Emma Dumont

From a young age, Emma Dumont was performing. Whether it was the ballet at the age of 3 or modeling in their teens, they traveled long and far to train in various performing arts, going all the way to Russia to train in ballet. They were a jack of all trades through the early years, also dabbling in robotics, violin, and roller derby. Their first film role came about when they were 12 years old as they appeared in the Mark Duplass-starring comedy "True Adolescents" (2009). After a few other smaller projects, Dumont landed their first leading role as tomboyish dance student Melanie Segal on Amy Sherman-Palladino-created "Bunheads" (ABC Family 2012-13). After "Bunheads" ended, they bounced around a failed television pilot or two and appeared in "Inherent Vice" (2014). In 2015, Dumont was a series regular on "Aquarius" (NBC 2015-2016). Dumont also guested on episodes of "The Magicians" (Syfy 2015-) and "Pretty Little Liars" (Freeform 2010-2017). It wasn't long before the next major role, though, as Dumont was cast as X-Men character Polaris on the television show "The Gifted" (Fox 2017-).