Quintessa Swindell
Quintessa Swindell is an American actor, best known for the role of Tabitha Foster in the Netflix teen drama Trinkets, and for their brief appearance as Anna in the HBO series Euphoria [1]
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Career
Swindell made their acting debut in 2019, playing Anna in the HBO television series Euphoria in the episode "The Trials and Tribulations of Trying To Pee While Depressed".[2] The same year, they played a main role in the Netflix teen drama Trinkets as Tabitha Foster.[3] Swindell has a role in the film Voyagers starring Colin Farrell and Tye Sheridan.[4] In December 2020, they were cast in the role of Cyclone in the DCEU film Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson in the title role.[5] They also appeared as Laila in season four of the HBO series “In Treatment,” which aired in 2021.
Swindell has been cast in Master Gardener starring Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver.[6]
Personal life
Swindell is a nonbinary person of biracial ancestry who grew up in Virginia. There they were raised by a single father, and had difficulty fitting into many groups as a result of their gender and race. Their best friend is a Black trans woman. Swindell has said that due to not fitting stereotypes about all nonbinary people being androgynous, it has been difficult to find roles acting their own gender. However, they were also happy to play a cisgender girl in Trinkets, given that the show explores Black identity, which spoke to them.[7] On June 23, 2021, Quintessa revealed that they’re comfortable being referred to with he/him alongside they/them.[8][unreliable source?]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Voyagers | Julie | |
| 2021 | Granada Nights | Amelia | |
| 2022 | Black Adam | Maxine Hunkel / Cyclone | Post-production |
| TBA | Master Gardener | Maya | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Euphoria | Anna | Episode: "The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed"[9] |
| 2019–2020 | Trinkets | Tabitha Foster | Main role[10] |
| 2021 | In Treatment | Laila |
References
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/q.uintessa/
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External links
- Quintessa Swindell at the Internet Movie DatabaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 21st-century American actors
- American television actors
- University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
- Actors from New York (state)
- LGBT musicians from the United States
- 1997 births
- American film actors
- Living people
- Yale School of Drama alumni
- American non-binary actors
- Queer actors
- Queer artists
- African-American actors
- LGBT African Americans
- 21st-century African-American people
- LGBT people from Virginia
