Overview
- The selection was unveiled Nov. 3 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, with two People covers revealed, including one featuring his dog, Benson.
- Bailey, 37, called the recognition “a huge honor” and “completely absurd,” and said he learned of it earlier this year while performing Richard II in London.
- His recent credits include Bridgerton, an Emmy-nominated role in Fellow Travelers, Jurassic World: Rebirth, and the upcoming Wicked: For Good opening Nov. 21.
- He founded The Shameless Fund to support LGBTQ+ organizations and has highlighted growing pressures on the LGBT sector in interviews.
- Bailey succeeds 2024 honoree John Krasinski as People commemorates 40 years of its Sexiest Man Alive franchise.