Chella Man
Biography
Chella Man is an actor, model, artist, and LGBTQ activist. He is known for sharing his experiences as a transgender, deaf, genderqueer and Jewish person of color. Man rose to wider prominence in 2019 for portraying mute superhero Jericho in the second season of the DC Universe series Titans. He recently made headlines as he became the first Deaf, transgender model to be signed with the modeling agency IMG.
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Jericho Wilson
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Jason
A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Himself
JOY RUN, a film by Tourmaline, continues the creative reimagining of athletics as a gender-inclusive space.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self
Through visual metaphors and circumstantial installations, Chella Man explores his cyborg identity and personal relationship to the freedom and constraints cochlear implants created.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Self
My girlfriend MaryV and I don’t believe in small talk. Time is fragile and sacred — why waste it on talking just to talk? This film is simply transparent love and honesty. The questions address the dominant emotional topics in our lives at 19 years old, such as love, how my deafness affects our relationship, and growing old.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Chella Man
A short film shot underwater and featuring an all-BIPOC, deaf cast performing a poem in American Sign Language.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Self
I asked my mom to write down all the moments she remembers I struggled with my gender as a kid.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Self
42 members of the trans and non-binary communities share their stories and explain why, no matter what the current media narratives or political climate, they won’t be erased.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The history of the Stonewall Riots is equally as cherished as it is charged. There are questions of who was there, who "threw the first brick" and who can claim Stonewall. This film doesn’t answer these questions but instead it aims to expand the story of Stonewall by including more voices in its telling by bringing together voices from over 50 years of LGBTQ activism to explore the ongoing legacy of Stonewall.