Blu del Barrio (born September 15, 1997) is an American actor, best known for playing Adira Tal in Star Trek: Discovery.
[5][6] They have referred to themself as an introverted nerd who likes being alone, loves watching movies, video games, photography and playing Dungeons & Dragons (DnD) with friends.
[5][6] Cast members of Star Trek: Discovery,[7] including del Barrio and the regular Noah Averbach-Katz (the dungeon master), Anthony Rapp and Ian Alexander, and guests including Mary Wiseman, Emily Coutts and Rapp's fiancé Ken Ithiphol started playing DnD together during the filming of the fourth season of Discovery and, by request, stream their sessions as Disco Does DnD via Twitch.
[4][12] Del Barrio is passionate and forthright[3] in support of visibility for trans people,[2] telling Nick Adams, director of transgender representation at GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) in 2020, that "it's not only important that we're talking about our experiences, it's necessary.
Ian Alexander plays the Trill Gray Tal (although originally auditioning for the role of Adira),[3] a species Vary described as "avatars for LGBTQ representation on Star Trek", as Adira's lover[3] and, thanks to Nick Adams providing examples, both Alexander and del Barrio realized the potency of those episodes featuring the Trill for queer representation.
[11][12] They have named Lachlan Watson, Indya Moore, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Theo Germaine, Asia Kate Dillon, and Brigette Lundy-Paine as non-binary role models for their career.