The pop singer is ready for his acting break.

Photography by Christopher Sherman

Styling by Corey Ng

How did one of today&rsquo;s most outspoken queer pop music icons find himself playing the role of a gay conversion camp attendee? As Troye Sivan tells it, Boy Erased&mdash;director Joel Edgerton&rsquo;s cinematic adaptation of Garrard Conley&rsquo;s memoir detailing his own gay conversion experiences&mdash;&ldquo;is such an important story to be telling, one that we can&rsquo;t go without talking about.&rdquo; Featuring Lucas Hedges as the son of devout Baptist parents (played by heavyweights Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman), Boy Erased is a heart-wrenching portrayal that many are calling an early Oscar contender. In the film, Sivan plays Gary who, in a central scene, advises Hedges&rsquo;s character to &ldquo;play the part&rdquo; in order to survive the camp.

&ldquo;He&rsquo;s communicating to [Hedges],&rdquo; Sivan points out, &ldquo;that there is another way, an alternative to this.&rdquo; In addition to his role in the film, the polymath Sivan contributed the title track &ldquo;Revelation,&rdquo; created with longtime collaborators J&oacute;nsi of Sigur R&oacute;s and performer Leland. &ldquo;&lsquo;Revelation&rsquo; was set in this really beautiful scene in the movie,&rdquo; Sivan points out, a moment in the film when Hedges&rsquo;s character experiences love in an unashamed, pure way. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m so proud of the song,&rdquo; Sivan confesses, &ldquo;and I&rsquo;m so happy with how it turned out.&rdquo; To be sure, Sivan&rsquo;s ongoing activism, paired with his musical and acting gifts, is nothing short of a revelation itself.

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Casting: Ian Monroe

Troye Sivan Takes on the Silver Screen With 'Boy Erased'

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