Blu del Barrio

Blu del Barrio (born September 15, 1997)[1][2] is an American actor, known for playing Adira Tal in Star Trek: Discovery.

Del Barrio was raised in Topanga, California, by Argentine parents.[2][3] Del Barrio attended Crossroads School in California and was a finalist for the 2016 National YoungArts Foundation awards in the theater category.[4] They also took part in ballet while growing up.[5] Del Barrio then studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and graduated in 2019.[6][7][3][8] While studying in London they played Duke in Otis & Eunice by the Royal College of Music.[9]

Del Barrio is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns.[8][10] They realized they might be non-binary after seeing Lachlan Watson on television.[11] They chose the first name “Blu” in 2019, in honor of their favorite color from childhood.[3] Being cast as a non-binary character in Star Trek: Discovery helped them come out publicly as non-binary.[10][12]

Del Barrio speaks both English and Spanish fluently