Brianna Hildebrand

Brianna Hildebrand is an American actress known for playing the moody, fire-generating mutant Negasonic Teenage Warhead in Deadpool (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). She came out as queer and shared her relationship with filmmaker Jonneke Grisham publicly in 2016, and has been open about her identity throughout her career. Her character Negasonic Teenage Warhead was confirmed as gay in Deadpool 2 through an on-screen relationship with Yukio — making Negasonic one of the first confirmed LGBTQ+ superheroes in a major Hollywood franchise. Hildebrand has spoken about the significance of this representation and the importance of authentic queer visibility in blockbuster cinema.