Leo Sheng Biography
Leo Sheng is a Chinese-American television actor and activist best known as Micah Lee on The L Word Generation Q since 2019. He is also known for his role as Ethan in the 2019 short film Adam, as well as his appearance and work as a creative consultant for the 2020 Reality series Disclosure: Trans Live on Screen.
How old is Leo Sheng?- Age
Sheng is 26 years old as of May 2022. He was born on May 18, 1996, in Hunan, China, Asia but grew up in Michigan, United States.
Leo Sheng Education
Sheng attended the University of Michigan and earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology in 2017. He was then accepted into the school’s social work graduate program, but he did not enroll after being cast as a member of Adam in 2019.
Leo Sheng Nationality- Ethnicity
Sheng holds Chinese nationality by birth and American citizenship by registration and adoption. Leo was born in Hunan, China but he grew up in Michigan, United States, he is of Chinese-American ethnicity/ heritage.
Leo Sheng Family -Mothers – Parents
Leo was born in Hunan, China, Asia but grew up in Michigan, United States. He was later adopted by two moms at the age of twelve. The two ladies raised him in Michigan, United States.
Leo Sheng L Word
The L Word: Generation Q is a famous 2019 American drama series that was created as the Sequel of the 20024 original L Word Showtime series that was canceled in 2009. The storyline of the series is based on the diverse lives of a group of LGBTQ members who go through personal growth, love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and love while living in the same house in Los Angeles, California. Leo currently plays the lead role of Micah Lee on the show.
Leo Sheng Acting Career
At the age of seventeen, Leo began his acting career and gained public attention after posting videos on YouTube and Instagram documenting his transition from a woman to a man. He landed his first role on Rhys Ernst’s Adam in 2019 after completing his transition. Following his complete transgender surgery, he later appeared on the documentary series Disclosure. Sheng revealed that the 2004 transmasculine character Max from The L Word inspired him to come out as a trans man after his surgery. In 2018, he successfully auditioned for the role of Micah Lee on L Word Generation.
Leo Sheng Woman – Before Surgery
Sheng currently identifies himself as a queer Transman. A transman is a man who was assigned female at birth but chose to undergo surgical and hormonal transition or sex reassignment therapy to align his gender identity as a transman. Leo documented his whole transition before and after surgery on Youtube and Instagram at the age of sixteen.
Leo Sheng Net Worth
Leo has an estimated net worth of around $9 million dollars.
Sheng Movies and TV Shows
- 2019 Adam
- 2020 Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen
- 2019–present The L Word: Generation Q Micah Lee 19 episodes