“Oppenheimer” actress Emma Dumont comes out as transgender

Emma Dumont shares an important life update.

Dumont, best known for his role as Jackie Oppenheimer in the 2023 Oscar-winning biopic Oppenheimerand Lorna Dane/Polaris in the comic series The gifted onescame out this week as transmasculine and non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them instead of she/her, according to a statement from her rep.

TMZ was first to report the news.

Her Instagram bio reflects her new pronouns and name — Nick — although Dumont’s rep confirmed that Dumont will continue to support Emma professionally.

“You identify as a trans masculine, non-binary person. Their working name will still be Emma Dumont, but friends and family will call themselves Nick,” the rep told TMZ.

“Just call me Nick when you’re cool, okay?” they wrote on their updated Instagram profile.

Dumont shared a carousel of Instagram photos earlier this week, including a bathroom selfie and a photo of himself with a guitar.

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Her next role is in a movie with a random title New me. The film is currently in post-production and does not yet have a release date.

PEOPLE has reached out to Dumont’s reps for comment.