In Boots, Netflix’s new show about a closeted gay teen who joins the Marines, Miles Heizer plays Cameron Cope, who says in the teaser that he “needs a change” and “wants to be somebody else.” The show follows the protagonist as he and the other recruits make their way through boot camp, and along the way, Cope finds a new purpose — as well as an unexpected brotherhood in training.
The 31-year-old actor is not new to the entertainment industry. He’s already picked up credits on multiple projects (queer and not), like the hit Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, the film adaptation of Love, Simon, as well as Parenthood and The Stanford Prison Experiment.
Being a working actor in today’s media landscape is no small feat, and this work, as Heizer describes it, is “slightly humiliating, but fun.” He notes that one of the biggest obstacles he had to face was coming out to his family, which he says was “pretty tough.” But he’ll continue to be proud of his queerness, just as he is about his work, including Boots. @younggoth
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