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'''Asia Kate Dillon''' (born November 15, 1984 in Ithaca, New York) is an American actor known for playing Brandy Epps in ''Orange Is the New Black'' (2013) and Taylor Mason in ''Billions'' (2016). Dillon is nonbinary ([[genderfluid]]) and currently uses [[singular they]] pronouns, after a period of using [[no pronouns]].<ref name="masters">{{Cite web |title=Asia Kate Dillon Talks Discovering The Word Non-Binary: 'I Cried' |last=Masters |first=Jeffrey |work=HuffPost |date=13 April 2017 |access-date=23 April 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/asia-kate-dillon-talks-discovering-the-word-non-binary_b_58ef1685e4b0156697224c7a}}</ref> Their role on ''Billions'' is the first nonbinary character shown on American television.

"I remember in middle school they were going to do “Oliver!” I was so excited to audition to play Oliver and then realized I couldn't, because I hadn't been assigned male at birth. I remember feeling crushed. But then I went to an alternative high school where you played whatever part they thought you were the best for. In “As You Like It,” I played the 90-year-old man. I remember always being drawn to the roles that had been written for men. They had more lines."<ref name="Soloski">{{Cite web |title=Asia Kate Dillon: ‘This Is Who I Am’ |last=Soloski |first=By Alexis |work=New York Times |date=26 May 2019 |access-date=23 April 2020 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/arts/television/asia-kate-dillon-billions.html}}</ref>