Peacock’s new “Queer as Folk” understands what the show was then and what, in 2022, it has to be now. in 2000, the show was one of the more authentic representations of LGBTQ+ life when it premiered, spotlighting important political and cultural LGBTQ+ issues alongside frank depictions of queer sex.
Groundbreaking when it premiered in the U.K. That series is currently in its second season (and still just as deliciously queer).īut the show guaranteed to give Sibilly’s profile a generous boost is his role on the reboot of “Queer as Folk,” where he plays Noah, a smoke-and-mirrors lawyer. Or at the very least you’ve seen him, whether on FX’s groundbreaking trans-focused series “Pose,” where the 34-year-old actor had a three-episode stint as Costas Perez, or on HBO’s “Hacks,” appearing alongside Jean Smart in one of last year’s best new shows. If you think you’ve heard the name Johnny Sibilly, you have.