The "Apprentice" star said he doesn't think "it’s necessary" for gay people to be played by gay actors, but that there should be a level playing field.

The latest heterosexual thespian to weigh in on the issue is Jeremy Strong, who plays lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn in The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi's Donald Trump biopic starring Sebastian Stan as the future 45th President, when he was just a sleazy real estate mogul in New York.

While discussing his role as Donald Trump's gay mentor Roy Cohn in 'The Apprentice', Jeremy Strong chimed in on straight actors playing gay.

Jeremy Strong recently told the Los Angeles Times that “it’s absolutely valid” to criticize straight actors for playing gay characters, although he also strongly believes that it’s an actor’s job “to render something that is not necessarily your native habitat.