Zane Phillips first grabbed the attention of the LGBTQ community after sharing a passionate kiss with Ben Levin’s Jed on Vampire Diaries. Since then, the Fire Island actor’s sexuality has been a topic of interest among his fanbase.
Zane Phillips is an actor and a model who has had some minor roles in tv series before his big-screen debut in Fire Island. The queer adaptation of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice features mostly openly gay actors such as Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, Margaret Cho, and James Scully.
The American actor has acted in several short movies such as Rolling Cigarettes, Narcolepsy, The Cabin, and American Dreamin’. Here is more about the personal life and career of Prometheus from Legacy.
Is Zane Phillips From Fire Island Gay?
Fire Island cast Zane Phillips has been an openly gay person for a long time. Further, he has also been a constant activist for LGBTI rights.
Zane first revealed that he was gay in a Tweet in 2014 criticizing the ultraconservatives for their treatment of homosexuals.
The actor has mentioned many times in the past how he is proud of his sexuality and the decision to come out and stand by it. He is one of the actors in the new movie Fire Island, a modern-day queer adaptation of Jane Austin’s Pride and Prejudice consisting of mainly gay casts.
Moreover, Ben has been in the headlines lately for his portrayal of Ben/Prometheus in The Originals spin-off Legacies, having the first gay romance in The Vampires Diaries history. His love angle and on-screen kiss with Jed, portrayed by Ben Levin, has been a highlight of the fourth season of the series, and the most praised moment in the series history.
Zane Phillips Relationship Explored
Though he was in a relationship before, Zane has not revealed his current partner. He is secretive about his love life and has not opened up about it on social media.
Moreover, it seems that Zane was in a relationship with Zach Houghton Glassman, the founder of Passion Passport. The two could be seen together in 2017 on each other’s Instagram posts sharing lovely words about each other, and Zane once referenced Zach as his boyfriend. But it seems that the two have now parted their ways.
The Legacy actor also seems to have been in straight relationships with girls. In his 2014 post, he posted a photo of Jordan Frazier mentioning about a time when they were basically an old married couple.
Also in an Instagram post in August 2016, Ben posted a photo of himself with Jadi Rae Curtis writing that he reunited with the love of his life. However, it seems that the actor is currently not romantically linked with anyone.
Zane Phillips Birthday And Age Details
Zane Phillips was born on November 25. However, his exact year of birth is currently unknown. But by his looks, it can be estimated that the Love Island star is in his late-20s or early-30s.
The actor posted on Instagram on his birthday in 2020 stating that he has done the good work of donating to a good cause on the occasion of his birthday. He is on Instagram as @zanethan and has 47K followers as of now.
The Legacy actor grew up in Colorado before moving out to pursue his career. He has been a part of many theatre plays. His movie career is taking a liftoff after his superb portrayal of Dex in the queer comedy Fire Island.