Prison Break star Wentworth Miller has come out as gay.
The actor, now 41, who plays Michael Scofield in the hit US drama, confirmed what has been rumoured for years by writing a heartfelt letter for LGBT campaigners GLAAD's website.
In it, he explained that he was recently invited to a Russian film festival, but rejected the offer due to the country's anti-gay laws.
Addressing St. Petersburg International Film Festival director Maria Averbakh, Miller wrote: "Thank you for your kind invitation. As someone who has enjoyed visiting Russia in the past and can also claim a degree of Russian ancestry, it would make me happy to say yes. "However, as a gay man, I must decline. I am deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment of gay men and women by the Russian government. "The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly."
He adds: "Perhaps, when and if circumstances improve, I'll be free to make a different choice."
Miller is currently adapting a psychological thriller, Scare Me, after he made his screenwriting debut for Chan-wook Park's Stoker.
SOURCE: GLAAD.ORG
