Orange is the New Black Season 2 is about to be available for binge watching on Netflix (June 6, we can’t wait!) The cast is varied and amazing, and one of the most compelling characters is Sophia Burset, a transgender inmate played by Laverne Cox. In her backstory episode in Season 1, called “Lesbian Request Denied,” which was directed by Jodie Foster, Sophia is seen in her pre-transition phase as a man. It’s not a Louie episode where people playing the same character change willy-nilly, the pre-transition Sophia looks exactly like her. This was possible because actress Laverne Cox has a twin brother, musician M. Lamar.