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Is Elliot Page Vegan? Yes, and Has Been for Over a Decade

Elliot Page has been an ethical vegan since 2011, quietly consistent about it while the spotlight went elsewhere. The full story, from the Juno star turned animal advocate.

Yannick Haldenwanger

By Yannick Haldenwanger

3 min read

Elliot Page portrait, 2026
Elliot Page, vegan since 2011. Photo: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Some celebrity vegans build a brand on it. Elliot Page just quietly does it. He’s been vegan since 2011, for the plainest reason there is, he doesn’t think animals should be killed for food, and he’s held that line for over a decade without turning it into a personality. When people ask “is Elliot Page vegan,” the answer is a low-key, long-standing yes.

For SEO honesty and for older fans: he was known as Ellen Page until December 2020, when he came out as a transgender man. The veganism predates that by years and has never wavered.

QUICK ANSWER

Yes, Elliot Page is vegan, since 2011, for ethical reasons. He’s not loud about the diet, but he’s never stepped back from it, current vegan celebrity lists still feature him, and his 2026 documentary work keeps him firmly in the animal-and-nature camp.

Last fact-checked: July 7, 2026

Contents6 chapters
  1. 01Vegan before it was a headline
  2. 02The vegan timeline, tap to expand
  3. 03Quietly consistent
  4. 04Fact or fiction?
  5. 05Quiz: how well do you know vegan Elliot?
  6. 06Is Elliot Page still vegan in 2026?

Vegan before it was a headline

Page’s veganism goes back to 2011, and it was ethics from the start. That year he pushed back publicly on the mockery vegans get: “Why are vegans made fun of while the inhumane factory farming process regards animals and the natural world merely as commodities to be exploited for profit?” It’s a fair question, and he was asking it before half the celebrities on our list had gone plant-based.

In 2014, PETA named him (then Ellen Page) and Jared Leto their “Sexiest Vegetarians,” beating a field that included Ariana Grande. He didn’t build a cookbook or a supplement line off it. He just kept being vegan.

The vegan timeline, tap to expand

2011: vegan for the animals
He goes vegan on ethical grounds and defends veganism publicly against factory farming.
2014: PETA’s Sexiest Vegetarian
Named alongside Jared Leto, beating a field including Ariana Grande.
2020: There’s Something in the Water
He directs and produces the Netflix documentary about environmental racism in Nova Scotia. Environmental, not diet, but of a piece with his advocacy.
December 2020: coming out
He comes out as a transgender man and takes the name Elliot. The veganism, from 2011, is unchanged.
2026: Second Nature
He narrates and co-executive-produces a documentary on the diversity of sex and gender across the animal kingdom, keeping animals and nature central to his work.
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Quietly consistent

There’s something to respect in Page’s version of celebrity veganism: no drama, no relapse, no rebrand. Over a decade of the same position, held while his public life went through enormous, very public change. The animal-rights piece was one of the few constants.

An honest note on recency, because we check: Page hasn’t dropped a fresh 2026 quote about his diet specifically. His current status rests on continuous vegan-celebrity listings, his ongoing animal-focused work, and the total absence of any reversal. Confident yes, honestly framed.

Fact or fiction?

PETA once named him a Sexiest Vegetarian. Fact or fiction?
Fact. In 2014, as Ellen Page, alongside Jared Leto.
He went vegan for health reasons. Fact or fiction?
Fiction. It was ethics, opposition to killing animals and to factory farming, from 2011.
His breakout role was in Juno. Fact or fiction?
Fact. The 2007 title role earned an Academy Award nomination.

Quiz: how well do you know vegan Elliot?

Five questions, no cheating

1. Since when has Elliot Page been vegan?

2. Why did he go vegan?

3. Which PETA title did he win in 2014?

4. His breakout film was…

5. What is his 2026 documentary Second Nature about?

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Is Elliot Page still vegan in 2026?

Yes, by every available signal: a 15-year record, ongoing animal-focused work, and no reversal anywhere. He’s the quiet kind of vegan, the kind who doesn’t need you to know, which is arguably the most convincing kind.

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Photo: Colleen Sturtevant, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons