Zoe Terakes is an actor, writer and trans activist living and working on Gadigal Land. Zoe has worked extensively on Australian stages, in Belvoir's Boomkak Panto, Melbourne Theatre Company’s A View from the Bridge and A Doll's HousePart II. They were nominated for a Helpmann for their work in A View from the Bridge. Zoe starred in Foxtel’s Wentworth, and worked alongside Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Nine Perfect Strangers. They most recently starred in Marvel's highly anticipated series Ironheart. Zoe is a proud queer, trans masculine, Greek person. They are a vocal advocate for trans and non-binary communities in the arts, and in the world. Their work is both a reflection of their own journey and a reference point for others. Zoe is forever indebted to the work of his predecessors, the trans people, namely the trans people of colour, who fought for the community’s freedom today. Eros is their debut literary work.