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Behind the Aegis

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Tue Apr 21, 2020, 04:26 PM Apr 2020

Actor J. August Richards comes out as gay

Actor J. August Richards, 46, has revealed that he is gay via an Instagram live video. Richards starred in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff, Angel, and more recently played the role of Mike Peterson in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

He is currently appearing in the new NBC show, Council of Dads. He plays Dr. Oliver Prost, who is married to another man. The couple have a daughter.

In an interview with co-star Sarah Wayne Callies, Richards talks about the reasons why he decided to discuss his sexuality, explaining he thought it important to come out to his fellow cast members before taking on the role.

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I loved in all three shows mentioned in the first paragraph.

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Actor J. August Richards comes out as gay (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Apr 2020 OP
How have I not ever seen one advertisement pnwest Apr 2020 #1
Are you being sarcastic? Behind the Aegis Apr 2020 #2
LOL!! no - I'm being serious. I watch pnwest Apr 2020 #3
Oh, hahaha! Like you, I watch LOTS of TV. Behind the Aegis Apr 2020 #4
Weird! But I DVR almost everything, so I pnwest Apr 2020 #5
We use YouTube TV and skip the commercials too. Behind the Aegis Apr 2020 #6

pnwest

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3. LOL!! no - I'm being serious. I watch
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 08:40 PM
Apr 2020

a lotta TV, and I have not seen anything, anywhere about this show until this post!

Behind the Aegis

(53,828 posts)
4. Oh, hahaha! Like you, I watch LOTS of TV.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 08:44 PM
Apr 2020

We must watch different stuff, because the shows I watch are promoting the HELL out of it. It is one of those shows they have promoted SO much, I don't even want to watch it. LOL!

pnwest

(3,265 posts)
5. Weird! But I DVR almost everything, so I
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 08:46 PM
Apr 2020

can skip the commercials, so it’s probably been there and I missed it. And maybe I just don’t watch NBC much....

Behind the Aegis

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6. We use YouTube TV and skip the commercials too.
Tue Apr 21, 2020, 08:51 PM
Apr 2020

But sometimes, we get hit with a few or are watching something live and can't skip. WE watch a few different NBC shows, so that is probably why I have seen it (scrolling by fast).

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