Asia Kate Dillon Quotes


What I learned through my research is that the word 'actor,' specifically in reference to those who performed in plays, came about in the late 1500s as a non-gendered word. It applied to all people, regardless of anatomical sex or gender identity.


Citations

Dillon, Asia Kate. "Asia Kate Dillon Asks TV Academy for Clarification on Gendered Emmy Categories." Variety, 5 Apr. 2017.

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Asia Kate Dillon
Asia Kate Dillon
  • Born: November 15, 1984
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Producer, Director

Asia Kate Dillon is an American actor, best known for their roles as Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black and Taylor Mason in Billions. Dillon is non-binary and uses singular they pronouns. Their role on Billions is the first non-binary main character on North American television, and earned them a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. They also played the Adjudicator in the action film John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019).