, which received mixed reviews from critics. He then played Alaska Nebraska, a parody of Hannah Montana, in "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh", an episode of the animated sitcom "The Simpsons" on May 3, 2009. That same year, he landed the lead role as a member of a roller derby team in the sports comedy-drama production of Drew Barrymore's first directed film, "Whip It." The film, which premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, was a box office disappointment as well as receiving positive reviews from critics. He also earned a WIN Award nomination for Best Actress for his performance.
In August 2009, Page portrayed Ariadne, an architecture student, in the big-budget science fiction movie "Inception," directed by Christopher Nolan, along with Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Marion Cotillard. Released on July 16, 2010, the film was a huge commercial success. Besides that, it was cited as one of the best films of the 2010s and received great acclaim from the critics. Page also received different awards, with many nominations from the Saturn Awards and MTV Awards, where he was included in the cast. Later that year, he appeared in the black comedy superhero movie "Super," which he accepted after seeing the script for the movie. The film received mixed reviews and failed at the box office, but Page's performance as a psychopathic teenage sidekick was praised.
In April 2010, he appeared in the psychological thriller "Peacock" directed by Michael Lander as Maggie Bailey, a struggling young mother. The following year, it was announced that Page would appear as Monica in "To Rome with Love," a romantic comedy directed by Woody Allen and told in four separate short stories. Released in 2012, the film received generally mixed reviews from critics and was a box office success.
In June 2012, it was announced that Page would play one of the protagonists, Jodie Holmes, through voice acting and motion capture acting, in the action adventure video game "Beyond: Two Souls". Released in North America on October 8, 2013, the game received mixed reviews from critics. Despite this, Page's performance was a success and received several awards and nominations, including the British Academy Games Award for Best Actor. In 2013, "The Last of Us", another action-adventure video game, was released. The game was critically acclaimed and became one of the best-selling video games.
Also in 2013, he had the lead role in the thriller "The East", a thriller inspired by 1970s experiences and drawing on thrillers directed by Zal Batmanglij. The film, which was released in theaters on May 31, 2013, resulted in generally positive reviews and an unsuccessful box office. He also starred with Rosemarie DeWitt and Scoot McNairy in the movie "Touchy Feely" directed by Lynn Shelton.
The following year, he reprized the role of Kitty Pryde in the sequel superhero movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014). The movie, which was a huge box office success, garnered positive reviews from critics. Additionally, it has been considered one of the best films in the X-Men franchise. Praised for his performance, Page was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Best Movie Scene Thief and a Kids' Choice Award for Female Action Star.
In 2015, Page starred in and produced the drama film "Freeheld" based on the short film of the same name about Laurel Hester. The film received a mixed response from critics and did not even surpass its production budget at the box office. In 2016, Page starred alongside Allison Janney as the character of the same name in the Netflix comedy-drama film "Tallulah" directed by Sian Heder. His character in the movie was to play a young woman who abducts a baby and tries to make it look like his own. The film, which was praised for the performances of the leading roles, was met with generally positive reviews. In the same year, he appeared in the movie "Window Horses" and voiced Rosy in English in the French animated comedy-drama movie "My Life as a Zucchini". The film received extremely positive reviews from critics and many awards and nominations.
On November 9, 2017, it was announced that Page had been selected for the main role as Vanya/Viktor Hargreeves in the Netflix superhero series "The Umbrella Academy." While the series received positive reviews from critics, Page garnered acclaim for his performance and earned a 2019 Saturn Award nomination. After it was revealed that Page is transgender, it has been announced that he will continue his role in the series as Netflix updates Page's name across the service. In March 2022, it was reported that Page's character would return and transition to male in the upcoming third season.
He starred in the sci-fi coke movie "Flatliners," which was released the same year and was a commercial success, a remake of the 1990 movie of the same name. Panicked by critics, the film was a moderate success at the box office. Later in the year, he produced and starred in "The Cured," the coke drama film written and directed by David Freyne in his first feature film.
In 2019, Page appeared as Shawna Hopkins in the Netflix mini-series "Tales of the City". The series and its performance were met with positive reviews. Page and Ian Daniel shared directing and producing the documentary film "Something's in the Water" about environmental racism. The film, which received positive reviews from critics, takes its name from a book.
In August 2021, he collaborated with artist Mark Rendall for a music release on Bandcamp. The three-track album has been called a "lo-fi bedroom pop adventure" in the press. In August 2021, Page signed a deal with Universal Content Productions. Later, he started a production company of his own called "Page Boy Productions". In February 2022, Flatiron Books announced that it had acquired the publishing rights to Page's memoir, "Pageboy," with the book scheduled for release in 2023. That same year, Page said he had written a screenplay with Beatrice Brown. In October 2022, "Page Boy Productions" announced a new project called "Backspot", which he will be the executive producer of, and the shooting of the production in Toronto was completed in March 2023.
Personal life
On February 14, 2014, Page, who was called a woman at the time, said during a speech that he was gay, saying "I'm tired of hiding". In 2017, Page announced that they were in a relationship with dancer/choreographer Emma Portner. The couple announced their marriage in January 2018 and separated in January 2021 and divorced later in the year.
Page, who describes himself as a feminist, is an atheist and practices a vegan lifestyle. PETA named Page one of the "Sexiest Vegetarians" of 2014. In 2014, he was featured on the annual "40 Under 40" list by The Advocate magazine. In 2011, he was listed on the "World's Sexiest Women" list by FHM magazine.
On December 1, 2020, Page announced via his social media accounts that he is a trans man and that his new name is Elliot. Page became the first openly transgender man to do so by appearing on the cover of Time magazine's March 29/April 5, 2021 issue.