For it’s 15th season, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy has featured its first gay male surgeon, Dr. Nico Kim, played by up-and-coming actor Alex Landi.
In a recent interview with Travis Mills on Beats 1 at Apple Music, Landi, who identifies as straight, says the importance of a gay Asian character being portrayed on prime time network TV is not lost on him.
“I’m just glad that I can give everyone a voice,” Landi says. “Asians are represented, I think, by less than 3 percent in entertainment, LGBTQ being less than 1 percent, so for them to combine both of those categories into one role is super special, and I’m so happy that I can take that on.”
When asked what’s the most challenging part of playing his character, Landi says he just doesn’t want to mess anything up.
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“I just hope I do it right,” He says. “I just hope the way I do it is accepted by everyone.”
He continues: “I want to take these two categories and make everyone look strong. I want to get rid of that stereotype and give them a different look on the LGBTQ community. I just hope I’m making everyone proud.”
Season 15 of Grey’s Anatomy is currently on holiday hiatus but it expected to return to ABC in January.
Related: This hunky “gay surgeon” with a booming voice is giving us serious heart palpitations
Lacuevaman
hunky? not
QueerTruth
He may not be you’re type but he’s very hunky.
Tarutaru
What are you talking about. He’s gorgeous. Never seen a more beautiful Asian man before.
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LACUVMEN: You ever hear the phrase if you don’t have anything nice to say, keep your fcuking mouth shut??
Lacuevaman
he is not large, strong or sexually attractive…..
Dude Shut Up
And neither is Lacuevaman.
PinkoOfTheGange
Hunky, Hot!
Hussain-TheCanadian
What a yummy man, he has a beautiful face, even if he was thin, still gorgeous. Maybe I need to find me a Asian husband.
nm4047
so you’ve reached that phase have you! 🙂
ingyaom
Hunk for sure.
nm4047
Prime Time, it’s a show that predominantly only women watch and now they’re trying to suck a couple of queens in by putting a str8 actor portraying a gay character.
Billy Budd
He is hot and looks mischievous.
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I am REALLY nervous here guys!!
I happen to be WHITE if I say this ASIAN guy is smoking hot and I would stick my tongue so far up his ass it would come out his belly button, would a certain Dbag race baiting writer for Queerty call me a WHITE GAY RACIST?????
nitejonboy
Damn this bitch is fine, I hope his career goes far!