Asia Kate Dillon

Asia Kate Dillon (born November 15, 1984) is an American actor. They are known for their roles as Brandy Epps in Orange Is the New Black and Taylor Mason in Billions. Dillon identifies as 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.

Career Dillon graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Afterward, they took part in a workshop of plays with Academy Award- and Tony Award-winning playwrights.

Dillon played white supremacist Brandy Epps, a penitentiary inmate, in eight episodes of Orange Is the New Black in 2016, making them one of the first openly non-binary actors cast in a major television show. They also played a recurring role in season 2 of Showtime's Wall Street drama Billions in 2017. The role they played is a non-binary character, Taylor Mason, a hedge fund intern, who is reported to be the first non-binary character on mainstream North American television. Showtime confirmed in April 2017 that Mason would be a main cast member starting in season 3. When submitting their name for an Emmy Award for acting, Dillon was allowed to submit for whichever gendered category they wished, and chose "actor" over "actress" because it is a gender neutral word. Their effort to clarify the matter for all non-binary people prompted the MTV Movie & TV Awards to combine their gender-segregated categories. They presented the award for Best Actor at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on May 7, 2017. In November 2018, it was announced Dillon would appear in The Outside Story.

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.

On March 28, 2020, Dillon released their first EP, Handsomehands, with profits being donated to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute.

Personal life Dillon was born in Ithaca, New York. They identify as non-binary and were assigned female at birth. Dillon explained that around 2015, they began removing gendered pronouns from their biography, and auditioning for the part of Mason helped them understand their gender identity. Dillon is pansexual, stating they are attracted to multiple genders. In September 2021, Dillon told The Hollywood Reporters "Hollywood Remixed" podcast that they use the word "non-binary" because their "gender identity falls outside the boxes of man or woman." They stated that gender is a spectrum, without a binary that was "created by colonists and imposed on the indigenous peoples," and that "sex is not a binary either."

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 My Popcorn Nights Asia Short film 2015 Opus for All Homeless woman/Lucifer 2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum The Adjudicator 2020 The Outside Story Inez 2025 Outerlands Cass

Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 Hitting the Wall Jocelynn Television film 2011 Marcus Garlard: A Necessary Option Asia 2015 Younger Bald Girl Episode: "IRL" 2016–2019 Orange Is the New Black Brandy Epps Recurring role (seasons 4–5)

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2020 Fast & Furious Crossroads Cam Stone Voice and motion capture

Awards and nominations