Garcia^[1][2] is an American actor, best known for their starring role in the 2019 Netflix miniseries Tales of the City in which Garcia played a recently transitioned trans man exploring a newfound attraction to men.^[3][4] Garcia also served as a production consultant on the series.^[2]

Garcia grew up in Chicago and, after dropping out of community college, they began performing with the local theater company Free Street.^[5] Garcia later went back to school, moving to New York City to study at New York University.^[6]

Garcia's first credited role^[7] was in Netflix's 2019 series Tales of the City, a sequel to the earlier miniseries. They played the role of Jake Rodriguez, a trans man struggling with his new identity, his relationship, and his feelings of attraction towards men.^[4] Garcia's performance was well-received, described as "affecting"^[8] and with commentators noting with approval that they were one of a number of queer actors cast in queer roles.^[2] Garcia also has a recurring role on Party of Five, where they play Matthew, an undocumented trans man. ^[9]

Garcia is transgender and non-binary, and uses they/them pronouns.^[2][10]