Yes, I have thoughts.
Yes, I use my words.
And yes… I will kick in the door and karate chop your throat… if the scene calls for it.
New acting reel just dropped.
Action included 😏🔥💪🏾
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#911lonestar #fyp #brianmichaelsmith #explore #action
I’m floored. A huge thank you to @people and @breannenyc for including me in this years #SexiestManAlive issue.
This level of recognition and visibility as a Trans man is so important to me because again there is a concerted effort across this country and around the globe to legislate Trans and non-binary people out of existence. But we are here, we are real and we aren’t going anywhere.
My hope is that my visibility can encourage and empower others who want to be their full selves but are afraid or can’t see a future for themselves, to take a step towards being who they are.
It’s possible! Do you, Find your tribe, keep fighting and help others.
💪🏾❤️🙌🏾
You can find me and the homie @julesworks in the new issue of PEOPLE is on newsstands nationwide tomorrow. Link to @people magazines Ten Sexiest Firefighters On TV is in the bio!
📸: @douginglish
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#911lonestar #peoplemagazine #sexiestmanalive #chrisevans #people
#Representationmatters #Transisbeautiful #thirstythursday #STRICKLANDSATURDAY #paulnation #mateomafia #brianmichaelsmith #firefighters #fitnessmotivation #guyslikeus
I’m truly truly humbled to find myself represented in the company of so many powerful artists that inspire me. I’m so grateful to for every opportunity I have to use storytelling, be it my own or channeling someone else’s, to advocate for love, wholeness and connection. Thank you @outmagazine for the recognition and for continuously platforming LGBTQ+ change-makers. 💪🏾🖤🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
And shout out to my @911lonestar brothers @actuallyrafa and @ronenrubinstein for their work, advocacy and hotness on this cover 🤌🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥
♻️ Posted @withrepost • @dramaclubfox “As an artist, I like to tell stories that challenge others to feel and to consider other ways of being. I like to take on projects and characters in stories that get people to question what they believe about themselves, and what is possible in their lives and the world around them.” - @the_brianmichael for @outmagazine ❤️ #OUT100
📸: @stormsantos
👔: @toyeadedipe
#Representationmatters #Transisbeautiful #brianmichaelsmith #paulstrickland #tarkis #stricklandsaturday #pride
We have the script. We have the crew. Now, we need the catalyst. ⚡️
Pre-production for my upcoming short film, The Book Club, is officially in high gear. We’ve assembled an incredible crew and a script we’re ready to put up against the best in the world. Now, we’re looking for Executive Producers to help us level up the production value and help us cross the finish line.
Our target? The big three:
🏆 Sundance
🏆 SXSW
🏆 Slamdance
This is your chance to jump onto a project that is already moving, fully staffed, and ready to shoot. We start production on June 6th, and we’re looking for a partner who is as passionate about high-level indie storytelling as we are.
Ready to build something amazing?
📩 DM me for more details. Let’s get to work.
Welcome to Off The Lot. A queer-centered collective of working filmmakers. We’ve been gathering in rooms, sharing resources, greenlighting each other, and building something real.
This is our IG.
This Friday is our 2nd Community Screening. Folks will be sharing Works-in-progress, proofs of concept, trailers, music videos and more. Part mixer, part screening, all love.
As always we’ll have time to talk with filmmakers about the ways they are finding to crack the code and get things made.
Friday, May 8th
🎬 #OffTheLot
Want to join? sign up in the link in our bio
Calling all emerging and aspiring actors, theater kids, and performers — we asked @the_brianmichael to make this Level Up Lab just for you!
Brian Michael Smith is partnering with Comfrey Films to launch the first ever Level Up Lab at this year’s film festival. This acting intensive is designed to give you an inside look into the professional aspects of film and TV acting. You’ll get tips and insights to sharpen your performance skills and practical steps for how to strategically position yourself in the film & TV industry as an actor or director. RSVP at the link in our bio!
This is for anyone who wants an inside look into how to prepare for an audition or a role or how to work with actors. And if you’re not an actor, come witness Brian coach emerging actors and see them grow in real time!
Brian Michael Smith is an actor, filmmaker, and advocate known for his roles in 9-1-1: Lone Star, Queen Sugar, and The L Word: Generation Q, making history as the first Black openly trans man cast as a series regular on network television. With a career spanning drama, action, and comedy, he is dedicated to expanding trans and Black representation in film and TV through authentic, character-driven storytelling. As a filmmaker, he is passionate about exploring themes of masculinity, identity, and resilience in new and compelling ways.
@silash and I kept having the same conversation with friends: industry’s contracting, doors aren’t opening, everybody’s grinding alone.
So we pulled up some chairs and started bringing people together. For just under a year, we’ve been gathering, screening each others work, sharing resources and connecting collaborators. My favorite events, our Salons, have had me thinking about the Harlem Renaissance: artists in living rooms and parlors, sharing resources, making a movement because the rooms that were supposed to hold them wouldn’t. Feels familiar.
We decided to take things officially Off The Lot with this new collective of filmmakers. Queer-centered. Radically independent. We get offline, share resources, and greenlight each other.
Last month, we held our second Salon, Imagine an old school Renaissance style salon taking on the realities of today’s film industry.
30+ filmmakers, one real conversation about the realities of getting a feature made, seen, and sustained right now. We honored to have Effie Brown,
@iamfuriousblack , Tracie Laymon, @tracielaymonfilms , Krsy Fox @krsyfox & Julio Lopez @julio_lopez_velasquez hold the floor and drop valuable insights on their experiences with their films.
People stayed late. Collaborations started on the spot.
150+ members. Just getting started. Stay tuned for updates on our next event. Photos: @taniikeda
Today is Transgender Day of Visibility. A day that exists not just to be seen, but to remind the world that trans people have always been here, always been creating, always been shaping culture whether or not the culture was ready to acknowledge it.
I’m honored to lend my voice to Creating Without Permission: How Trans Creatives Are Shaping Their Own Narratives hosted by OUT @ @sonypictures . Big love to those employees for holding this space and for investing in conversations that actually matter. Alongside @imcoreyrae , @zackarydrucker , and moderator @tracyegilchrist , we’re having the kind of conversation that matters right now. #tdov
Y’all showed UP for equality and democracy today. 🏳️⚧️
I was so proud to take the stage in LA on behalf of our LGBTQ+ community to remind the Trump administration that there are NO KINGS IN AMERICA and TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.
Bottom line: OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE BETTER.
And we are ALL safer when ICE is off our streets, families can put food on the table, and people can show up exactly as they are.
#NoKings
Day 1 at the LA Directors Lab Stunt Workshop.
Getting the reps in on camera and building the language of action storytelling.
Grateful to the @ladirectorslab for creating space for filmmakers and stunt artists to train, collaborate, and push the craft forward.
This is the work behind the work. Tomorrow we Shoot 💪🏾🎬🔥
