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Oppenheimer star Nick Dumont speaks out for first time since coming out as trans and revealing new name

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Published 11:50 12 Dec 2024 GMT

Oppenheimer star Nick Dumont speaks out for first time since coming out as trans and revealing new name

The 30-year-old actor has shared a heartfelt statement following the announcement

Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle

Oppenheimer star Nick Dumont has spoken out for first time since coming out as trans and revealing their new name.

Dumont - who starred as Jackie Oppenheimer in the hit thriller alongside Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh and Emily Blunt - has opened up about coming out, looking back at their childhood and sharing a pivotal moment when they first realised they could be trans.

Last week, the actor’s representatives confirmed to TMZ that the star has changed their name as well as their pronouns to 'they/them', rather than 'she/her'.

According to their reps, 'they identify as a trans masculine non-binary person'.

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Nick Dumont came out as trans masculine non-binary last week (Instagram/@emmadumont)
Nick Dumont came out as trans masculine non-binary last week (Instagram/@emmadumont)

While they will continue to use their birth name professionally, their publicist shared that they will go by a different name in their personal life.

The publicist continued, revealing their new name and explaining why their Instagram handle is still the same currently: "Their work name is still going to be Emma Dumont, but they will go by Nick with friends and family."

Dumont has since shared a heartfelt statement following the announcement.

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"Coming out to myself as trans has been one of the longest challenges I've faced in life. It has also been the most rewarding by a mile," they told Out magazine.

"I lived in an authoritarian household for many decades where it wasn't safe to be myself at home. I knew at 13/14 I wasn't 'like other girls,' I knew I liked girls and I knew I didn't feel right in my body."

Dumont went on to explain they were cast as an AFAB (assigned female at birth) trans teenager in a TV pilot back in 2019, recalling: "I looked at myself in my trailer in basketball shorts, bandage wrapped around my chest and I thought, 'damn I look good!'

The actor opened up about finding a 'safe community' (Instagram/@emmadumont)
The actor opened up about finding a 'safe community' (Instagram/@emmadumont)

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"A decade later, I found a safe community, figured out I was non-binary. Now I'm out, have a life I could have only dreamed of as a kid, and I still get to play women at work."

Opening up about their identity, the actor beamed: "I'm trans. I love being trans. We're here. We've always been here. I'm grateful to be living in this time and place where I have safe spaces and support.

"Where I can go to the LA LGBT Center and get medical care without fear."

Acknowledging this hasn't been the experience many other trans people have had, Dumont noted: "I truly owe a great deal of gratitude to the courageous queer people who have come before me.

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"I didn't think I'd be out to everyone so soon but I made a promise to myself that if someone asked, I would share. Someone did ask and I shared…because I'm proud."

Featured Image Credit: Andrew Toth/FilmMagic / Getty Images / Instagram/@emmadumont

Topics: Celebrity, TV And Film, Oppenheimer

Rhiannon Ingle
Rhiannon Ingle

Rhiannon Ingle is a Senior Journalist at Tyla, specialising in TV, film, travel, and culture. A graduate of the University of Manchester with a degree in English Literature, she honed her editorial skills as the Lifestyle Editor of The Mancunian, the UK’s largest student newspaper. With a keen eye for storytelling, Rhiannon brings fresh perspectives to her writing, blending critical insight with an engaging style. Her work captures the intersection of entertainment and real-world experiences.

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