Luke Evans latest movie role is the first to reflect his queer authentic self.

The Welsh actor stars opposite Billy Porter in Our Son , which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival last weekend. The film follows Nicky (played by Evans) and Gabriel (Porter), a same-sex married couple who are engaged in a bitter custody dispute over their 8-year-old son, Owen (Christopher Woodley), as they inch toward divorce.

Though Evans rsum includes starring roles in Disneys live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast and other blockbusters , the actor had not portrayed a gay role in a major film until Our Son, directed by Bill Oliver.

Ive been ready to take that step for ages. I just havent found the right story [until now], he told People in an interview published Tuesday. Divorce is as right for a gay couple as marriage, and I hadnt really seen that, and when I read it, every time Ive read the script, I wept.