Asia Kate Dillon is the unlikely star of a show about power, politics and high-finance. They’re also the first nonbinary actor with a starring role on American TV. - NBCOUT
March 16, 2019, 3:58 PM GMTShowtime's hit series “Billions” is about money, power and politics. But amid the hedge-fund-sized egos and the ongoing feud between finance bros and government attorneys, there’s Taylor Mason.On"Billions," which returns with Season 4 this Sunday, Taylor is played by, a nonbinary actor whose identity is where the similarities stop between the character and the actor .
By Season 4, Dillon’s character is faced with a series of ethical challenges. But that’s part of what makes Taylor so intriguing. Even more, Dillon thinks facile representation can feel “tokenizing” and doesn’t want to be “made precious.” What makes Dillon’s character interesting, too, is that for many viewers, Taylor is the first time they've seen a nonbinary character on TV — and sometimes the first they've heard of nonbinary people at all.
“Messages from people who said my character changed their heart and minds,” Dillon said, “I feel like that’s art actually changing culture ... that is why I think art is so powerful.”
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