Brian Soutner

I have a confession to make. I have always wanted to be a Power Ranger. Ever since I was a little kid, that was the goal. The stick in my backyard was the power sword used to take down Lord Zedd. I was a power ranger fanatic, and I collected every piece of memorabilia I could find. As soon as I learned they weren't real, I figured I should become the next best thing: an actor. Growing up in a huge sports family in Hershey, PA, saying I wanted to be an actor was a bit of a shock. My Dad analyzes risk for a living, so me being an actor is proof that God has a sense of humor. Nevertheless, I have a wonderful support system that I couldn't be more grateful for. I started acting accidentally. By the time I was 12, my dad had an idea that I wanted to start acting. He saw that local auditions for Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers were misprinted onto the Sports page of the newspaper. I auditioned, got the part, and the rest is history. This is what sparked my passion for storytelling. Telling someone else's story made me feel more comfortable to start telling my own. Growing up, I didn't have queer role models to look up to, which is why I felt drawn to living someone else's life for a few …

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