Misia Butler
British actor
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Early life and education
Misia Butler was born in London, England, where he grew up.[1]
He was interested in acting from a young age and received training through an acting course by the charity Gendered Intelligence in collaboration with the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.[1]
Career
Butler's first acting role was at the age of 15 in an episode of the British BBC medical TV series Casualty in 2016.[1] Following his role in Casualty he got an agent. In 2018 Butler appeared in the Netflix miniseries Kiss Me First.[2] He then went on to appear in the movie The School for Good and Evil and the Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself in 2022.[3][4]
In 2022, Butler auditioned for the Netflix TV series KAOS, which follows Greek mythology and landed a starring role playing the character of Caeneus, a transmasculine mythological figure. The show was released on 29 August 2024.[1][5][6]
Personal life
Butler is a transgender man and uses he/him pronouns.[7][8]
In an essay published in 2024 for Yahoo News, Butler talked about his role model Elliot Page and the importance of queer representation in TV and movies.[9][10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The School for Good and Evil | Tarquin | [3] | |
| TBD | Night and Day | In production | [11] |