John Cameron Mitchell is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director.
Best known as the writer, director, and star of the 2001 film Hedwig and the Angry Inch, he portrayed the role of Joe Exotic in the Peacock limited series Joe vs. Carole in 2022.
In 2022 Mitchell came out as non-binary but still chooses to be addressed by he/him pronouns.
Mitchell’s first professional stage role was Huckleberry Finn in a 1985 Organic Theater adaptation at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre. His first New York acting role was Huck Finn in the Broadway musical Big River (1985).
John Cameron Mitchell’s wife: Is John Cameron Mitchell married
As of October 2022, the actor’s marital status is unmarried, hence he has no wife.
His subsequent writing has often explored sexuality and gender. John is a Radical Faerie.
Mitchell’s experiences with the group influenced the making of Shortbus.
Along with Shortbus stars PJ DeBoy and Paul Dawson and performance artists Amber Martin and Angela Di Carlo, John is a co-founder and DJ of the long-running New York City monthly party “Mattachine,” named after the early American gay rights organization Mattachine Society.
