“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.”

American actor

Asia Kate Dillon is an American actor known for television and film roles in the 2010s and 2020s. They are best known for playing Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black and Taylor Mason in Billions. Dillon identifies as non-binary and uses they pronouns. Their performance as Taylor Mason made the character the first non-binary main character on North American television, and it brought a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. They also appeared as the Adjudicator in John Wick: Chapter 3, Parabellum (2019).