A guide to the LGBTQ+ cast in Billy Eichner’s historic new comedy Bros – Gay Times Magazine
Ts Madison
A prominent fixture within the LGBTQ+ community, Ts Madison recently broke through the mainstream with a small role in the acclaimed black comedy Zola and as a recurring judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Last year, she made herstory as the first Black trans woman to star in and executive produce her own reality series, The Ts Madison Experience. Madison’s profile skyrocketed in 2022 when her voice was sampled on Beyoncé’s track Cozy, taken from her ballroom-inspired seventh studio album Renaissance; following its release, the pioneer – and producer Honey Dijon – became the first Black trans women to land a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. You can next catch Madison as the host of WOW Presents Plus’ series Bring Back My Girls and, as an actor, opposite Gabrielle Union in Netflix’s romantic comedy The Perfect Find. In Bros, Madison plays Angela, one of the curators at the National LGBTQ+ History Museum in Manhattan.
Miss Lawrence
After securing a lead role in Lee Daniels’ cult musical drama Star, where they played the gay, genderfluid hairdresser and close friend to Queen Latifah’s character, Miss Lawrence made their cinema debut opposite Oscar nominee Andra Day in The United States vs Billie Holiday. In 2013, the entertainer co-hosted Bravo Network’s Fashion Queens and, between 2008 and 2017, made sporadic appearances on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Also a recurring guest on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Lawrence is known within the community for their LGBTQ+ advocacy – particularly in regards to homophobia within Black spaces – and currently serves as a member of The City of Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ advisory board.
Eve Lindley
The star behind Angela, the scene-stealing LGBTQ+ History Museum curator who had a pivotal role in naming Beyoncé’s sixth album Lemonade, Eve Lindley rose to fame in 2016 with recurring roles on two major American dramas: Prime Video’s Emmy Award-winning Mr Robot and WGN America’s short-lived Outsiders. She attained a larger following after serving as a main cast member on AMC’s Dispatches from Elsewhere opposite Jason Segel, Sally Field, Andre Benjamin and Richard E. Grant. Despite overwhelmingly positive reviews, the GLAAD-nominated drama was cancelled after just one season.
Jim Rash
Jim Rash’s film and TV credits are extensive. Boasting guest appearances in shows such as Friends, That 70s Show, Will & Grace, Glee, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, as well as a breakout role on Community, which earned him a Critics’ Choice Television Award, Rash won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2012 for his work on The Descendants. Four years later, he made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War as the Dean of M.I.T., a role he will reprise next year in the Disney Plus series Ironheart. It was also recently confirmed that Rash will return as Dean Craig Pelton in the long-awaited – we repeat, long-awaited – film adaptation of Community. Six seasons and a movie? Prophecy fulfilled!
Dot-Marie Jones
For her performance as Coach Beiste on Glee, Dot-Marie Jones received three nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. To Disney Channel audiences, you’ll recognise the actress as the gym teacher and tormentor of Miranda and the title character in Lizzie McGuire, while Drag Race fans will remember her hilarious role as Svetlana in Hurricane Bianca 2: From Russia With Hate and her guest appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race U. Later this year, Jones will star in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and the 11th season of American Horror Story, subtitled ‘New York City’.