Laith Ashley

Department: Acting

Biography

Laith Ashley is an actor, model, singer/songwriter, dancer and activist. He is of Dominican descent. In 2017 he was the first transgender man to be featured in a Diesel campaign. Laith has been on the cover of countless magazines and has had featured stories published on countless others all around the world; ie, British GQ, in November of 2018. Laith was on the cast of reality TV series Strut, executive produced by Whoopi Goldberg. He also appeared in the drama series Pose, on FX. He is continuing his work as an artist as well, performing at major events across the US. Before beginning his career in the entertainment industry, Laith was a counselor for homeless youth in New York City. He uses his platform to help inform others, in hopes of a more open, loving and accepting world.