
Acting
Chella Man
Born 1998-11-26 · Pennsylvania, USA
Chella Man is an actor, model, artist, and LGBTQ activist. He is known for sharing his experiences as a transgender, deaf, genderqueer and Jewish person of color. Man rose to wider prominence in 2019 for portraying mute superhero Jericho in the second season of the DC Universe series Titans. He recently made headlines as he became the first Deaf, transgender model to be signed with the modeling agency IMG.
Acting credits
4.3A recent graduate becomes entangled in a relationship with a man and a woman during the summer after college.
Chestnut
2024
NRJOY RUN, a film by Tourmaline, continues the creative reimagining of athletics as a gender-inclusive space.
Joy Run
2020
NRA short film shot underwater and featuring an all-BIPOC, deaf cast performing a poem in American Sign Language.
The Beauty of Being Deaf
2021
Jezz Chung and Chella Man are two friends who both identify as disabled, non-binary, and Asian artists. Their work and friendship often highlights the intersections of access, community, collective liberation, and healing. The film highlights an impromptu discussion the two had after Man inquired one night: “Why do people want to be remembered?” Capturing their analysis on glitchy Google Meet, the viewer is placed in Man’s shoes as he must fully rely on the live captioning without sound to participate in the conversation.
Why Do People Want to Be Remembered?
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NRMy girlfriend MaryV and I don’t believe in small talk. Time is fragile and sacred — why waste it on talking just to talk? This film is simply transparent love and honesty. The questions address the dominant emotional topics in our lives at 19 years old, such as love, how my deafness affects our relationship, and growing old.
I'm Glad I Met You At This Age
2018
NR42 members of the trans and non-binary communities share their stories and explain why, no matter what the current media narratives or political climate, they won’t be erased.
We Won't Be Erased
2018
NRThrough visual metaphors and circumstantial installations, Chella Man explores his cyborg identity and personal relationship to the freedom and constraints cochlear implants created.
The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was
2025
NRI asked my mom to write down all the moments she remembers I struggled with my gender as a kid.
Moments of Mom
2017
NRThe history of the Stonewall Riots is equally as cherished as it is charged. There are questions of who was there, who "threw the first brick" and who can claim Stonewall. This film doesn’t answer these questions but instead it aims to expand the story of Stonewall by including more voices in its telling by bringing together voices from over 50 years of LGBTQ activism to explore the ongoing legacy of Stonewall.
Stonewall Forever
2019
Behind the camera
NRA short film shot underwater and featuring an all-BIPOC, deaf cast performing a poem in American Sign Language.
The Beauty of Being Deaf
2021
Jezz Chung and Chella Man are two friends who both identify as disabled, non-binary, and Asian artists. Their work and friendship often highlights the intersections of access, community, collective liberation, and healing. The film highlights an impromptu discussion the two had after Man inquired one night: “Why do people want to be remembered?” Capturing their analysis on glitchy Google Meet, the viewer is placed in Man’s shoes as he must fully rely on the live captioning without sound to participate in the conversation.
Why Do People Want to Be Remembered?
—
NRMy girlfriend MaryV and I don’t believe in small talk. Time is fragile and sacred — why waste it on talking just to talk? This film is simply transparent love and honesty. The questions address the dominant emotional topics in our lives at 19 years old, such as love, how my deafness affects our relationship, and growing old.
I'm Glad I Met You At This Age
2018
NRThrough visual metaphors and circumstantial installations, Chella Man explores his cyborg identity and personal relationship to the freedom and constraints cochlear implants created.
The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was
2025
NRThrough visual metaphors and circumstantial installations, Chella Man explores his cyborg identity and personal relationship to the freedom and constraints cochlear implants created.
The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was
2025
NRI asked my mom to write down all the moments she remembers I struggled with my gender as a kid.
Moments of Mom
2017