Leo Sheng

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Leo Sheng (born 1996) is a Chinese American actor and activist known for playing Micah Lee on .

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Early life and education Sheng was born in Hunan, China and was adopted and raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan by an American lesbian couple. He first came out as trans at age 12.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in sociology from the University of Michigan in 2017. Sheng was accepted to the school's social work graduate program and planned to enroll, but left because he was cast in his first professional acting role in Adam.

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Career Sheng first gained attention when he was 17 and used YouTube and Instagram to document his transition. In 2018, he acted in his first lead role in Rhys Ernst's Adam. He also appeared in the documentary . He is a lead character on Showtime's as Micah Lee, who is also a trans man. When he was 11, Sheng watched a clip of a transmasculine character, Max, on the original L Word series and came out as trans shortly after.

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Personal life

Sheng resides in Los Angeles. He is queer and a trans man.

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Filmography

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Film

2019	Adam	Ethan
2020			Also creative consultant
2021	The Matrix Resurrections	N/A	Assistant

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Television

2019–23		Micah Lee	19 episodes

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External links

Categories: Official Website, Living People, Chinese Transgender Men, American Transgender Men, American Transgender Actors, American Lgbtq People Of Asian Descent, University Of Michigan Alumni, 21st-century American Male Actors, People From Ypsilanti, Michigan, Male Actors From Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1996 Births, Lgbtq People From Michigan, 21st-century Chinese Male Actors, Chinese Lgbtq Rights Activists, American Queer Male Actors, American Adoptees From China, Lgbtq Rights Activists From Michigan

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