Draft:Lio Mehiel

Lio Mehiel is a non-binary, Puerto Rican and Greek actor, artist, and transgender activist.

Born and raised in New York, NY. Lio’s work spans from film, to multimedia installation, and theater. Mehiel began their career as a child actor on Broadway and later went on to star on television shows such as Tales of the City and WeCrashed.

Lio Mehiel is best known for portraying the role of Feña, the lead character in the feature film Mutt by Vuk Lungulov-Klotz, for which they won the Best Actor Award at Sundance. They are the first out transgender actor to ever win this award.

Mehiel was deemed one of 2023 Out100 by Out Magazine.

Awards
Sundance Film Festival
 * 2023 Best Actor - US Competition (Mutt)

Filmography

 * Violeta, In The Summers (2024)
 * Skin, (2023)
 * Feña, Mutt. (2023)
 * Birdie, WeCrashed (2022)