Actor Guy Pearce Apologises for Sparking Trans Debate Online, but Stands by Comments on Diversity

Maggie Grace and Guy Pearce in the science fiction action-thriller 'Lockout,' a film about a wrongly convicted man who is offered freedom if he can save the president’s daughter from an outer-space prison. Open Road Films

Actor Guy Pearce has spoken out against suggestions that actors should announce their sexual preference, political stance, or personal identity before getting work.

On March 27, Pearce posed a question to his Twitter followers: “If trans actors are the only ones allowed to play trans roles then are we also suggesting trans actors are therefore only allowed to play trans characters?”