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D’Lo is a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comic. D’Lo’s television roles have included: LOOKING, TRANSPARENT, SENSE 8, and MR.ROBOT, and web series EASTSIDERS, DYKE CENTRAL including a leading role in a ColorCreative & Project Greenlight produced MINIMUM WAGE. He also plays the role of Gio in upcoming feature film DEATH & BOWLING. He is currently in development on a scripted series based on his life through Sameer Gardezi’s Break The Room (BTR) Media and Paul Feig’s Powderkeg Media.

His solo shows Ramble-Ations, D’FunQT, D’FaQTo Life and To T, or not To T have toured theaters and festivals nationally. He is currently working on his latest solo called Queer Noise with support from CTG's Library Series and LA LGBT Center. He is a co-founder of QORE, a Queer South Asian Comedic Artists Collective, that was created in response to rising ideology of intolerance both in Modi's India and Trump's America.

His work has been published and/or written about in academic journals, literary anthologies, and print/online journalism sources, such as The Guardian, NBC, and The Advocate. He was invited to be a commentator on CNN, has appeared in Buzzfeed and Fusion videos, and the award-winning documentary PERFORMING GIRL centers his queerstory as a trans artist. He facilitates ‘writing for performance’ workshops, and created the “Coming Out, Coming Home� writing workshop series for South Asian and/or Immigrant LGBTQ Organizations across the nation, and frequently collaborates with NQTTCN (National Queer/Trans Therapists of Color Network).