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BKG.

(they/them)

Brandon Kyle Goodman (they/them) is a writer, actor, host, and sexual and mental wellness advocate. They’re best known for their work on Netflix’s Emmy-nominated animated comedy Big Mouth and its spin-off Human Resources, along with Amazon’s Modern Love, Hulu’s Plus One, and Netflix’s Feel the Beat. Next up, they star opposite Juno Temple (Ted Lasso) in the indie film Intimacy Party.

Every Monday, BKG asks their Instagram followers to tell them something good or messy. The Stories series, Messy Mondays, pulls in submissions about relationships, sex, and identity, and it inspired their podcast, Tell Me Something Messy. On the show, celebrity guests and experts, including Sophia Bush, Taylor Tomlinson, Trixie Mattel, and Scott Evans, share their own messy stories with one goal: helping people live more liberated lives. After two seasons with iHeart, BKG is taking the show independent under their production company, Goodthem Productions, with a new season launching in 2027.

In 2025, BKG brought their show HEAUX CHURCH to a sold-out off-Broadway run, produced by Ars Nova and Emmy winner Lena Waithe. This November, HEAUX CHURCH makes its West Coast premiere at The Elysian with Celebration Theatre, running November 5–8 with Lena Waithe still attached.

Their first book, You Gotta Be You (2022), is written in the same honest voice as their viral Instagram posts. It explores the intersection of race, sexuality, and gender, and the lessons that led BKG to their most authentic self. They keep writing about relationships, sex, and identity on their Substack.

BKG has been featured in The New York Times, Esquire, Well+Good, OUT, Bustle, and BuzzFeed. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, they live in Los Angeles.