Eva Victor

Eva Victor ( ; born 11 February 1994) is a French-American actor, writer, and director. They appeared in the television series Billions from 2020 to 2023, and made their directorial debut with the self-starring independent film Sorry, Baby, for which they were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

Early life Victor was born in Paris, France, in 1994.

Victor attended The International School of San Francisco, which they describe as "an intensely disciplined French speaking school," and sang in a choir. They went to college at Northwestern University to study acting, with a minor in playwriting. While there, Victor took part in comedy as part of the improv team. After graduating, they gained representation after performing a dramatic acting showcase.

Career Victor began working at feminist satire website Reductress as an intern. They later became an associate editor and staff writer at Reductress. They have written for The New Yorker's Daily Shouts section and have appeared on MTV's Decoded. They performed some of these videos at a live event hosted by BuzzFeed in 2019. Victor also makes videos for Comedy Central.

Victor became interested in filmmaking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Films that inspired them included Persona, In the Mood for Love, The Spirit of the Beehive, Burning, Margaret, and Losing Ground. They also shadowed filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun on the set of I Saw The TV Glow.

In 2025, Victor made their directorial debut with Sorry, Baby, a film about a college literature professor named Agnes living through the aftermath of a sexual assault she experienced while in graduate school. Produced by Barry Jenkins, the film had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival and won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. The film also screened at 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for Caméra d'Or and Queer Palm. While writing the script, Victor sublet their cousin's home in rural Maine, secluding themselves for three weeks in the middle of winter with just their cat. During a Q&A session with Le Cinema Club, Victor stated the goal of making the film was to "feel safe enough to laugh" despite a focus on depression and sexual assault.

Personal life Victor is queer and non-binary, and uses both they/them and she/her pronouns. They are a survivor of sexual assault, which served as an inspiration for Sorry, Baby.

Filmography Billions (2020–2023) as Rian Dating and New York (2021) as Jenna 'The Rebounds' Brookes Super Pumped (2022) as Susan Fowler Boys Go to Jupiter (2024) as Gail 5000 (voice) Sorry, Baby (2025) as Agnes (also writer and director) Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026) as DJ Ella Giastic Behemoth! (2026) as Nadia

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