Emma Dumont

Early life and education

Dumont was born in Seattle, Washington on November 15, 1994. They attended Washington Middle School and later James A. Garfield High School before homeschooling in order to pursue modeling and acting. They also attended Orange County High School of the Arts in the Music and Theater Conservatory in Santa Ana, California.

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.

Also in 2012, they appeared in the independent film Nobody Walks alongside Dylan McDermott, John Krasinski, Jane Levy, Olivia Thirlby, and Rosemarie DeWitt.

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

Television

Notes

References

References

1. "Nick Dumont".
2. (2023-02-07). "Emma Dumont Shares Academic Past & Celebrates Graduation".
3. Dumont, Emma. (May 21, 2012). "Secret #Bunheads info-both @KaitlynJenkins8 and I attended Orange County High School of the Arts in the Music and Theater Conservatory!".
4. "Emma Dumont pictures, bio, movies".
5. (2013-02-21). "Emma Dumont's announcement for FIRST California". YouTube.com.
6. (April 27, 2013). "Press Release - April 27, 2013".
7. (June 18, 2023). "Emma Dumont: Actress, Dancer, and Model".
8. Damien Neva. (January 15, 2010). "Emma Dumont {{!}} V A Model Winner". Ford Models.
9. Catherine Blair Pfander. (2010). "All the world's a stage". V Magazine.
10. Mandy Bierly. (April 25, 2012). "'Bunheads': First look at Kelly Bishop in Amy Sherman-Palladino's new Sutton Foster series -- EXCLUSIVE".
11. "Bunheads:Dance of the Week: Makin' Whoopee (ABC Family)". YouTube.com.
12. Lesley Goldberg. (March 2, 2017). "Amy Acker Set as Female Lead in Fox's Marvel Drama (Exclusive)". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
13. Elizabeth Wagmeister. (May 9, 2017). "Fox Greenlights Marvel Action Series 'The Gifted' From Bryan Singer & Matt Nix — Watch First Teaser". [[Variety (magazine).
14. Grobar, Matt. (March 10, 2022). "''Oppenheimer'': Harrison Gilbertson & Emma Dumont Board Christopher Nolan's Thriller For Universal".
15. Emma Dumont. (June 19, 2012). "@tauCorpFilms Sweet! Let's do it. My robotics team can construct almost anything if we need them. Fun!".
16. Emma Dumont. (February 27, 2014). "I've been involved in FIRST Robotics for 4 seasons now...". Facebook.
17. (2024-12-05). "'Oppenheimer' Star Emma Dumont Comes Out as Trans Masculine, Non-Binary".
18. (2024-12-06). "Oppenheimer star comes out as transmasculine non-binary".
19. (2024-12-10). "Nick Dumont: Coming out was 'one of the longest challenges' and 'most rewarding'".
20. (July 28, 2011). "Mark Duplass in Craig Johnson's 'True Adolescents' - Review".
21. "Dear Lemon Lima".
22. (October 18, 2012). "'Nobody Walks,' Directed by Ry Russo-Young".
23. "Inherent Vice".
24. "The Body Tree".
25. (August 23, 2016). "Rumer Willis, Emma Dumont Starring in Thriller 'What Lies Ahead'".
26. (May 4, 2012). "ABC Family - Bunheads - Bunheads Blogs Detail".
27. "Mind Games: Pet Rock Cast & Crew".
28. "Thinspiration (Starving in Suburbia)".
29. Ausiello, Michael. (June 20, 2014). "Game of Thrones Vet Cast as Charles Manson in NBC's Aquarius; FNL, Bunheads Alums Also Join Drama".
30. (August 13, 2016). "'The Fosters' Casts Emma Dumont In Guest-Starring Role; 3 Things To Know About Sasha Actress".
31. Dumont, Emma. (July 11, 2016). "One of those Mondays 🎬📽 #wb #setlife #prettylittleliars #pll #shhh".
32. "Trailer sittin #happytuesday #selfie".
33. Dumont, Emma. (July 28, 2016). "Asylum chic vibes 👻📽🎬 #set #killinit".
34. (September 13, 2016). "Verizon's Go90 Renews 'T@gged' for a Second Season (Exclusive)".
35. Petski, Denise. (March 2, 2017). "Amy Acker To Star In Fox Marvel Pilot".