‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ star Lachlan Watson on playing Susie as a ‘strong, unapologetically non-binary’ character
Netflix’s ‘The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ hasn’t even been released yet and it’s already making history with one of its stars Lachlan Watson, who is currently one of the few gender queer (also known as non-binary) actors on television. Lachlan plays Susie Putnam, one of Sabrina’s best friends who is the founding member of Baxter High’s WICCA Club. Lachlan’s identity of being gender queer is an extremely important part of not just their life, but what the actor brings to the character as well. The actor wants to be a beacon of hope to young people struggling with, bullying, as well as their own identity and the character of Susie does so with flying colors.
Meaww spoke with Lachlan at 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' premiere where they expanded on kids' and Susie's struggles in this regard. “I think with playing this character the one thing that I wanted to convey to kids who are really struggling with bullying right now is that you don’t have to give them the time of day, you don’t have to listen to them. You don’t have to just bow down and let them take over. You can be who you are, and you can be who you are unapologetically. You don’t owe anyone an explanation, you can just be, and the best thing you can be is brave, whether that is inside or out.”