Ivory Aquino has joined the cast of Batgirl and will appear as Alysia Yeoh, the best friend of Leslie Grace's Barbara Gordon. Aquino's addition is a milestone casting, as she is set to play the first openly trans character in a live-action DC movie
, which aired on ABC and saw her portray trans rights activist Cecilia Chung. Word of hercasting has been speculated about online after star Grace shared a photograph of the two of them together in an Instagram story earlier this month.The addition of Aquino, who is transgender, is a milestone casting for Warner Bros.’ DC Films division, with Aquino set to play the first openly trans character in a live-action DC movie.
On the small screen, Nicole Maines played the trans hero Dreamer on The CW’s starting in 2018. The series aired its finale in November. In 2019, actor Zach Barack, who is trans, appeared in Marvel Studios’is slated to debut on HBO Max and also includes Brendan Fraser in a villain role and Other stars include J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Jim Gordon, the father of Barbara Gordon.