Asia Kate Dillon
Asia Kate Dillon | |
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Born | Ithaca, New York, U.S. | November 15, 1984
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Known for |
Asia Kate Dillon (born November 15, 1984)
Career
Dillon graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[5] They enrolled in and completed the Meisner training program at The Actor's Workshop of Ithaca during their junior year of high school at age 16. They were the youngest student ever admitted to the class.[5]
In 2007, Dillon took the
Dillon played
Dillon is the founder and producing director of MIRROR/FIRE Productions, which created US, a performance piece exploring racism and the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.[7]
In June 2019, to mark the
On March 28, 2020, Dillon released their first EP, Handsomehands, with profits being donated to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.[25]
Personal life
Dillon was born in
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | My Popcorn Nights | Asia | Short film[32] |
2015 | Opus for All | Homeless woman/Lucifer | [33] |
2019 | John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum | The Adjudicator | |
2020 | The Outside Story | Inez |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Hitting the Wall | Jocelynn | Television film[34] |
2011 | Marcus Garlard: A Necessary Option | Asia | [citation needed] |
2015 | Younger | Bald Girl | Episode: "IRL"[7] |
2015 | Master of None | Line Lady #1 | Episode: "Plan B"[7] |
2016 | We're All Gonna Die | Sex Shop Attendant | Short[35] |
2016–2019 | Orange Is the New Black | Brandy | Recurring role (seasons 4–5)[5] |
2017–2023 | Billions | Taylor Mason | Recurring role (season 2), main role (seasons 3–7)[5] |
2019–2021 | Gen:Lock | Val/entina Romanyszyn (voice) | Web series |
2019 | The Simpsons | Paula (voice) | Episode: "Marge the Lumberjill" |
2023 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | LOS-307 (voice) | Episode: "Check Yourself" |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | Macbeth | Malcolm | Broadway revival staged at the Longacre Theatre[36] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Fast & Furious Crossroads | Cam Stone | Voice and motion capture[37] |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2017 | Critics' Choice Television Awards[38]
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Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Billions | Nominated |
2018 | Screen Actors Guild Award[39]
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Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black | Nominated |
2018 | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Billions | Nominated | |
2019 | Nominated |
References
- ^ "ASIA KATE DILLON". Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ Hibberd, James (February 19, 2017). "'Billions' Premiere Introduces TV's First Gender Non-Binary Character". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Masters, Jeffrey (April 13, 2017). "Asia Kate Dillon Talks Discovering the Word Non-Binary: 'I Cried'". HuffPost. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ "Critics' Choice nominations vault 'The Shape of Water' into best picture race". EW.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Steve (December 19, 2016). "Asia Kate Dillon makes history as one of the first non-binary gender identifying actors to be cast on mainstream TV". LGBT Weekly. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Ellen E (February 14, 2017). "Billions star Asia Kate Dillon: 'I cried when I read the script'". Evening Standard.
- ^ The Advocate. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ MIRROR/FIRE Productions
- ^ "Asia Kate Dillon Is Blazing a Trail for Gender-Nonconforming Actors". The Advocate. February 17, 2017.
- ET Canada. Archived from the originalon March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Actor or actress? Billions star Asia Kate Dillon on how non-binary people fit into the Emmys". CBC Radio. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Birnbaum, Debra (April 6, 2017). "'Billions' Star Challenges Emmys Male-Female Acting Categories (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Dowling, Amber (February 24, 2017). "Meet TV's First Non-Binary-Gender Character: Asia Kate Dillon of Showtime's 'Billions'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Garrido, Duarte (February 20, 2017). "Billions shows TV's first gender non-binary character". Sky News. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ^ ellentube team (March 19, 2017). "Ellen Meets Trailblazing Actor Asia Kate Dillon". ellentube. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Lauren C. (March 20, 2017). "Behind the scenes with TV's first gender non-binary character". ThinkProgress. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
- ^ Patten, Dominic (April 9, 2017). "Showtime's 'Billions' Ups Asia Kate Dillon To Series Regular For Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Megan (April 6, 2017). "Billions star challenges Emmy Awards over gender-based categories". The Independent. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Andrews, Travis M. (April 6, 2017). "Gender non-binary star Asia Kate Dillon ponders Emmys: Actor or actress?". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ Saunders, Emma (April 7, 2017). "Is it time to scrap gender specific awards?". BBC News. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Serrao, Nivea. "Billions' Asia Kate Dillon to present at the MTV Movie & TV Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (November 28, 2018). "Sonequa Martin-Green Joins Brian Tyree Henry In 'The Outside Story' Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Queerty Pride50 2019 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Mx. Asia Kate Dillon's Instagram profile post: "MY FIRST EP 'HANDSOMEHANDS' IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING & STREAMING EVERYWHERE!!! 100% of profits will go to the @mpjinstitute 🙏🏻 "The…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ Ennis, Dawn (March 22, 2017). "'Billions' star Asia Kate Dillon schools Ellen on being non-binary". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ Nordstrom, Leigh (May 16, 2017). "Asia Kate Dillon is making a mark as 'they'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ Todd, Carolyn L. (February 27, 2017). "Meet Billions' Asia Kate Dillon, TV's First Non-Binary Star". Refinery29. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- London Evening Standard. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "#11: You've Told Me This Before". Nancy, S1 Ep11. June 4, 2017.
- ^ Rebecca Sun (September 11, 2021). "'Hollywood Remixed': 'Billions' Star Asia Kate Dillon on How Non-Binary Representation Changes Lives". The Hollywood Reporter (Podcast). The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Daniel Slottje (director, writer) (2009). My Popcorn Nights (Short film). USA: Daniel Slottje.
- ^ Andy Zou, Ronnie Rios, Ramon O. Torres (directors) (June 7, 2015). Opus for All (Opus 4 - Our Better Angels) (Short). USA.
- ^ Jack Skyyler, Joel Brook (directors) (April 7, 2011). Hitting The Wall (Motion picture). USA: Dear Skyyler Productions. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Jamie Sisley. We're All Gonna Die (in production) (Short film). USA: Jamie Sisley.
- ^ "Macbeth". Broadway.com. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Endgadget". 2019.
- ^ Tapley, Kristopher (December 6, 2017). "Netflix, FX's 'Feud' Lead Critics' Choice TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (December 13, 2017). "SAG Award Nominations: Complete List". Variety. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Sheehan, Paul (December 10, 2018). "Critics' Choice TV Awards nominations 2019: Full list led by Netflix, HBO, FX shows". GoldDerby. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Critics' Choice Awards: 'The Irishman' Leads With 14 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. December 8, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- ^ Jackson, Angelique (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: Full Winners List (Updating Live)". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
External links
- Asia Kate Dillon at IMDb