Eva Victor (born February 11, 1994) is an American actor, writer, and director. They featured in the television series '' Billions'' from 2020 to 2023, and made their directorial debut with the self-starring independent film '' Sorry, Baby'' (2025).

Early life

Victor was born in

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on February 11, 1994. Their family moved to

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, where they grew up. Victor went to a French-speaking high school. They went to college at

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to study acting, with a minor in

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. While there, they took part in comedy as part of the

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team. After graduating, they gained representation after performing a dramatic acting showcase.

Career

Victor began working at feminist satire website ''

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'' as an intern. They later became an associate editor and staff writer at Reductress. They have written for the New Yorker's ''Daily Shouts'' section and have appeared on MTV's ''Decoded''. Victor worked as an actress with the arts education organization

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, based in

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They have received press for the videos they post on

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that have gone viral. They performed some of these videos at a live event hosted by Buzzfeed in 2019. Victor also makes videos for

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. Victor appeared as Rian beginning in the fifth season of '' Billions'' and the first season of ''

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'' as Susan Fowler on Showtime. In December 2019, Victor was cast in

Jonah Feingold Jonah Feingold (born in New York City) is an American former podcaster, writer, and director of several short films. He is known for his 2014 video ''Star Wars Wes Anderson'', which parodied the trailer of ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'', the 202 ...

's directorial debut ''

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''. In 2025, Victor made their directorial debut and starred in '' Sorry, Baby'' produced by

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, which had its world premiere at the

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. They won the festival's

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Filmography

* ''

'' (2021) as Jenna 'The Rebounds' Brookes * '' Boys Go to Jupiter'' (2024) as Gail 5000 (voice) * '' Sorry, Baby'' (2025; also writer and director) as Agnes

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