# List of gay characters in television

This is a list of live action gay characters in television (includes terrestrial, cable, streaming series and TV movies). The orientation can be portrayed on-screen, described in the dialogue or mentioned. Roles include lead, main, recurring, supporting, and guest.
The names are organized in alphabetical order by the surname (i.e. last name), or by a single name if the character does not have a surname. ‍Some naming customs write the family name first followed by the given name; in these cases, the names in the list appear under the family name (e.g. the name Jung Seo-hyun [Korean] is organized alphabetically under "J").

## List

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### A–D

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| Character | Actor | Show | Notes |
| Aaron | Ross Marquand | The Walking Dead | Aaron is the series' first gay male character, who has a partner named Eric. |
| Agron | Dan Feuerriegel | Spartacus | In a relationship with Nasir. |
| Sam Adama | Sasha Roiz | Caprica | Sam is married to Larry. |
| Kenny Al-Bahir | Rami Malek | The War at Home | The best friend of the protagonist. |
| Alex | Adam Faison | Everything's Gonna Be Okay | Nicholas' new boyfriend. |
| Noah Alexander | Marcel McCalla | Footballers' Wives | Noah has a crush on the team captain, Conrad. |
| Alistair | Finneas O'Connell | Glee | Spencer's boyfriend who joins the glee club. |
| Drew Alister | Brendan Fehr | The Night Shift | A gay doctor. |
| Wesley Alvarez | Rudy Martinez | Dear White People | Wesley and Lionel Huggins have a relationship in season two of the show. |
| Blaine Anderson | Darren Criss | Glee | Blaine is married to Kurt Hummel. |
| Heath Anderson | Zack Lively | Greek | He had several one night stands with Calvin. By the end of the series, Heath and Calvin are in a committed relationship and going to India together. |
| Andrew | Craig Ferguson | Sean Saves the World | Andrew is Sean's former boss, who he slept with. |
| Matteusz Andrzejewski | Jordan Renzo | Class | Has relationship with Charlie Smith. |
| Titus Andromedon | Tituss Burgess | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | A gay actor struggling on Broadway. |
| Andy | Matt Bomer | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Andy is a prostitute who Dell Toledo fell in love with. |
| Anwar | Chaneil Kular | Sex Education | Anwar is Nick's boyfriend. |
| Lucas Apert | Stéphane Pitti | Osmosis | Lucas is a user of Osmosis, a beta dating app, that he hopes will help him with his boyfriend, and stop cheating. |
| Kevin Archer | Gregory Michael | Dante's Cove | One half of gay couple, Kevin's partner on the island is Toby Moraitis. |
| Phillip Ashcroft | Sean O'Bryan | Quantum Leap | A cadet is thrown out of military school for being gay. |
| Luke Ashton | Scott Neal | The Bill | In a relationship with Sergeant Craig Gilmore. |
| Austin | Ryan McGuinnis | Ugly Betty | Justin Suarez is his boyfriend. |
| Ron Bantz | Doug Ballard | Northern Exposure | One half of gay couple that runs a bed and breakfast, partner is Erick Hillman. |
| Renly Baratheon | Gethin Anthony | Game of Thrones | Is in a secret relationship with Loras Tyrell. |
| Barnes | Ernie Grunwald | Supernatural | At the end of episode "The Real Ghostbusters", it is confirmed that he is in a relationship with Demian. |
| Thomas Barrow | Rob James-Collier | Downton Abbey | His past relationship with the Duke of Crowborough is revealed in the first episode of season 1 and his sexuality remains part of his story. |
| Finn Barton | Joe Gill | Emmerdale | Finn reveals to Val Pollard that he is gay and has a crush on David Metcalfe. |
| Dom Basaluzzo | Murray Bartlett | Looking | A drama about the lives of a group of gay men in San Francisco. |
| Russell Baskind | Dan Montgomery Jr. | Wasteland | A gay soap opera star determined to remain closeted so as to not jeopardize his public status as a sex symbol. |
| Noah Baxter | Law Thompson | Hollyoaks | Noah is a fitness instructor. |
| Sean Beasley | Sean Maher | The Playboy Club | Sean is a gay rights activist on the show. |
| Rusty Beck | Graham Patrick Martin | The Closer Major Crimes | In the season two finale, Rusty comes out as gay to Sharon. |
| Cyrus Beene | Jeff Perry | Scandal | Cyrus is gay and married to James Novak, a political journalist. |
| Ben | Bradley Cooper | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Ben and Susie are known by everyone to be an item, except Ben is gay and in a secret relationship with counselor McKinley. |
| Ben | Adam Scott | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Ben and Susie are known by everyone to be an item, except Ben is gay and in a secret relationship with counselor McKinley. |
| Jack Benjamin | Sebastian Stan | Kings | Jack is the closeted gay son of the king. |
| Dr. Oliver Berg | Laurence Penry-Jones | Doctors | Oliver is in a relationship with physiotherapist, Alex, but also had feelings for Ben. |
| Sol Bergstein | Sam Waterston | Grace and Frankie | Sol and Robert are a couple. |
| Henry Best | Vincent Franklin | Cucumber Banana | Henry is a gay middle-aged insurance salesman, happily settled with his boyfriend of nine years, Lance Sullivan. |
| Ida Best | Caldwell Tidicue | Tales of the City | Ida manages a burlesque bar that both Shawna and Margot work at. |
| Roy Biggins Jr. (aka R.J.) | Abraham Benrubi | Wings | R.J. comes out to his dad, who challenges him to a game of one-on-one basketball on the condition that if R.J. wins he is allowed to be gay, but if Roy wins R.J. is not. |
| Erol Birkan | Fahri Yardım | Dogs of Berlin | Erol is a Turkish gay policeman. |
| Kyle Bishop | Andy Mientus | Smash | Kyle was in relationships with Blake, Tom and Jimmy. |
| Stuart Bixby | Derek Jacobi | Vicious | Stuart and Freddie Thornhill have been together for almost 50 years. |
| Eric Black | Blake Bashoff | Judging Amy | A gay teenager who had been so badly abused that he was blind for two years. |
| Billie Blaikie | Alan Cumming | The L Word | Billie is a queer party promoter. |
| John Blaine | Art Fleming | Starsky & Hutch | John picks up a gay street hustler who drugs and robs him. |
| Larry Blaisdell | Larry Bagby | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Larry is a closeted gay, who finally comes out to Xander. |
| Richie Blake | Spencer McLaren | The Secret Life of Us | Midway through season one Richie realized he was gay. |
| Stanford Blatch | Willie Garson | Sex and the City | A gay cosmopolite, married to Anthony Marentino. Liza Minnelli sang at their wedding. |
| Max Blum | Adam Pally | Happy Endings | An openly gay man who had a relationship with Grant. |
| Tony Du Bois | Lawrence Monoson | Touched by an Angel | Returns home to come out to his family and tell them he has AIDS. |
| Dr. Simon Bond | David Sturzaker | Doctors | |
| Brad Bottig | Brock Ciarlelli | The Middle | Brad comes out in season 7 to his best friend, Sue Heck. |
| Bouffant | Adrian Scarborough | Let Them Eat Cake | Bouffant is the private and flamboyant couturier to the Comtesse de Vache and representative of the Maison Bouffant. |
| Edwin Bouwhuis | Raynor Arkenbout | Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden | |
| John Bowers | Kyle Clements | Doom Patrol | Larry's secret lover who also served in the Air Force. |
| Drew Boyd | Matt Battaglia | Queer as Folk (US) | Drew was a closeted football player, who eventually came out. |
| Brad | Henry Zaga | 13 Reasons Why | After coming out as gay, Tony said that Brad was his boyfriend. |
| Brendan Brady | Emmett J. Scanlan | Hollyoaks | He is a sociopathic, self-loathing, homophobic gay man. |
| Aaron Brennan | Matt Wilson | Neighbours | |
| Patrick Brewer | Noah Reid | Schitt's Creek | Patrick comes out to his parents in the season 5 episode "Meet the Parents", and later marries David Rose in the series finale, "Happy Ending". |
| Brian | Graham Duff | Ideal | Brian has several boyfriends. |
| Brian | Brant Daugherty | Days of Our Lives | Dated boyfriend Sonny Kiriakis. |
| Tom Brisley | Adam Ray | Grange Hill | |
| John Irvin | Bill Brochtrup | NYPD Blue | Gay police officer dating a fellow closeted police officer. |
| Rory Brown | Rory Cowan | Mrs. Brown's Boys | |
| Ben Bruckner | Robert Gant | Queer as Folk (US) | Married to main character Michael, has HIV. |
| Bryan | Michael Galante | Good Trouble | Bryan lives in downtown Los Angeles and works as an event planner at the Standard Hotel. |
| Russell Bryant | Jonathan Newth | After Henry | He runs the Bygone Books shop, where Sarah works. |
| Steve Burdick | D. W. Moffett | Lifestories | A gay TV anchorman loses his partner to AIDS and is HIV-positive himself. |
| Caleb Burford | Joshua Tan | Mystic | Caleb comes out to his friend, Issie. |
| Billy Burns | Emerson Brooks | Uncoupled | |
| Will Byers | Noah Schnapp | Stranger Things | (Schnapp confirmed in a 2022 interview that Will is gay and in love with his best friend Mike Wheeler.) |
| Conor Byrne | Glenn Mulhern | Family Affairs | |
| Benji Campbell | George Sear | Love, Victor | An openly gay teenager, who works as a barista at the coffee shop where Victor works part-time. |
| Roberto "Bobby" Cañero-Reed | Charlie Bushnell | Diary of a Future President | The brother of Elena, who starts to develop feelings for a man named Liam. |
| Carl | Steve John Shepherd | Being Human (UK) | Carl is a gay vampire. He shares a flat with his human boyfriend Dan. |
| Leon Carp | Martin Mull | Roseanne | Roseanne's boss at the diner. |
| Doug Carter | PJ Brennan | Hollyoaks | |
| Hal Carter | John Cameron Mitchell | The Sandman | |
| Steven Carrington | Al Corley (left after season 2) | Dynasty (1981) | Self-identifies as homosexual. He is among the earliest gay main characters included in an American television series. When Coleman took over the role, his change in appearance was explained by plastic surgery due to an oil rig explosion. |
| Steven Carrington | Jack Coleman (started in season 3) | Dynasty (1981) | Self-identifies as homosexual. He is among the earliest gay main characters included in an American television series. When Coleman took over the role, his change in appearance was explained by plastic surgery due to an oil rig explosion. |
| Steven Carrington | James Mackay | Dynasty (2017) | Steven is openly gay. Sammy Jo was a woman in the original series, but in the reboot was made a gay man to be Steven's lover. |
| Steven Carrington | Nicholas Cordts (teenage Steven) | Dynasty (2017) | Steven is openly gay. Sammy Jo was a woman in the original series, but in the reboot was made a gay man to be Steven's lover. |
| Steven Carrington | Paul Luke Bonenfant (as a child) | Dynasty (2017) | Steven is openly gay. Sammy Jo was a woman in the original series, but in the reboot was made a gay man to be Steven's lover. |
| Johnny Carter | Sam Strike Ted Reilly | EastEnders | |
| Owen Cavanaugh | Dallas Roberts | The Good Wife | The gay brother of a lead character and had a boyfriend in the 2012–2013 season. |
| Charles | Rhys Darby | A Series of Unfortunate Events | |
| Charley | Nick Pugliese | School Spirits | Before he died, Charley was in a relationship with Emilio Figueroa, who did not know Charley was closeted when he told his parents about the two of them. |
| Jeremy Chetri | Varun Saranga | Wynonna Earp | |
| Johnny St. Clair | Richard Seff | The Rockford Files | A wealthy gay man hires Rockford to retrieve his stolen art collection. |
| Barry Clark | Gary Hailes | EastEnders | |
| Christian Clarke | John Partridge | EastEnders | |
| Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin | Robin Lord Taylor | Gotham | Talks about his love for Edward Nygma. |
| Deran Cody | Jake Weary | Animal Kingdom | |
| Paul Coker | Jonny Labey | EastEnders | |
| Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | Implied to be gay in several episodes. It was later confirmed on an episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. |
| Buddy Cole | Scott Thompson | The Kids in the Hall | Commonly appears as a commentator delivering monologues directly to the camera about gay culture. |
| Arthur Coleman | Laurence Luckinbill | Dan August | In line for a job with the government, Arthur kills his lover Norman Sayles (portrayed by Martin Sheen), to prevent him from exposing Arthur as gay during his background check. |
| Jamie Collier | Daniel Anthony | Casualty | |
| Bryan Collins | Andrew Rannells | The New Normal | David Sawyer's husband, who is trying to start a family with him. |
| Gordon Collins | Nigel Cowley | Brookside | British soap's first gay character. |
| Sam Colloby | Jonathan Kerrigan | Casualty | He formed a strong friendship with Adam who was also gay. |
| Conrad | Jeffrey Richman | Paper Dolls | Conrad is a gay hairdresser. |
| Major Lance Corcoran | Tom Hollander | The Night Manager | Corcoran, 'Corky' for short, is Roper's right-hand man. |
| Micheletto Corella | Sean Harris | The Borgias | |
| Corey | Michael Johnston | Teen Wolf | Corey's boyfriend is Lucas. |
| Eddy Costa | John Ventimiglia | Jessica Jones | Detective Costa is in a same-sex marriage and trying to adopt a child. |
| John Cooper | Michael Cudlitz | Southland | A gay police officer. |
| Alan J. Corbett | Dustin Milligan | Supernatural | Openly displays feelings for Ghostfacers team leader Ed. |
| Chance Counter | Doug Spearman | Noah's Arc | Chance is one of four gay Black men in Los Angeles (The first series to feature an all-Black, LGBTQ cast). |
| Kevin Cozner | Marc Evan Jackson | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Captain Holt's husband. |
| Ian Craig | Stephen Kennedy | The Archers | |
| Ryan Crane | Eddie McClintock | Felicity | Ryan comes out to his brother Noel, introduces him to his boyfriend, and announces they are having a commitment ceremony. |
| Trent Crimm | James Lance | Ted Lasso | Journalist for The Independent; his sexuality is discussed during the third season. |
| Crispin | Craig Zimmerman | Modern Family | Is one of Mitchell and Cameron's gay friends. |
| Mitch Crumb | Fred Savage | Crumbs | Mitch is a white gay man. |
| Hugh Culber | Wilson Cruz | Star Trek: Discovery | Is the partner of Paul Stamets. |
| Roger Curbishley | Adam Rayner | Doctor Who | Has an affair with the footman Davenport. |
| Jesse D'Amato | Dane DeHaan | In Treatment | |
| Vince D'Angelo | Bobby Cannavale | Will & Grace | Boyfriend and later Will's husband. |
| Jodie Dallas | Billy Crystal | Soap | |
| Lieutenant Jim Dangle | Thomas Lennon | Reno 911! | He is openly gay and sees no problem flirting with and trying to seduce straight men. |
| Coco Davis | Charles Levin | The Golden Girls | Coco was the girls best friend, and only appeared in the pilot episode. |
| Felix Dawkins | Jordan Gavaris | Orphan Black | The gay brother of the protagonist. |
| Toby De Silva | Matthew Needham | Casualty | Toby was a general practitioner, and worked in the emergency department of Holby City Hospital. |
| Guillermo de la Cruz | Harvey Guillén | What We Do in the Shadows | Guillermo comes out as gay to his family in season four, episode seven ("Pine Barrens"). |
| Montgomery de la Cruz | Timothy Granaderos | 13 Reasons Why | Monty is a closeted football player who becomes involved in a secret relationship with Winston Williams. |
| Joscha Degen | Carlo Degen | Alles was zählt | Joscha is a gay football player and friend of Kai Seebach who hides his homosexuality in order to be pursue his career. After 200 episodes, he comes out to his team. |
| Marco Del Rossi | Adamo Ruggiero | Degrassi: The Next Generation | In a relationship with Dylan Michalchuk. |
| Kevin Delaney | Chad Donella | ER | Sixteen year old male prostitute suffers from blood clots. |
| Michael Delaney | Chris Bruno | All My Children | Michael came out to his history class at Pine Valley High. |
| Phil Delaney | Jason Merrells | Queer as Folk (UK) | A close friend of Vince and Stuart. |
| Canton Everett Delaware III | Mark Sheppard | Doctor Who | Canton got the blessing of a president to marry his black fiancé in episode "Day of The Moon". |
| Demian | Devin Ratray | Supernatural | At the end of "The Real Ghostbusters", it is confirmed that he is in a relationship with Barnes. |
| Silas Dengdamoor | Lee Majdoub | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Panto's boyfriend. |
| Marcus Dent | Charlie Condou | Coronation Street | Marcus started dating Sean Tully. |
| Derek | Lukas Gage | Love, Victor | Openly gay, Derek is Benji's boyfriend. |
| Derrick | Spencer Neville | Days of Our Lives | He flirted with Paul Narita on several occasions. He then played an important part in the developing gay love triangle involving Will Horton, Paul Narita and Sonny Kiriakis. |
| Ted Dinard | Mark Withers | Dynasty (1981) | Steven Carrington's former boyfriend from New York City. |
| Ted Dinard | Michael Patrick Lane | Dynasty (2017) | Steven Carrington's former boyfriend from New York City. |
| Aaron Dingle | Danny Miller | Emmerdale | |
| Eldridge Dixon | Dwain A. Perry | Good News | Eldridge enlists the pastor to help come out to his mother, but is surprised when his mother says she'd known that he was gay since he was nine years old. |
| Rodolfo do Vale | Alejandro Claveaux | Nada Será Como Antes | |
| Richie Donado | Raúl Castillo | Looking | Patrick's boyfriend and love of his life. |
| Jerry Dorfer | David Hyde Pierce | Dream On | During a bachelor party, Martin finds out that a childhood friend, Jerry, had a crush on him, and Jerry announces that his "first time" was with Martin. |
| Ned Dorneget | Matt L. Jones | NCIS | He said that he is gay in episode "Need to Know". |
| Billy Douglas | Ryan Phillippe | One Life to Live | Billy comes out to Joey Buchanan. The character is the first openly gay teenager featured in a television series. |
| Jack Downey | Tanner Buchanan | The Fosters | Shares a kiss with Jude. |
| Dino Doyle | Gary Hollywood | Mrs. Brown's Boys | Dino is a hairdresser, and the partner of Rory Brown. |
| Harry Doyle | Russell Tovey | Quantico | Openly gay CIA recruit. |
| Jochen Drexler | Sylvester Groth | Polizeiruf 110 | Chief inspector who has a one-night stand with his old colleague Ferdinand Frey. |
| Scott Drinkwell | Ross Adams | Hollyoaks | Mitchell Deveraux is his boyfriend. |
| Darryl Driscoll | Ray Stewart | Barney Miller | Openly gay recurring character, his partner is Marty Morrison. |
| Carey Dubek | Drew Tarver | The Other Two | The lead character, and an aspiring actor. |
| Kenneth Du Beke | Tony Maudsley | Benidorm | Kenneth is a gay hairdresser who doesn't apologize for his behaviour. |
| Tom Duran | Eric Lutes | Frasier | Frasier unwittingly asks Tom, the openly gay station manager, out on a date during the second season. |
| Richard Durban | Richard Bekins | Law & Order | An openly gay city councilman is murdered by a colleague, a right-wing councilman. |

### E–H

* Go to:  E | F | G | H
| Character | Actor | Show | Notes |
| Eddie | Daniel Franzese | Looking | Agustín's boyfriend and later husband. |
| Alex Edel | Ludwig Trepte | Deutschland 86 | He works alongside Tim, an American G.I. based in West Berlin who is also gay. |
| Russell Edgington | Denis O'Hare | True Blood | Russell is a manipulative, angry, gay vampire king of Mississippi who killed without abandon. |
| Blane Edwards | Damon Wayans | In Living Color | Art pundit offers commentary filled with crude puns on books, films, and television. |
| Eric Effiong | Ncuti Gatwa | Sex Education | Best friend of Otis. |
| Arnold Eliot | Sam Schacht | N.Y.P.D. (1969) | A successful gay producer is killed in his apartment. |
| Eliot | Zak Ford-Williams | Battery (Channel 4 UK) | In the short film, we follow Elliot as he uses his last-ever wheelchair battery to meet his boyfriend, Aaron, for their final dance. How far will Elliot go for love? |
| Hank Eliot | Brian Starcher | As the World Turns | Hank made television history in 1988 when he came out of the closet, making him the first gay male on daytime TV. |
| Terry Eliot | Robert Desiderio | Trapper John, M.D. | A gay patient is treated for AIDS. |
| Grant Ellis | Gregory Michael | Greek | Calvin gets a new roommate and is assigned Grant, who comes out to him and at first is in a secret relationship with him. |
| Russell Emerson | Richard Roundtree | Roc | On a visit home, Russell comes out and announces he is getting married. |
| Eric | Gus Kamp | No Good Nick | Eric kisses Jeremy in "The Big Mitt" and later tells him that his parents already knew he was gay. |
| Georg Eschweiler | Claus Vinçon | Lindenstraße | Carsten Flöter was his partner. |
| Gino Esposito | Shane McNamara | Neighbours | Gino owned the local hair salon. |
| Damon Evangelista | Ryan Jamaal Swain | Pose | |
| Bernd Fabrius | Holger Stockhaus | Mit Herz und Handschellen | |
| Howie Fairbanks | Andrew Francis | The L Word | |
| Gabino Falcón | Alejandro Speitzer | Someone Has to Die | Gabino is a young closeted gay man in 1950s Francoist Spain. |
| Tom Farrell | James Dreyfus | Gimme Gimme Gimme | Tom is a constantly out of work actor, who manages to get only bit parts, usually as an extra, on television. |
| Dustan Farrow | Brandon Claybon | Danger Force | A team of kid superheroes in training help reunite a lost child named Ellis with his parents, Dustan and Justin Farrow. |
| Justin Farrow | Tommy Dickle | Danger Force | A team of kid superheroes in training help reunite a lost child named Ellis with his parents, Dustan and Justin Farrow. |
| Gavin Featherly | Tim Marriott | The Brittas Empire | Gavin and his partner Tim, were the first openly same-sex couple to ever appear in a British comedy on the BBC. |
| Fabio Fedeli | Brando Pacitto | Baby | Brando wants to keep the fact that he's gay a secret. |
| David Ferrán | Adrián Rodríguez | Física o Química | Despite his initial hostility, he ends up being Fer's boyfriend. |
| Matt Fielding | Doug Savant | Melrose Place | When he comes out, he is physically assaulted and fired from work because of his sexual orientation. |
| Jason Figueroa | Peter Rini | Orange is the New Black | Husband of Natalie Figueroa, assistant warden of Litchfield Prison. |
| Leonard Finch | Al Weaver | Grantchester | Leonard is a closeted Anglican curate in 1950s England. He loves Daniel Marlowe. |
| Don Finlayson | Joe Hasham | Number 96 | He was a lawyer who had several boyfriends. Don was the world's first regular gay character to appear on a television show. |
| James Finley | Andy Mientus | Gone | James is a computer hacker and part of Novak's task force. |
| Oliver Fish | Scott Evans | One Life to Live | In a relationship with Kyle. |
| David Fisher | Michael C. Hall | Six Feet Under | David often relied on Keith, an openly gay black police officer, to help him find acceptance and strength to take over the family business. |
| Wesley Fists | Austin Crute | Daybreak | A gay self-styled rōnin, in a relationship with Turbo Pokaski. |
| Christopher Fletcher | Rian McLean | Home and Away | He was the first openly gay character in the show. |
| Matteo Florenzi | Michelangelo Fortuzzi | Druck | Initially struggled with his sexuality, but later came out as gay. In a relationship with David Schriebner. |
| Florian | Alex Rich | GLOW | Florian died from an HIV/AIDS-related illness. |
| Carsten Flöter | Georg Uecker | Lindenstraße | |
| Fred Fonseca | Jimi Mistry | EastEnders | Fred and Mick become good friends, but despite their closeness, Fred feels unable to tell Mick that he is gay. |
| Bill Forbes | Jack Coleman | The Vampire Diaries | He lives with his partner Steven, in Georgia. |
| Jamie Forrest | Karl Urban | Shortland Street | Jamie is a paramedic, and the soap's first openly gay character. |
| Aidan Foster | Bob Morley | Neighbours | Aidan is a love interest of Chris Pappas. |
| Jonny Foster | Richard Grieve | Emmerdale | |
| Jude Adams Foster | Hayden Byerly | The Fosters | Jude develops romantic feelings for his best friend Connor Stevens, and they begin dating. |
| Karl Foster | Chris Finch | Coronation Street | He was in a relationship with Todd Grimshaw. |
| George Fraley | Peter Frechette | Profiler | Openly gay computer hacker, a member of the Violent Crimes Task Force. |
| Alonso Frame | Russell Tovey | Doctor Who | He hooked up with Captain Jack Harkness. |
| Ferdinand Frey | Cornelius Obonya | Polizeiruf 110 | Chief inspector who has a one-night stand with his old colleague Jochen Drexler. |
| Tom Friendly | M. C. Gainey | Lost | |
| Hernando Fuentes | Alfonso Herrera | Sense8 | His first date with Lito Rodriguez was spent at an art museum in Mexico. |
| Luke Fuller | Billy Campbell | Dynasty | Has a relationship with Steven Carrington. Luke was killed in the "Moldavian Massacre". |
| Bert Gaffer | James Broderick | N.Y.P.D. (1967) | Blackmailers target homosexuals, Bert cooperates with police to catch them. |
| Ian Gallagher | Gerard Kearns | Shameless UK | Kash Karib is his long-term boyfriend, though he has a relationship with Sean Bennett, and an ongoing relationship with Micky Maguire. |
| Ian Gallagher | Cameron Monaghan | Shameless US | Ian is involved in a sexual relationship with Kash Karib. Later he starts a relationship with Mickey Milkovich, and marries him. |
| Mr. Gallant | Evan Peters | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Throughout his life, his grandmother Evie Gallant has tried to make him the perfect gay. |
| William "Butch" Gamble | John Goodman | Normal, Ohio | Gamble was an average blue collar guy who loved football and beer. |
| Samuel Garland | Victor Garber | Tales of the City | An elderly gay man who volunteers with a group called Rainbow Readers. |
| George and Gordon | Lee Bergere | Hot l Baltimore | Middle aged couple living together. One of the first gay couples to be depicted on an American television series. |
| George and Gordon | Henry Calvert | Hot l Baltimore | Middle aged couple living together. One of the first gay couples to be depicted on an American television series. |
| Michel Gerard | Yanic Truesdale | Gilmore Girls | Is planning to adopt a son with his husband, Frederic. |
| Sgt. Craig Gilmore | Hywel Simons | The Bill | He is the first openly gay Sergeant and police officer in the show's history. |
| Gideon Goddard | Michel Gill | Mr. Robot | Goddard is Elliot Alderson's boss at Allsafe, a cybersecurity company, and a gay man. He is later killed by a Dark Army assassin in the season 3 episode, "eps3.8_stage3.torrent." |
| Ethan Gold | Fab Filippo | Queer as Folk (US) | Violin player, had a short-lived relationship with main character Justin Taylor. |
| John Goodwin | Neal Bledsoe | Smash | Tom is his new boyfriend. |
| Cyrus Goodman | Joshua Rush | Andi Mack | Cyrus is in a relationship with TJ Kippen. It is the first gay relationship on Disney Channel, and Cyrus is the first gay main character. |
| Elliot Goss | John Early | Search Party | Eliot is coming to terms with his sexual orientation. He is also a self-diagnosed narcissist who is particularly good at detective work. |
| Grant | James Wolk | Happy Endings | Max's ex-boyfriend; they start dating again after they run into each other on Valentine's Day. |
| Albert Grant | Matt Ross | Big Love | Having struggled with his sexuality, Albert develops feelings for Dale Tomasson. |
| Neil Grayling | James Gaddas | Bad Girls | He's a master manipulator and will do anything to get the man he wants. |
| Bram Greenfeld | Keiynan Lonsdale | Love, Victor | Simon's boyfriend, appears in episode 8 when Victor goes to New York. |
| Eddie Gregg | Charles Levin | Hill Street Blues | Eddie was a gay prostitute whom Belker originally arrests, then befriends. |
| Marshall Gregson | Keir Gilchrist | United States of Tara | He's openly gay, and not once do we see him shy away from who he is. |
| Todd Grimshaw | Bruno Langley | Coronation Street | A gay man. |
| Guinness | Henderson Wade | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Guinness has a gay biracial relationship with Edward Philippe Mott, a wealthy 18th century eccentric. |
| Nate Gurney | Scott Haining | Waterloo Road | Nate is a former student at Waterloo Road, and openly gay. He falls in love with Josh. |
| José "Joey" Gutierrez | Juan Pablo Raba | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | An Inhuman recurring character who was revealed to previously have had a boyfriend. |
| Naveed Haider | Gurjeet Singh | Ackley Bridge | He comes out in series 2, and has a short relationship with Matthew in series 3. |
| Thomas Hamilton | Rupert Penry-Jones | Black Sails | Thomas is a relationship with Captain James Flint. |
| T.J. Hammond | Sebastian Stan | Political Animals | T.J. is the first openly gay son of an American President. |
| Adam Hampton | Lenny Clarke | The John Larroquette Show | Police officer Hampton comes out as gay. |
| Oliver Hampton | Conrad Ricamora | How To Get Away With Murder | A recurring gay character in a relationship with a law student named Connor. |
| Tae-joo Han | Han Gi-chan | Where Your Eyes Linger | The sole heir of a powerful chaebol family, and in a romantic relationship with his bodyguard. |
| Dr. Dennis Hancock | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Chicago Hope | Comes out to Dr. Shutt in the fourth season. |
| NoHo Hank | Anthony Carrigan | Barry | He was revealed to be gay in season 3 and is in a relationship with Cristobal. |
| Robert Hanson | Martin Sheen | Grace and Frankie | After having an affair with his law-partner Sol for 20 years they finally come out to their wives and children to marry each other. |
| Derek Harkinson | Ian Lavender | EastEnders | |
| Harrison | Matthew Risch | Tales of the City | Harrison is Mouse's ex-boyfriend. |
| Harry | David Anthony Higgins | Mike & Molly | He announces he is gay after a failed date with a woman. |
| Michael Harper | Gabriel Thomson | My Family | Michael comes out to his parents, and tells them that he has been in a relationship with a guy for some time. |
| Shane Harvey | Michael J. Willett | Faking It | Is openly gay from the pilot and has a boyfriend named Pablo. |
| Ste Hay | Kieron Richardson | Hollyoaks | James and Ste have a sexual relationship. |
| Ryan Hayes | Ryan O'Connell | Special | Ryan has cerebral palsy. He is also an unpaid intern at Eggwoke. |
| Tom Heinrich | Roberto Capasso | Tatort: Love is Pain | In a relationship with Mike Majewski. After Heinrich is abused and accidentally put into a coma by his homophobic friends, Majewski begins to kill them out of revenge. |
| Richard Heller | Logan Marshall-Green | 24 | Richard is revealed to be gay after being tortured for allegedly being a part of a terrorist organization. |
| Alex Henley | Sam Jackson | Skins | He kisses Matty Levan in one episode. |
| Mason Hewitt | Khylin Rhambo | Teen Wolf | Mason is dating Corey Bryant. |
| Carter Heywood | Michael Boatman | Spin City | Carter is the openly gay minority affairs liaison. |
| Lionel Higgins | DeRon Horton | Dear White People | A gay and black student who struggles to find where he fits into university life. |
| Jacob Hill | Chris Perfetti | Abbott Elementary | A gay elementary teacher who is initially open with his sexuality but takes time before opening up about his partner with his colleagues and students. |
| Erick Hillman | Don McManus | Northern Exposure | One half of gay couple that runs a bed and breakfast, partner is Ron Bantz. |
| Louis Hines | John Fleck | Murder One | Police secretary. |
| Father Kieron Hobbs | Jake Hendriks | Hollyoaks | Catholic priest has an affair with gay student John Paul McQueen. |
| Ken Hodges | Christopher Guard | Casualty | Clinical nurse specialist. |
| Clayton "Clay" Louis Hollingsworth | Monte Markham | The Golden Girls | Blanche's gay brother, engaged to a man. |
| Curtis Holt | Echo Kellum | Arrow | Curtis is the husband of Nick Anastas. |
| Ray Holt | Andre Braugher | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | A gay commanding officer of the 99th police precinct. |
| Emmett Honeycutt | Peter Paige | Queer as Folk (US) | Emmett is particular closest to Ted Schmidt, and notable for his airy witticisms and flamboyant fashion sense. |
| Scott Hope | Fab Filippo | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Scott came out in college. |
| Will Horton | Chandler Massey | Days of Our Lives | Will is the second gay character to join the soap opera. |
| Will Horton | Guy Wilson | Days of Our Lives | Will is the second gay character to join the soap opera. |
| Howard | Hamilton Von Watts | Dharma & Greg | Dharma befriends Greg's poker buddies, and discovers that Howard is gay and has a crush on Greg. |
| Dr. George Huang | BD Wong | Law & Order: SVU | Psychiatrist who works with the Special Victims Unit; his sexuality is briefly mentioned. |
| Colin Hughes | Billy Harris | Ted Lasso | Footballer for AFC Richmond. He comes out during the third season. |
| Kurt Hummel | Chris Colfer | Glee | The first main gay character of Glee. He is Blaine Anderson's boyfriend, and marries him. |
| Bob Hunter | Tuc Watkins | Desperate Housewives | Bob and Lee move to Wisteria Lane. |

### I–L

* Go to:  I | J | K | L
| Character | Actor | Show | Notes |
| Ian | Kyle Riabko | 90210 | He has a relationship with Teddy Montgomery. |
| Robbe IJzermans | Willem Herbots | WtFOCK | Openly gay and dating Sander Driesen. |
| Shane Ince | James Midgley | Cutting It | Shane works as a senior stylist in the salon, and has a reputation for being catty. |
| Jack | Denny Miller | Alice | Mel's friend Jack, an ex–professional football player, comes out to Alice. |
| Jack | André De Shields | Uncoupled | |
| Kenny James | Gregg Binkley | My Name Is Earl | A recurring character in this show. |
| Stanley James | Brooks Ashmanskas | Uncoupled | |
| Jared | Sam Pancake | Svetlana | |
| Bernard Jasser | Nathan Lee Graham | LA to Vegas | Bernard is a gay flight attendant. |
| Geoffrey Jellineck | Paul Dinello | Strangers with Candy | He is in a secret love affair with Mr. Noblet, the history teacher. |
| Jesus / Paul Monroe | Tom Payne | The Walking Dead | Paul, otherwise known as "Jesus," came out as gay in episode "The Other Side." |
| Steve Jinks | Aaron Ashmore | Warehouse 13 | A gay Warehouse agent in Season 3. |
| Joe | Steven W. Bailey | Grey's Anatomy | A gay man, whose partner, Walter, made guest appearances throughout the series. |
| Jacob Joffe | Michael Goorjian | Chicago Hope | Nineteen year old Hasidic Jew comes out to his father. |
| Lucas Jones | Ryan Carnes | General Hospital | A periodically recurring character in this drama. |
| Sammy Jo Carrington | Rafael de la Fuente | Dynasty (2017) | Has a one-night stand with Steven Carrington. |
| Stuart Alan Jones | Aidan Gillen | Queer as Folk (UK) | |
| Warren Jones | Jason Hughes | This Life | He regularly visits a therapist who encourages him to embrace his sexuality and tell his friends. |
| Josh | Josh Thomas | Please Like Me | Openly gay, and dates several men throughout the series. |
| Julian and Sandy | Hugh Paddick | Round the Horne | Julian and Sandy were notable for being two stereotypical camp homosexual characters in mainstream entertainment at a time when homosexual acts between men were illegal in the United Kingdom. |
| Julian and Sandy | Kenneth Williams | Round the Horne | Julian and Sandy were notable for being two stereotypical camp homosexual characters in mainstream entertainment at a time when homosexual acts between men were illegal in the United Kingdom. |
| Justin | Ryan Carnes | Desperate Housewives | Justin comes out to Gabrielle; he is also Andrew's first boyfriend. |
| Kang-gook | Jang Eui-soo | Where Your Eyes Linger | Bodyguard to the sole heir of a powerful chaebol family, and in a romantic relationship with him. |
| Kash Karib | Chris Bisson | Shameless UK | Kash is his only long-term boyfriend, and also his married boss. When Kash's wife finds out, she insists it remain a secret. |
| Kash Karib | Pej Vahdat | Shameless US | Ian is involved in a sexual relationship with Kash, owner of the Kash and Grab, where Ian works. |
| Dave Karofsky | Max Adler | Glee | He kisses Kurt, revealing his sexual orientation and has a short romance with Blaine. |
| Richard Katimski | Jeff Perry | My So-Called Life | An English teacher at Liberty High School, and facilitates the Drama Club. |
| Major Bill Keane, MD | Ricky Schroder | The Andromeda Strain | Keene is a specialist trying to discover the secrets of a lethal pathogen. |
| Kevin Keller | Casey Cott | Riverdale | Kevin is openly gay. |
| Emmet Kelley | Bryan Clark | Grace Under Fire | Grace's father-in-law Emmet comes out to her, and admits a 15-year relationship with his partner. |
| Dennis Kemper | Bronson Pinchot | Sara | Dennis is an openly gay lawyer in the series. |
| Tom Kenderson | Alan Autry | Cheers | Tom is an old friend and baseball teammate of Sam, he announces in his forthcoming autobiography that he is gay. Sam is supportive of him, but the bar's regular customers fear that because of Sam's support of Tom, the bar will become a place full of homosexuals. |
| Nico Kim | Alex Landi | Grey's Anatomy | Nico is an openly gay surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. |
| Kimon | Levi Meaden | Olympus | Kimon is Lykos' scribe. |
| Jude Kinkade | Brent Antonello | Hit the Floor | Jude is in a relationship with Zero. |
| Brian Kinney | Gale Harold | Queer as Folk (US) | Brian is the soulmate of Justin Taylor. |
| Nate Kinski | Meyne Wyatt | Neighbours | Nate is openly gay, having known from an early age. |
| TJ Kippen | Luke Mullen | Andi Mack | Cyrus Goodman's love interest; first gay romance on Disney Channel. |
| Sonny Kiriakis | Freddie Smith | Days of Our Lives | Sonny is the first gay character introduced in this soap opera, and later had a romance with Will Horton. |
| Jason Kirk | James Carlton | Emmerdale | Jason is the first openly gay man to appear in Emmerdale. |
| Marty Kirkby | Shaheen Jafargholi | Casualty | Marty is openly gay. |
| Ross Korolus | Justin Peroff | Our Hero | Ross is one of the best friends of main protagonist Kale Stiglic, who discovers that he is gay during the course of the series. |
| Leo Kraft | Henning Baum | Mit Herz und Handschellen | |
| Kravitz | Griffin McElroy | The Adventure Zone | In a long-term relationship with Taako. |
| Nate Kulina | Nick Jonas | Kingdom | Nate is a closeted gay MMA fighter. |
| Malcolm Laffley | Tuc Watkins | Beggars and Choosers | Malcolm is a closeted gay. |
| Jim Lahey | John Dunsworth | Trailer Park Boys | Jim is openly gay. |
| Lucas Lallemant | Axel Auriant | SKAM France | Openly gay and dating Eliott Demaury. |
| Inspector Dave Lambert | Barry Primus | The Streets of San Francisco | A gay detective must come out to convict a drug kingpin. |
| Paul Lambert | Mathew Bose | Emmerdale | Paul is openly gay. |
| Lane | Austin Crute | Call Your Mother | Jackie's gay best friend and roommate. |
| Agustín Lanuez | Frankie J. Alvarez | Looking | Married to Eddie. |
| Tony Larkin | Cleavon Little | Dear John | Tony comes out to John and tells him that he is in love with him. When John tells him they can no longer be friends, Tony makes a huge scene in a restaurant. |
| Larry | Julius Chapple | Caprica | Larry is married to Sam. |
| Joseph Lasile | Michael Arden | Kings | Jack's clandestine boyfriend. |
| Dr. Robert Lawrence | Mark Benninghofen | Chicago Hope | A gay resident interested in specializing in neurosurgery. |
| Michael Lawson | Neil Patrick Harris | Uncoupled | Michael is newly single in New York. |
| Oliver Lawson | Kristopher Turner | This Life (2015) | Natalie's gay brother comes home when he hears about her illness. |
| Kyle Lendo | Sean Maguire | The Class | He is a first-grade teacher, and lives with his boyfriend, Aaron. |
| Lenny | Tony Curran | This Life (1996) | Lenny and Ferdy end up in bed together. |
| Leon | Andrew Langtree | Coronation Street | Leon is a gay bodybuilder, and in a relationship with Sean Tully. |
| Leslie | Paul Wittenburg | Blossom | Joey gets a letter from his secret admirer, which turns out to be his gay teammate. |
| Tom Levitt | Christian Borle | Smash | Tom is an openly gay composer. |
| Duke Lewis Jr. | Skyler Maxon | Faking It | Duke was in the closet until his ex-boyfriend Shane Harvey outed him. |
| Kyle Lewis | Brett Claywell | One Life to Live | In a relationship with Oliver. |
| Will Lexington | Chris Caramck | Nashville | A hopeful country music star, he is attracted to other men. He remained a series regular. |
| Alec Lightwood | Matthew Daddario | Shadowhunters | Alec is attracted to Magnus Bane, which helped him come to terms with his sexuality. |
| Rick Lincoln | Luke Macfarlane | The Night Shift | He is Drew Alisters boyfriend. |
| Omar Little | Michael K. Williams | The Wire | Omar is an openly gay stick-up man who robs drug dealers for a living. |
| Mateo Fernando Aquino Liwanag | Nico Santos | Superstore | Mateo is an openly gay wholesale warehouse employee. |
| Lloyd | Rex Lee | Entourage | LGBT Asian-Pacific Islander. |
| Ollie Lloyd | Keiynan Lonsdale | Dance Academy | Ollie is a talented and arrogant dancer who dates fellow student Sammy Lieberman. |
| Longinus | Kevin Daniels | Modern Family | Is one of Mitchell and Cameron's gay friends. |
| Sebastian Love | David Walliams | Little Britain | Sebastian is an openly gay aide to the prime minister. |
| Ford Lowell | John Ducey | Oh, Grow Up | Comes out after leaving his wife. |
| Alan Lowenstein | Bryan Safi | Young & Hungry | In the season 2 finale, Alan marries Elliot. |
| Lucas | Eddie Ramos | Teen Wolf | Lucas has a boyfriend named Ethan. |
| Luciano | Filippo Scicchitano | The Ignorant Angels | Michele's friend and Riccardo's boyfriend. |
| Luke | Lee Williams | Ideal | Brian's boyfriend in Series 3. |
| Luke | Corbin Bleu | The Middle | In season 9 episode "The Other Man", Luke is involved with Brad Bottig. |
| Lukewarm | Christopher Biggins | Porridge | Openly gay inmate, got his nickname from working in the prison kitchen and always preparing tepid food. |
| Kevin Lynch | James C. Leary | Los Beltrán | One half of gay couple, partner is Dr. Fernando Salazar. |
| Jamal Lyon | Jussie Smollett | Empire | Jamal initially has a boyfriend named Michael before having relationships with other men in the later seasons. |
| Prince Lykos | Wayne Burns | Olympus | The Prince is in a relationship with Kimon. |

### M–P

* Go to:  M | N | O | P
| Character | Actor | Show | Notes |
| Country Mac | Seann William Scott | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Country Mac is gay. Mac invites along his cousin, Country Mac, in episode "Mac Day", where each gang member gets their own day to do whatever they want with no complaints from the others. When they visit a gym full of bodybuilders, Mac insists the gang help oil them up. Country Mac is happy to assist, revealing to the gang that he is gay. |
| Macca | Drew Dillon | Hollyoaks | Macca tells Ste about his sexual relationship he had with Brendan. |
| Eric "Mac" Macfarlane | Jonathan Welsh | E.N.G. | Mac came out to his co-workers and brother after threatened with being outed. |
| Andrew "Macca" MacKenzie | John Morris | Neighbours | Is a builder who worked with Doug Willis. |
| Mickey Maguire | Ciarán Griffiths | Shameless (UK) | In a relationship with Ian Gallagher. |
| Danny Mahealani | Keahu Kahuanui | Teen Wolf | Is openly gay and in a relationship with Ethan. |
| Mike Majewski | Nils Hohenhövel | Tatort: Love is Pain | In a relationship with Tom Heinrich. After Heinrich is abused and accidentally put into a coma by his homophobic friends, Majewski begins to kill them out of revenge. |
| Lev Malinovsky | Uriel Emil | Casualty | Lev opens up a gay dating app and reads a message from someone asking to meet up. |
| Kit Mainwaring | Mark Wheeler | Dallas | J. R. blackmails Kit, the closeted gay son of an oil magnate, into marrying his niece, to unite two of the city's most powerful oil families. |
| Nathan Maloney | Charlie Hunnam | Queer as Folk (UK) | Openly gay 15-year-old schoolboy. |
| Donald Maltby | Philip Charles MacKenzie | Brothers | Cliff's openly gay best friend, and a book editor. |
| Alex Manes | Tyler Blackburn | Roswell, New Mexico | Alex, a disabled vet, is in a relationship with Michael Guerin. |
| Mani | Navin Chowdhry | Sinchronicity | Mani is a gay Doctor who's in a relationship with Jase. |
| Vijay Maraj | Dante Scott | Degrassi: Next Class | He had a short romance with Tristan Milligan. |
| Anthony Marentino | Mario Cantone | Sex and the City | Anthony is an event planner, and married to Stanford. |
| Mark | Gil Cates Jr. | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Vinnie is disturbed to learn Mark, his college roommate, is gay. |
| Scott Marsh | Nathan Brine | My Family | Michael's first boyfriend, after coming out. |
| Ben Marshall | Charlie Barnett | Tales of the City | Mouse's love interest. |
| Oscar Martinez | Oscar Nunez | The Office | Oscar is an LGBT person of color. |
| Syed Masood | Marc Elliott | EastEnders | Parents disowned him after coming out to them. |
| Mateo | Dickie Hearts | Tales of the City | Mateo is an openly gay deaf butler obsessed with cleanliness. |
| Kevin Matheson | Russell Tovey | Looking | Has an affair with Patrick, one of his employees. |
| Seb Matthew-Smith | Joe Serafini | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Seb is the partner of Carlos |
| Noah Mayer | Jake Silbermann | As the World Turns | Noah is in a romantic relationship with Luke. |
| Billy Mayhew | Daniel Brocklebank | Coronation Street | Openly gay, and has been in relationships with Paul Foreman and Todd Grimshaw. |
| Ted Mayo | Michael Hitchcock | United States of Tara | Openly gay neighbor of the family. |
| Ronny McCarthy | Tyler Ritter | The McCarthys | A gay man in Boston with a strict Irish Catholic family. |
| Lee McDermott | Kevin Rahm | Desperate Housewives | Lee and Bob are the first gay couple to move to Wisteria Lane. |
| Mac McDonald | Rob McElhenney | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | In episode "Hero or Hate Crime?", Mac comes out and accepts that he's gay. |
| David McDowell | Dan Castellaneta | The Tracey Ullman Show | David and his partner William raise their teen daughter Francessca. |
| William McDowell | Sam McMurray | The Tracey Ullman Show | David and his partner William raise their teen daughter Francessca. |
| Jack McFarland | Sean Hayes | Will & Grace | A white gay man. |
| Luca McIntyre | Ross McLaren | Doctors | Openly gay nurse. |
| Colin McKenna | Tuc Watkins | Uncoupled | |
| Jonathon McKenna | Kieren Hutchison | Shortland Street | Openly gay medical student. |
| McKinley | Michael Ian Black | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Ben is in a secret relationship with counselor McKinley. |
| McKinley | Michael Ian Black | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Ben is in a secret relationship with counselor McKinley. |
| Louis McManus | Michael Urie | Partners | Louis is an openly gay architect. |
| Jack McPhee | Kerr Smith | Dawson's Creek | He started a relationship with Doug Whitter. |
| John Paul McQueen | James Sutton | Hollyoaks | One half of the supercouple, John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean. |
| Raul Melendez | Carlos Gómez | ER | First gay character in series, he is a paramedic. |
| Alex Mercer | Owen Joyner | Julie and the Phantoms | A ghost drummer who falls in love with a ghost skater named Willie. |
| Antoine Merriweather | David Alan Grier | In Living Color | Art pundit offers commentary filled with crude puns on books, films, and television. |
| Dylan Michalchuk | John Bregar | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Openly gay and Marco Del Rossi's boyfriend. |
| Michele | Eduardo Scarpetta | The Ignorant Angels | The homosexual affair of Massimo. |
| Mickey Milkovich | Noel Fisher | Shameless (US) | Is in a relationship with Ian Gallagher, and then marries him. |
| Nathan Miller | Jarod Joseph | The 100 | Openly gay, in relationship with Eric Jackson. |
| Tristan Milligan | Lyle Lettau | Degrassi: The Next Generation Degrassi: Next Class | He is in a relationship with Miles Hollinsworth III. |
| Ben Mitchell | Matthew Silver Morgan Whittle Charlie Jones Joshua Pascoe Harry Reid Max Bowden | EastEnders | Boyfriend of Paul Coker. |
| Dean Monroe | Fisayo Akinade | Cucumber Banana | Openly gay. |
| Peter Montefiore | Peter Frechette | Thirtysomething | Peter has a one night stand with Russell Weller. |
| Teddy Montgomery | Trevor Donovan | 90210 | Despite his romance with Erin Silver, he ended up realizing his sexuality after a one-night stand with Ethan, and has a recurring love interest named Ian. |
| Travis Montgomery | Jay Hayden | Station 19 | An openly gay firefighter. |
| Toby Moraitis | Charlie David | Dante's Cove | One half of gay couple, Toby's partner on the island is Kevin Archer. |
| Buddy Morgan | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | That 70s Show | Buddy was gay and had a crush on Eric. |
| Marty Morrison | Jack DeLeon | Barney Miller | Openly gay recurring character, his partner is Darryl Driscoll. |
| Edward Philippe Mott | Evan Peters | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Mott, an 18th-century eccentric, has a gay biracial relationship with his servant, Guinness. |
| Michael Mueller | Justin Louis | ER | Michael admits his partner has been beating him up. |
| Patrick Murray | Jonathan Groff | Looking | |
| Steven Myron | Steve Agee | The Sarah Silverman Program | Sarah's gay neighbor and friend, who is dating Brian. |
| Paul Narita | Christopher Sean | Days of Our Lives | The first love of long-time gay character Sonny Kiriakis and part of the first married gay couple on a US daytime soap. |
| Nasir | Pana Hema Taylor | Spartacus | In a relationship with Agron. |
| Steve Newlin | Michael McMillian | True Blood | |
| Dave Nice | Harry Enfield | Harry Enfield's Television Programme | In one of the episodes, Dave comes out as gay. |
| Nicholas | Josh Thomas | Everything's Gonna Be Okay | Nicholas is openly gay and raising his two half-sisters in Los Angeles. |
| James Nightingale | Gregory Finnegan | Hollyoaks | Was dating his ex-boyfriend, John-Paul McQueen, and had an affair with Harry Thompson. |
| Chuck Noblet | Stephen Colbert | Strangers with Candy | He is in a secret love affair with Mr. Jellineck, the art teacher. |
| James Novak | Dan Bucatinsky | Scandal | James is married to Cyrus Beene. |
| Michael Novotny | Hal Sparks | Queer as Folk (US) | Marries Ben and adopts a teenager. |
| Will O'Brien | Adam Sinclair | Mile High | Gay flight attendant who worked for a budget airline. |
| Fearghal O'Farrell | Matt Lucas | Come Fly With Me | Gay air steward for a cheap airline. |
| Maxxie Oliver | Mitch Hewer | Skins | Maxxie is a gay teenager who is proficient at several styles of dance. |
| Reid Oliver | Eric Sheffer Stevens | As the World Turns | Dating Luke Snyder. |
| Diego Olvera | Juan Pablo Medina | La Casa de las Flores | |
| Kenny O'Neal | Noah Galvin | The Real O'Neals | Sixteen year old Kenny comes out to his Catholic family. |
| Colin Osborne | Mark Bonnar | Unforgotten | Colin is married to Simon Osborne. |
| Simon Osborne | Charlie Condou | Unforgotten | Colin is married to Simon Osborne. |
| Patrick Osbourne | Justin Hartley | Revenge | Was married to a woman, later it was revealed he is gay. |
| Calvin Owens | Paul James | Greek | Calvin is secretly gay when he arrives at college, but eventually comes out. |
| Max Owens | Jayson Blair | The Hard Times of RJ Berger | In the last episode he is caught kissing a boy in the school showers. |
| Tony Padilla | Christian Navarro | 13 Reasons Why | Tony tells Clay he's gay in the eighth episode of season one. |
| Lord Alfred Paget | Jordan Waller | Victoria | |
| Ted Paige | Michael Byrne | Coronation Street | |
| Cecil Gershwin Palmer | Cecil Baldwin | Welcome to Night Vale | Cecil is a gay radio host who is married to Carlos. |
| Chunk Palmer | Christopher Jackson | Bull | Palmer is a gay former football player who consults with Dr. Jason Bull. |
| Peter Panama | Vincent Schiavelli | The Corner Bar | First recurring gay character on American television. |
| Chris Pappas | James Mason | Neighbours | Aidan is his love interest. |
| Zane Park | Shannon Kook | Degrassi: The Next Generation | An openly gay football player. |
| Lucas "Luke" Parker | Chris Brochu | The Vampire Diaries | Luke is an openly gay witch and student at Whitmore College. |
| Michael Patel | J.J. Totah | Champions | An openly gay teenager moves from Cleveland to New York City to attend a performing arts school. |
| Patrick | Teddy Sears | American Horror Story: Murder House | One half of a gay couple who owned a creepy home where Ben and Vivien now reside. |
| Patrick | Michael Arden | Anger Management | A gay passive aggressive patient. |
| Alexander Perry | Antony Cotton | Queer as Folk (UK) | Vince and Stu's friend. |
| Robert Petersen | Patrick Güldenberg | Tatort | Gay police investigator, a supporting character in one episode. |
| Bill Peterson | Richard Jaeckel | Carter Country | Bill is a teacher who comes out, and then gets fired by the school board, who passed a resolution banning gay teachers. |
| Frank Pickle | John Bluthal | The Vicar of Dibley | During a broadcast on Dibley radio he reveals that he is gay. |
| Desi Piscatella | Brad William Henke | Orange is the New Black | Reveals to Piper Chapman he is proudly gay. |
| Craig Plager | Howard Hesseman | The Bob Newhart Show | Craig joins Bob's group therapy and comes out to the group, with mixed reactions from them. |
| Wyatt Plank | Brandon Routh | Partners | |
| Turbo Pokaski | Cody Kearsley | Daybreak | The unhinged leader of the Jocks, and Fists' boyfriend. |
| Spencer Porter | Marshall Williams | Glee | A gay football player who has a boyfriend named Alistair. |
| Lance Powell | Ofo Uhiara | The Bill | Openly gay black police officer killed by the Sun Hill Serial Killer. |
| Mitchell Pritchett | Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Modern Family | Married to Cam. |

### Q–T

* Go to:  Q | R | S | T
| Character | Actor | Show | Notes |
| Eric Raleigh | Jordan Woods-Robinson | The Walking Dead | Aaron's boyfriend. Woods-Robinson thanked LGBT fans before his character died. |
| Martino Rametta | Federico Cesari | Skam Italia | Had a relationship with Niccolo Fares. |
| Flaco Ramirez | Juan Castano | Tales of the City | |
| Blair Ramos | Mark Indelicato | Dead of Summer | An openly gay counselor at Camp Stillwater. |
| Gavin Ramsbottom | Hugh Sachs | Benidorm | Gavin and Troy are married. |
| Troy Ramsbottom | Paul Bazely | Benidorm | Gavin and Troy are married. |
| Hank Ranavich | John Brennan | The Commish | A gay police officer witnesses a gay bashing outside a gay bar. |
| Tommy Rankin | Barry Miller | Baretta | Fourteen year old gay street hustler witnesses the murder of his friend. |
| Hartley Rathaway | Andy Mientus | The Flash | Hearing impaired, openly gay villain. |
| Simon Raymond | Andrew Lynford | EastEnders | In relationships with Tony Hills and Steven Beale. |
| Vaughn Redden | Kain O'Keeffe | Neighbours | He flirts with Aidan Foster and they later go on a date. |
| Fernando Redondo | Javier Calvo | Física o Química | Openly gay lead character. |
| Dr. Dylan Reinhart | Alan Cumming | Instinct | Openly gay and recruited by the NYPD to help capture a serial killer. |
| Carlos Reyes | Rafael Silva | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Carlos is a police officer in Austin. Love interest for TK Strand. |
| Lafayette Reynolds | Nelsan Ellis | True Blood | In a relationship with Jesús Velásquez. He later starts a relationship with a vampire named James. |
| Scott Rhodes | Edward Winter | Phyllis | Phyllis's boyfriend Scott comes out to her, but he wants her to pretend they are together to continue to pass as straight in front of his parents. Scott eventually comes out to them as well. |
| Riccardo | Edoardo Purgatori | The Ignorant Angels | Michele's friend and Luciano's boyfriend. |
| Richie | Oscar Montoya | Minx | Openly gay to his co-workers at the magazine publisher where he photographs male nudes. Helps promote the company's new explicit feminist magazine in the gay community. |
| Rico | Felix D'Aluiella | Doctors | Married to Dr. Greg Robinson. |
| Carlos Rivera | Bruno Campos | Suddenly Susan | Carlos pays a visit to his brother Luis, and comes out to him. |
| Archdeacon Robert | Simon McBurney | Rev. | |
| Cameron Roberts | Peter O'Brien | Queer as Folk (UK) | |
| Ed Roberts | Lloyd Everitt | Emmerdale | |
| Dr. Greg Robinson | Ben Jones | Doctors | Married to Rico. |
| Lito Rodriguez | Miguel Ángel Silvestre | Sense8 | A famous actor in the closet, Hernando's secret boyfriend. |
| Carlos Rodriguez | Frankie Rodriguez | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Carlos is the partner of Seb. |
| Sal Romano | Bryan Batt | Mad Men | A gay man in this dramatic series. |
| Marco Romero | E. J. Bonilla | Revenge | Nolan Ross's love interest. |
| Silvio Romo | D.J. Blickenstaff | Dear White People | Silvio is an openly gay student at Winchester University. |
| Ronaldo | Christian Barillas | Modern Family | Ronaldo is Pepper Saltzman's assistant and later husband. |
| Fred Rooney | Dean Scofield | Archie Bunker's Place | Archie is determined to set his gay waiter straight by setting him up with a woman. |
| Colin Russell | Michael Cashman | EastEnders | In a relationship with Barry Clark. |
| Frank Rutger | Gerald S. O'Loughlin | Too Close for Comfort | Henry invites Frank, his former chief petty officer, over for dinner and finds out that Frank is gay, and has been living with his partner for 25 years. |
| Sandy Ryerson | Stephen Tobolowsky | Glee | He is revealed to be gay in season two. |
| Agustus "Gus" Sackey | David Jonsson | Industry | |
| Dr. Fernando Salazar | Gabriel Romero | Los Beltrán | One half of gay couple, partner is Kevin Lynch. |
| Marco Salazar | Freddie Smith | 90210 | In a relationship with Teddy Montgomery. |
| Victor Salazar | Michael Cimino | Love, Victor | A new student in high school, who comes out and dates Benji Campbell. |
| Salim | Omid Abtahi | American Gods | Salim has sex with Jinn. He is closeted. |
| Salim | Omid Abtahi | Sleeper Cell | He is a closeted gay terrorist. |
| Pepper Saltzman | Nathan Lane | Modern Family | Is one of Mitchell and Cameron's gay friends. |
| Jack Samuels | Colton Haynes | American Horror Story: Cult | Samuels is in a relationship with Harrison Wilton, and had a one-night stand with Kai Anderson. |
| Michael Sanchez | Rafael de la Fuente | Empire | He is the boyfriend of Jamal, the son of a renowned record producer. |
| Sanjay | Maulik Pancholy | Weeds | In the 2007–2008 season, Sanjay came out as gay. |
| Joey Santori | Joseph Cali | Trapper John, M.D. | An openly gay police officer is shot during a gay rights rally. |
| David Sawyer | Justin Bartha | The New Normal | Bryan Collins' husband, who is attempting to start a family with him. |
| Falk von Schermbeck | Dick Martens | SK Kölsch | |
| Ted Schmidt | Scott Lowell | Queer as Folk (US) | Ted is openly gay and uncomfortable with his age. |
| Levi Schmitt | Jake Borelli | Grey's Anatomy Station 19 | He works at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Gets together with Nico Kim in season 15. |
| Scott | Fred Willard | Roseanne | Scott is married to Leon Carp. |
| Colin Scott | Chris Finch | Waterloo Road | Colin works for a capital management company and is the boyfriend of Matt Wilding. |
| Norman Scott | Ben Whishaw | A Very English Scandal | Norman was the secret lover of Jeremy Thorpe. |
| Sean | Sean Hayes | Sean Saves the World | Sean is a divorced gay father with a 14-year-old daughter. |
| Kai Seebach | Alexander Gier | Alles was zählt | A gay friend of Joscha Degen with whom he had a one-night stand. |
| Ryan Shaver | Tommy Dorfman | 13 Reasons Why | After coming out as gay, Tony said that Ryan was his ex-boyfriend. |
| TJ Shaw | Patrick Stafford | Major Crimes | Rusty confirms TJ is gay, but he is deeply closeted. |
| Philip Shea | Tyler Young | Eyewitness | Philip is an openly gay teen who moves to live with a new foster family. |
| Kevin Sheffield | Ben Jorgensen | All My Children | When Kevin came out to his parents they disowned him and threw him out of their house. |
| Benny Sherwood | Percelle Ascott | Wizards vs Aliens | Benny comes out as gay. |
| Rick Silardi | Joseph Gian | Hooperman | Openly gay police officer. |
| Dean Silverman | Gary Brun | Home and Away | Dean comes out and moves to the city with Gareth. |
| Dillon Simmonds | Patrick Ward | Jamie Johnson | Dillon comes out as gay in series 5 when talking to Elliot. |
| Dennis Sinclair | Harvey Fierstein | Daddy's Girls | First openly gay actor to play a gay main character, a fashion designer. |
| Sir | Don Johnson | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Sir and Charles are a gay couple who operate a lumber mill. |
| Isaak Sirko | Ray Stevenson | Dexter | |
| Charlie Smith | Greg Austin | Class | Charlies is an openly gay alien prince. (Doctor Who spin off) |
| George Smith | Steven Roberts | Hollyoaks | In a relationship with Vincent Elegba. |
| Sebastian Smythe | Grant Gustin | Glee | A character who has sexual interest in Blaine Anderson. |
| Leo Snart / Citizen Cold | Wentworth Miller | Legends of Tomorrow | Citizen Cold is openly gay and in a relationship with the Ray. |
| Luke Snyder | Van Hansis | As the World Turns | Luke is a gay teen in this soap opera who is in a romance with Noah. |
| Mark Solomon | Matt Cavenaugh | One Life to Live | Mark is dating Justin. |
| Charles Spad | John Harkins | N.Y.P.D. (1967) | Openly gay businessman and activist, helps police with blackmailers. |
| Vito Spatafore | Joseph R. Gannascoli | The Sopranos | Vito is a closeted gay mobster. |
| Robert Spencer | Morgan Stevens (Miniseries) | Bare Essence | Robert is dating Tim, a professional football player. |
| Robert Spencer | Ted LePlat (TV series) | Bare Essence | Robert is dating Tim, a professional football player. |
| Simon Spier | Nick Robinson | Love, Victor | Openly gay, appears via voice-over, narrating messages to Victor, appears in person in episode 8. |
| Spike | Tom Vaughn | Hollyoaks | Spike is openly gay and is John Paul's first lover. |
| Charlie Spring | Joe Locke | Heartstopper | Charlie is a year-10 student who was recently outed. He forms an unlikely friendship with classmate and rugby player, Nick Nelson, who later becomes his boyfriend. |
| Brian Spukowski | Brian Posehn | The Sarah Silverman Program | Sarah's gay neighbor and friend, who is dating Steve. |
| Hank St. Clare | Kevin Daniels | Sirens | Hank is openly gay, ex-military and a sports fan. |
| Marc St. James | Michael Urie | Ugly Betty | An openly gay character who has a relationship with Cliff. |
| Paul Stamets | Anthony Rapp | Star Trek: Discovery | The first Star Trek character to be intended as gay from creation, and is the partner of Hugh Culber. |
| Stanley | Denis O'Hare | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Stanley is a con artist. |
| Alex Stanton | Orlando Wells | As If | Openly gay character. |
| Clive Starr | Huw Bevan | Family Affairs | Clive suffered gay-bashing and homophobia from his older brother. |
| Riley Stavros | Argiras Karras | Degrassi: The Next Generation | He is the openly gay captain and quarterback of the Degrassi football team. |
| Ethan Steiner | Charlie Carver | Teen Wolf | He's romantically involved with Danny and later Jackson Whittemore. |
| Steve | Philip Carey | All in the Family | Archie's friend Steve, an ex–professional football player, shocks him by telling him he's gay. |
| Steve | Michael Ian Black | Reaper | A gay demon trying to destroy the devil through acts of kindness. |
| Connor Stevens | Gavin MacIntosh | The Fosters | In season 2, Connor comes out as gay, shares a kiss with Jude and the two begin dating. |
| Clark Stevenson | Joey Haro | Awkward | Is in a relationship with closeted gay Ricky. |
| Josh Stevenson | William Rush | Waterloo Road | Came out as gay. |
| James Stinson | Wayne Brady | How I Met Your Mother | He the gay brother of Barney. |
| Frank Stone | Colin Parry | Dream Team | Is outed as gay. |
| TK Strand | Ronen Rubinstein | 9-1-1: Lone Star | TK is in a relationship with Carlos Reyes. |
| Sam Strickland | Leslie Odom Jr. | Smash | Boyfriend of Tom |
| Justin Suarez | Mark Indelicato | Ugly Betty | Comes out by stepping onto the dance floor at a wedding with his boyfriend. |
| Jimmy Sullivan | Harley Alexander-Sule | Unforgotten | Jimmy was the gay lover of Eric Slater. |
| Lance Sullivan | Cyril Nri | Cucumber | Lance was killed off in episode six. |
| Ben Sutherland | Robert Moore | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Ben visits his sister Phyllis, Mary's neighbor, and comes out to Rhoda. |
| Taako | Justin McElroy | The Adventure Zone | He is in a long-term relationship with Kravitz. |
| Yosh Takata | Gedde Watanabe | ER | Yosh is an openly gay nurse. |
| Justin Taylor | Randy Harrison | Queer as Folk (US) | Justin is gay and has an on-and-off open relationship with Brian, and had been with another romantic partner named Ethan for a short period of time. |
| Ryan Taylor | David Paisley | Tinsel Town | His boyfriend is Lewis Reid. |
| Pray Tell | Billy Porter | Pose | Pray is an HIV-positive ballroom MC and is afraid to share his diagnosis with others. |
| Ray Terrill | Russell Tovey | Legends of Tomorrow | Revealed to be in a relationship with Citizen Cold. |
| Terry | Alexis Cruz | ER | A gay street hustler refuses treatment for AIDS. |
| Dr. Ben Teverly | Paul Burke | Medical Center | A gay research scientist becomes the target of a smear campaign. |
| Thomas | Sheldon Best | Manifest | Thomas fled Jamaica intending to reunite with his boyfriend later. |
| Daffyd Thomas | Matt Lucas | Little Britain | He's the only gay in his village. |
| Thomas | Jeff Seifer | ER | A gay patient with AIDS doesn't want surgery, he later dies. |
| Darren Thompson | Danny Horn | Emmerdale | Darren has HIV. |
| Harry Thompson | Parry Glasspool | Hollyoaks | Closeted gay. |
| Jeremy Thompson | Kalama Epstein | No Good Nick | Jeremy comes out as gay to his family in "The Box Job". |
| Freddie Thornhill | Ian McKellen | Vicious | Freddie has been in a relationship with Stuart Bixby for almost five decades. |
| Jeremy Thorpe | Hugh Grant | A Very English Scandal | Thorpe is a closeted homosexual who had affairs with men. |
| Tim | Alex House | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Tim has a relationship with Marco. |
| Michael "Mouse" Tolliver | Marcus D'Amico | Tales of the City (1993) | Mouse is the gardener and gay confidante of Laura. |
| Michael "Mouse" Tolliver | Murray Bartlett | Tales of the City (2019) | Mouse is the gardener and gay confidante of Laura. |
| Tony | Ken Marino | Reaper | In a relationship with Steve. |
| Simon Trader | David Tredinnick | The Secret Life of Us | The gay barkeeper. |
| Larry Trainor | Matt Bomer | Doom Patrol | A gay superhero. |
| Lionel Trane | Michael J. Willett | United States of Tara | Marshall's boyfriend. |
| Panto Trost | Christopher Russell | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | Silas' boyfriend. |
| Ben Trueman | Michael Obiora | Hotel Babylon | Ben is the flamboyant, openly gay front desk receptionist at the hotel. |
| Will Truman | Eric McCormack | Will & Grace | He had a lot of romantic relationships, finally marries Vince D'Angelo. |
| Cameron Tucker | Eric Stonestreet | Modern Family | Mitchell Pritchett's husband and Lily's adoptive father. |
| Sean Tully | Antony Cotton | Coronation Street | A gay man. |
| Mickey Tupper | Paul Dooley | Dream On | Martin's dad comes out to him after Martin observes Mickey and his roommate acting like a married couple. Mickey later leaves his partner and moves in with Martin. |
| Dennis Tyler | Paul Hilton | True Dare Kiss | Dennis is openly gay and runs a house for dogs. |
| Jez Tyler | Matthew James Thomas | Britannia High | |
| Vince Tyler | Craig Kelly | Queer as Folk (UK) | A supermarket manager |
| Mike Tynan | Joe Penny | Lou Grant | A gay detective investigates a fire at a gay bar. |
| Loras Tyrell | Finn Jones | Game of Thrones | In a secret relationship with Renly Baratheon. |

### U–Z

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| Character | Actor | Show | Notes |
| Richie Valentine | Emun Elliott | Threesome | Alice and Mitch have a drunken threesome with their gay best friend Richie. |
| Isak Valtersen | Tarjei Sandvik Moe | Skam | Came out as gay in the third season and is in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Even. |
| Andrew Van de Kamp | Shawn Pyfrom | Desperate Housewives | Andrew is the devious and gay son of Rex and Bree Van de Kamp. Justin was his first boyfriend. |
| Erik van der Woodsen | Connor Paolo | Gossip Girl | He is outed by Georgina Sparks. |
| Rickie Vasquez | Wilson Cruz | My So-Called Life | The first openly gay actor to play an openly queer character in a leading role on network primetime television series. |
| Jesús Velásquez | Kevin Alejandro | True Blood | Lafayette's boyfriend. |
| PC Jake Vickers | Jacob Ifan | Cuffs | Openly gay protagonist who develops a relationship with lawyer Simon Reddington. |
| Lukas Waldenbeck | James Paxton | Eyewitness | Lukas is a closeted teen living in a conservative small town. |
| Dylan Walker | Eli Brown | Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists | Grew up in a small town as an out gay kid. |
| Kevin Walker | Matthew Rhys | Brothers & Sisters | Gay lawyer, later married with Scotty Wallden. |
| Gus Wallace | Rene Rosado | Major Crimes | Rusty and Gus fall in love, and begin a relationship. |
| Joe Wallace | Jason Rush | EastEnders | Joe is a young gay chef who is HIV-positive. |
| Connor Walsh | Jack Falahee | How To Get Away With Murder | A law student who is in a relationship with Oliver. |
| Jackson Walsh | Marc Silcock | Emmerdale | In a relationship with Aaron Livesy. |
| Jamie Walsh | Oscar Kennedy | Wreck | Jamie is in a relationship with Olly. |
| Scotty Wandell | Luke Macfarlane | Brothers & Sisters | Kevin Walker's boyfriend and later husband. |
| Chad Warwick | Zachary Quinto | American Horror Story: Murder House | The openly gay former owner of the creepy home where Ben and Vivien Harmon reside. |
| Cliff Waters | Paul Regina | Brothers | Cliff comes out on his wedding day. |
| Andrew Watson | Chris Uhlmann | Neighbours | A gay school teacher bullied by his students. |
| Eliot Waugh | Hale Appleman | The Magicians | The gay king of a fantasy realm. |
| Peter Webster | Christian Campbell | The Book of Daniel | A white gay man. |
| George Weiss | Patrick Breen | Kevin Hill | A gay nanny. |
| Russell Weller | David Marshall Grant | Thirtysomething | Gay friend of Melissa's who met while she was photographing a wedding. Russell has a one night stand with Peter Montefiore. |
| Andrew Wells | Tom Lenk | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Andrew is a member of the Trio, and is able to summon and control various demons. |
| Ross Werkman | Mitchell Anderson | Party of Five | Gay music teacher, made TV history by adopting a baby. |
| Jackson West | Titus Makin | The Rookie | Jackson is in a relationship with Gino Brown, a hospital nurse. |
| Jason West | Robert Wilfort | Gavin & Stacey | |
| Ben Wester | Esteban Powell | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Ben is a gay teenager, thrown out of the house, living in the car wash garage, where he is befriended by David Silver. |
| George Weston | Richard Ely | M*A*S*H | George tells Hawkeye that he was beaten up by soldiers from his unit after he got drunk and inadvertently admitted to being gay. |
| Lawrence White | John Bowe | Emmerdale | |
| Edgar Wield | David Royle | Dalziel and Pascoe | |
| Terry Wilcox | Rob Youngblood | Coach | Terry comes out to Hayden's daughter. When Hayden finds out that one of his players is gay, he has a hard time treating him like one of the guys. |
| Matt Wilding | Chris Geere | Waterloo Road | A closeted gay musician. |
| Winston Williams | Deaken Bluman | 13 Reasons Why | In relationship with Monty, a closeted football player. |
| Willie | Booboo Stewart | Julie and the Phantoms | A ghost skater who falls in love with a ghost drummer named Alex. |
| Josh "White Josh" Wilson | David Hull | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | White Josh is gay. |
| Josh Wilson | Justin Chatwin | Weeds | He is a weed dealer, and having a gay affair with an older man. |
| Harrison Wilton | Billy Eichner | American Horror Story: Cult | He has a relationship with Jack Samuels. |
| Glen Wingfield | Richard Chamberlain | Desperate Housewives | Lynette's stepfather comes out as gay, revealing the real reason he left her mother 20 years ago. |
| Doug Witter | Dylan Neal | Dawson's Creek | Has a relationship with Jack McPhee. |
| Mr. Wolfe | Rex Lee | Suburgatory | Mr. Wolfe came out as gay halfway through the show's first season. |
| Dr. Asher Wolke | Noah Galvin | The Good Doctor | He is a former Hasidic Jew, who became an atheist after leaving his community and is also openly gay. |
| Brett Young | Sean Grandillo | The Real O'Neals | Kenny's first boyfriend. |
| Zeke | Brian Byers | Family | Zeke gets arrested in a raid on a gay bar, his father throws him out, Doug and Kate take him in. |
| Zero | Adam Senn | Hit the Floor | Zero is in a relationship with Jude. |
| Officer Zitelli | Dino Natali | Barney Miller | Someone wrote an anonymous letter threatening to reveal that one of the cops is gay, Zitelli tells Miller it's him. |