

Randy Harrison as Justin Taylor (UK version: Charlie Hunnam as Nathan Maloney).His motto when it comes to straight people: "There are two kinds of straight people in the world, those that hate you to your face and those who hate you behind your back." While he purports not to be part of the gay and lesbian community, he will do what he can to protect his fellow gay men and women. He makes his living as an advertising executive for Vangard, and later on builds his own company, Kinnetik, which was named by Justin. While he and Justin have an on-and-off-again relationship, Justin is the only one of his sexual encounters that Brian finds himself falling in love with and the only one he continues to have sex with after the first night. He is his own man and believes in having sex for the sheer joy of doing it. At 29 years old, he is living life for the now. Gale Harold as Brian Kinney (UK version: Aidan Gillen as Stuart Alan Jones)īrian Kinney: a veritable sex-machine.

Main article: List of Queer as Folk characters Main Additional writers in the later seasons included Michael MacLennan, Efrem Seeger, Brad Fraser, Del Shores, and Shawn Postoff.

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Although it was set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, much of the series was actually shot in Toronto and employed various Canadian directors known for their independent film work (including Bruce McDonald, David Wellington, Kelly Makin, John Greyson, Jeremy Podeswa and Michael DeCarlo) as well as Australian director Russell Mulcahy, who directed the pilot episode. It is based on the British series of the same title created by Russell T Davies. It was developed and written by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who were the showrunners and also the executive producers along with Tony Jonas, former president of Warner Bros. The series was produced for Showtime and Showcase by Cowlip Productions, Tony Jonas Productions, Temple Street Productions, and Showtime Networks, in association with Crowe Entertainment.
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Queer as Folk is an American serial drama television series that ran from December 3, 2000, to August 7, 2005.
