Isaiah Stannard

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Isaiah Stannard
Born (2004-10-01) October 1, 2004 (age 19)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Isaiah Stannard (born October 1, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sadie, and later as Ben, in Good Girls .

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Career

Isaiah has appeared in a couple television programs, a single film, and a few short films. His first major credited role was a voiceover of the Croatian short film Star Stuff: A Story of Carl Sagan , where he provided the English voiceover for the young Carl Sagan. His other extra work includes his appearance in Brad's Status , and his role in short films such as Party Dress , where he played Harper. His largest role was his recurring appearance in Good Girls , where he played Ben (formerly known as Sadie), a trans character that received a large degree of positive support in his coming-out scene. [1] Isaiah also appeared in Genera+ion as Evan.

Personal life

Isaiah Stannard [2] was born in Manhattan, New York City on October 1, 2004. A notable feature of his life is his openness about being transgender; [3] all of his acting roles after his coming out have been trans characters. Isaiah is outspoken about his experience with transitioning and how it affected his career. During the early stages of filming for Good Girls Isaiah came out as transgender, identifying as male. [4] This led to an open conversation between Isaiah and executive producer Jenna Bans about how best to portray the character. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2015Star Stuff: A Story of Carl SaganCarl Sagan (Voice)
2017 Brad's Status Tween One
Party DressHarper Klein
20195 Teenagers Walk Into a BarSam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018–2021 Good Girls Sadie Marks / Ben MarksSeries regular
2021 Genera+ion Evan1 episode

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