Emma Dumont

Nick Dumont (born November 15, 1994), known professionally as Emma Dumont, is an American actor , model, and dancer. They are known for their roles as Melanie Segal in the ABC Family series Bunheads, Emma Karn in the NBC series Aquarius, Lorna Dane/Polaris in the FOX series The Gifted, and Jackie Oppenheimer in the Christopher Nolan biographical thriller Oppenheimer.

Early life and education Dumont was born in Seattle, Washington on November 15, 1994.

Dumont began performing in community theater at age six with performances at Seattle Public Theatre and Seattle Musical Theatre among others.

In 2011, they were a member of a FIRST Tech Challenge team located in Pasadena, California and in 2012 a FIRST Robotics Competition team based in Burbank, California in 2013. Dumont spoke at the 2013 FIRST World Championship at a VIP Dinner on April 26, 2013.

Career Dumont is an actor, dancer, and model.

Dumont's first film role was in True Adolescents in 2007 (released 2009) alongside Melissa Leo and Mark Duplass. They later appeared in the movie Dear Lemon Lima (2009).

In January 2010, Dumont won the V magazine V A Model search contest, appearing in the March 2010 issue and receiving a Ford Models contract.

In 2011, they were cast in a lead role in Stephen Gaghan's NBC pilot Metro, alongside Noah Emmerich and Jimmy Smits. In October 2011, Dumont was cast in the ABC Family original series, Bunheads, starring Sutton Foster and Kelly Bishop. Throughout 2012 and early 2013, they portrayed Melanie Segal, who attends the dance academy run by the lead's mother-in-law in the TV series.

In 2014, Dumont filmed two television pilots for NBC: Aquarius, which ran for two seasons, and Salvation (starring Ashley Judd), which was not picked up as a series. In March 2017, they were cast in Fox's pilot for an X-Men television series, The Gifted, which was picked up to series in May 2017 and premiered the same year, in October.

Dumont portrayed Jackie Oppenheimer, the sister-in-law of J. Robert Oppenheimer, in the biopic Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan.

Personal life Dumont participated in For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics on a team sponsored by NASA/JPL and Walt Disney Imagineering.

In 2024, Dumont began using they/them pronouns on their Instagram. In December, Dumont came out as transmasculine and non-binary, changing their name on the platform to Nick Dumont. Their publicist stated they use the name Nick with friends and family but will continue using the name Emma professionally.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 True Adolescents CaraCredited as Emma Noelle Roberts Dear Lemon Lima Kellie 2012 Nobody Walks Yma 2014 Inherent Vice Zinnia 2017 The Body Tree Sandra 2019 What Lies Ahead Jessica 2021 Wrong Turn Milla D'Angelo Licorice Pizza Brenda 2023 Oppenheimer Jackie Oppenheimer

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012–13 Bunheads Melanie "Mel" Segal 18 episodes; main role 2014 Mind Games Sofie 1 episode; "Pet Rock" Starving in Suburbia KaydenTelevision film 2015–16 Aquarius Emma Karn 24 episodes; main role 2016 The Fosters Sasha 1 episode; "Girl Code" 2017 Pretty Little Liars Katherine Daly 1 episode; "Playtime" 2017–18 Tagged Zoe Desaul 16 episodes; main role 2017–19 The Gifted Lorna Dane / Polaris 24 episodes; main role 2019 King of Bots 2 Themself 8 episodes; panelist All Rise Phoebe 1 episode