Jackson Millarker will star in episode ‘A Stereotypical Day’ set to air in the US on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday night’s episode of ABC series ‘Modern Family’ is set to make television history, by being the first US show to feature a transgender child actor. The episode titled ‘A Stereotypical Day’ will star eight-year-old Jackson Millarker, who will play Tom, the transgender friend of character Lily.
In the episode Lily, the daughter of Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), invites Tom over for a play-date. Both her parents are left feeling proud that they have raised such an accepting and open-minded child, until later on their daughter insults her friend.
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On Instagram Ryan Case, who directed the episode, shared a photo of actor Jackson Millarker on set and wrote: ‘This is Jackson Millarker. He’s 8 years old, from Atlanta, and just happens to be transgender. He plays Lily’s friend Tom in this week’s Modern Family and he’s wonderful. One of the many reasons I love being a part of this show.’
It’s not yet known if Millarker will feature in any more episodes of the series, but throughout its eight season run ‘Modern Family’ has been praised for addressing LGBT issues.
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Millarker’s casting comes just a month after Jeffrey Tambor, who plays a transgender character in ‘Transparent’, said he would “not be unhappy if I were the last cisgender male to play a female transgender on television." during his Emmys acceptance speech.
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