Quintessa Swindell (born February 8, 1997 in New York City) is an American actor.
Born to African-American and Caucasian parents, Swindell was raised by their single father in Virginia. In 2019 he made his acting debut playing Anna on Euphoria during one episode. That same year, their breakout role came playing Tabitha Foster on Trinkets. Since then he has had roles in a number of other TV series and films, including the Justice Society of America superheroine Cyclone in Black Adam.
They are nonbinary, using they/them or he/him pronouns, and Swindell's an LGBT+ rights activist outside of acting.
Filmography:
- Euphoria (2019) as Anna (1 episode)
- Trinkets (2019-20) as Tabitha Foster (main role)
- In Treatment (2021) as Laila (6 episodes)
- Voyagers (2021) as Julie (supporting role)
- Granada Nights (2021) as Amelia (main role)
- Master Gardener (2022) as Maya (main role)
- Black Adam (2022) as Maxine Hunkel / Cyclone (main role)
Tropes in their work include:
- Actor-Shared Background: Their characters are mixed race like Swindell thus far when their parents have been shown.
- Trinkets shows Tabitha has a black mom and white dad.
- In Master Gardener Maya had a white mom and black dad (while only the latter is shown in a photo).
- Nice Girl: They often play good-natured, caring girls or young women.
- Queer Character, Queer Actor:
- They played Anna in one Euphoria episode, who's nonbinary like them and hooked up with trans girl Jules.
- Later they were also on In Treatment during season 4 for six episodes playing lesbian girl Laila.
- Quirky Curls: Swindell keeps their hair curly, and frequently play characters who are freespirited, independent sorts of people.
