Nick Dumont (born November 15, 1994), known professionally as Emma Dumont, is an American actor, model, and dancer. They are known for their roles as Melanie Segal in the ABC Family series Bunheads, Emma Karn in the NBC series Aquarius, Lorna Dane/Polaris in the FOX series The Gifted, and Jackie Oppenheimer in the Christopher Nolan biographical thriller Oppenheimer (2023).
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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.
