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Blu Hunt
Born	Blu Farias Hunt; July 11, 1995 (age 29); Sacramento, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2015–present

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Blu Farias Hunt (born July 11, 1995) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Inadu/The Hollow in The CW supernatural drama series The Originals (2017) and as August Catawnee in the Netflix science fiction drama series Another Life (2019–2021).^[1]^[2]

Hunt made her film debut as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage in the superhero film The New Mutants (2020), which is part of the X-Men film series.^[3]

Early life

Blu Hunt was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in a suburban environment.^[4] Her grandmother is part of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.^[5] Her great-grandfather was Apache.^[6] She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.^[7]

Career

In 2017, Hunt received recognition for her recurring role as powerful Native American witch Inadu (The Hollow) Labonair in the fourth season of The CW supernatural drama series The Originals.^[2]

From 2019 to 2021, Hunt starred as August Catawnee, the lead engineer and youngest member of the crew aboard the spaceship Salvare, in the Netflix science fiction drama series Another Life.^[1] It was canceled after two seasons.^[8]

In 2019, Hunt guest starred in the ABC crime drama series Stumptown.

Hunt made her feature film debut as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage in the superhero horror film The New Mutants, which is part of the X-Men film series.^[3] The film was originally intended for release in April 2018, but suffered several delays. It was released on August 28, 2020.^[9]

Hunt will star as the daughter of Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming series Sherlock & Daughter.^[10]

Hunt co-wrote, produced, and stars in the upcoming feature film Replay from director Jason Lester. ^[11]

Personal life

Hunt identifies as “super queer.” She admitted that the best part of her leading role in The New Mutants, in which her character is of Native American descent and becomes romantically involved with another woman, was “knowing that I got to be queer and that I got to represent the Indigenous community.”^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	One Block Away	Erica	Short film
2020	The New Mutants	Danielle Moonstar / Mirage
2024	The Dead Thing	Alex
2025	Replay	Viv	Also writer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Girl on Girl	Blu	Episode: "Assumptions"
2016	This Is It	Layla	Unaired pilot
2017	The Originals	The Hollow / Inadu Labonair	Recurring role (season 4)
2019–2021	Another Life	August Catawnee	Main cast (season 1), guest appearance (season 2)
2019	Stumptown	Nina Blackbird	Episode: "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown."
2023	Grownish	Grace	3 episodes
2023	Lawmen: Bass Reeves	Calista	2 episodes
2025	Sherlock & Daughter †	Amelia Rojas	Main cast

Key
†	Denotes TV productions that have not yet been released

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Organizations	Category	Result
2024	The Dead Thing	Brooklyn Horror Film Festival	Best Performance	Won

References

^ ^a ^b Porter, Rick (August 29, 2018). "'New Mutants' Star Blu Hunt Joins Netflix's 'Another Life'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Schilling, Vincent (June 5, 2017). "Blu Hunt Cast as Native American Lead in Marvel Comics' New Mutants Movie". Indian Country Today Media Network. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Kit, Borys (June 2, 2017). "Fox's 'New Mutants' Casts Newcomer Blu Hunt in Danielle Moonstar Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Blu Hunt | About". Blu Hunt. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
^ Abourezk, Kevin. "'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture". Indianz. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ "The New Mutants' Blu Hunt: Meet the Queer, Native American Actress Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ "Blu Hunt on 'New Mutants' role: Nobody tells you what to do when your dream comes true". Ict. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ Swift, Andy (February 21, 2022). "Another Life Cancelled at Netflix — Read Katee Sackhoff's Statement". TVLine. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 13, 2020). "Disney Reschedules 'The New Mutants' & 'Ron's Gone Wrong'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ Rice, Lynette (February 15, 2024). ""The CW Picks Up New Drama 'Sherlock & Daughter' Starring David Thewlis"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ https://deadline.com/2024/04/blu-hunt-peter-vack-to-topline-relationship-drama-replay-1235889645/
^ Smith, Nigel (December 9, 2020). "The New Mutants' Blu Hunt: Meet the Queer, Native American Actress Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood". People. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

External links

Blu Hunt at IMDb
Blu Hunt on Instagram

[another-1] Porter, Rick (August 29, 2018). "'New Mutants' Star Blu Hunt Joins Netflix's 'Another Life'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[originals-2] Schilling, Vincent (June 5, 2017). "Blu Hunt Cast as Native American Lead in Marvel Comics' New Mutants Movie". Indian Country Today Media Network. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

[mutantscasting-3] Kit, Borys (June 2, 2017). "Fox's 'New Mutants' Casts Newcomer Blu Hunt in Danielle Moonstar Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[4] "Blu Hunt | About". Blu Hunt. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[5] Abourezk, Kevin. "'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture". Indianz. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

[6] "The New Mutants' Blu Hunt: Meet the Queer, Native American Actress Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

[7] "Blu Hunt on 'New Mutants' role: Nobody tells you what to do when your dream comes true". Ict. Retrieved 2021-02-04.

[8] Swift, Andy (February 21, 2022). "Another Life Cancelled at Netflix — Read Katee Sackhoff's Statement". TVLine. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[Aug2020release-9] D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 13, 2020). "Disney Reschedules 'The New Mutants' & 'Ron's Gone Wrong'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[10] Rice, Lynette (February 15, 2024). ""The CW Picks Up New Drama 'Sherlock & Daughter' Starring David Thewlis"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[11] ttps://deadline.com/2024/04/blu-hunt-peter-vack-to-topline-relationship-drama-replay-1235889645/

[12] Smith, Nigel (December 9, 2020). "The New Mutants' Blu Hunt: Meet the Queer, Native American Actress Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood". People. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

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-'''Blu Farias Hunt''' (born July 11, 1995) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Inadu/The Hollow in [[The CW]] supernatural drama series ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'' (2017) and as August Catawnee in the [[Netflix]] science fiction drama series ''[[Another Life (2019 TV series)|Another Life]]'' (2019–2022).<ref name="another">{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=August 29, 2018 |title='New Mutants' Star Blu Hunt Joins Netflix's 'Another Life' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/new-mutants-star-blu-hunt-joins-netflixs-life-1138366/ |access-date=February 21, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="originals">{{Cite web |last=Schilling |first=Vincent |date=June 5, 2017 |title=Blu Hunt Cast as Native American Lead in Marvel Comics' New Mutants Movie |url=https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/blu-hunt-cast-native-american-lead-marvels-new-mutants-movie/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809090048/https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/blu-hunt-cast-native-american-lead-marvels-new-mutants-movie/ |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]}}</ref>
+'''Blu Farias Hunt''' (born July 11, 1995) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Inadu/The Hollow in [[The CW]] supernatural drama series ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]'' (2017) and as August Catawnee in the [[Netflix]] science fiction drama series ''[[Another Life (2019 TV series)|Another Life]]'' (2019–2021).<ref name="another">{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=August 29, 2018 |title='New Mutants' Star Blu Hunt Joins Netflix's 'Another Life' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/new-mutants-star-blu-hunt-joins-netflixs-life-1138366/ |access-date=February 21, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="originals">{{Cite web |last=Schilling |first=Vincent |date=June 5, 2017 |title=Blu Hunt Cast as Native American Lead in Marvel Comics' New Mutants Movie |url=https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/blu-hunt-cast-native-american-lead-marvels-new-mutants-movie/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809090048/https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/blu-hunt-cast-native-american-lead-marvels-new-mutants-movie/ |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |access-date=August 8, 2017 |website=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]}}</ref>
-Hunt made her film debut as [[Danielle Moonstar]] / Mirage in the superhero film ''[[The New Mutants (film)|The New Mutants]]'' (2020), which is part of the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]].<ref name="mutantscasting">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=June 2, 2017 |title=Fox's 'New Mutants' Casts Newcomer Blu Hunt in Danielle Moonstar Role (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/foxs-new-mutants-casts-newcomer-blu-hunt-danielle-moonstar-role-1009703/ |access-date=February 21, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
+Hunt made her film debut as [[Danielle Moonstar|Danielle Moonstar / Mirage]] in the superhero film ''[[The New Mutants (film)|The New Mutants]]'' (2020), which is part of the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]].<ref name="mutantscasting">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=June 2, 2017 |title=Fox's 'New Mutants' Casts Newcomer Blu Hunt in Danielle Moonstar Role (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/foxs-new-mutants-casts-newcomer-blu-hunt-danielle-moonstar-role-1009703/ |access-date=February 21, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
 == Early life ==
-Blu Hunt was born in [[Sacramento, California]] and grew up in a suburban environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blu Hunt {{!}} About |url=http://www.bluhunt.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403092503/http://www.bluhunt.com/ |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2019 |website=Blu Hunt}}</ref> She is [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] and a descendant of the [[Lakota people|Lakota]] tribe.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gemmill |first=Allie |date=June 4, 2017 |title=This 'X-Men: New Mutants' News Is So Exciting |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-blu-hunt-the-x-men-new-mutants-actors-casting-is-truly-meaningful-62072 |magazine=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |access-date=March 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-16 |title=New Mutants' Mirage Actor Says It's an Honor to Play an Indigenous Hero |url=https://www.cbr.com/new-mutants-mirage-honor-indigenous-hero/ |access-date=2020-05-25 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Her grandmother is part of the [[Oglala]] Lakota Tribe and was from the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation|Pine Ridge Reservation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abourezk |first=Kevin |title='A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture |url=https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/09/01/a-process-of-reconnecting-young-lakota-a.asp |access-date=2021-02-04 |website=Indianz}}</ref> Her great-grandfather was [[Apache]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Mutants' Blu Hunt: Meet the Queer, Native American Actress Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood |url=https://people.com/movies/the-new-mutants-blu-hunt-all-about-the-actress/ |access-date=2021-02-04 |website=PEOPLE.com |language=en}}</ref> She studied at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Blu Hunt on 'New Mutants' role: Nobody tells you what to do when your dream comes true |url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/lifestyle/blu-hunt-on-new-mutants-role-nobody-tells-you-what-to-do-when-your-dream-comes-true-sZiv8CLLV0qF-3LJuEcPWA |access-date=2021-02-04 |newspaper=Ict |language=en}}</ref>
+Blu Hunt was born in [[Sacramento, California]] and grew up in a suburban environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blu Hunt {{!}} About |url=http://www.bluhunt.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403092503/http://www.bluhunt.com/ |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |access-date=March 30, 2019 |website=Blu Hunt}}</ref> Her grandmother is part of the [[Oglala|Oglala Lakota Nation]] and was from the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation|Pine Ridge Reservation]] in South Dakota.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abourezk |first=Kevin |title='A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture |url=https://www.indianz.com/News/2020/09/01/a-process-of-reconnecting-young-lakota-a.asp |access-date=2021-02-04 |website=Indianz}}</ref> Her great-grandfather was [[Apache]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Mutants' Blu Hunt: Meet the Queer, Native American Actress Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood |url=https://people.com/movies/the-new-mutants-blu-hunt-all-about-the-actress/ |access-date=2021-02-04 |website=PEOPLE.com |language=en}}</ref> She studied at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Blu Hunt on 'New Mutants' role: Nobody tells you what to do when your dream comes true |url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/lifestyle/blu-hunt-on-new-mutants-role-nobody-tells-you-what-to-do-when-your-dream-comes-true-sZiv8CLLV0qF-3LJuEcPWA |access-date=2021-02-04 |newspaper=Ict |language=en}}</ref>
 == Career ==
-In 2017, Hunt received recognition for her recurring role as powerful [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] '' witch Inadu (The Hollow) Labonair'' in the [[The Originals (season 4)|fourth season]] of [[The CW]] supernatural drama series ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]].''<ref name="originals" />
+In 2017, Hunt received recognition for her recurring role as powerful [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] witch Inadu (The Hollow) Labonair in the [[The Originals (season 4)|fourth season]] of [[The CW]] supernatural drama series ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]].''<ref name="originals" />
 From 2019 to 2021, Hunt starred as August Catawnee, the lead engineer and youngest member of the crew aboard the spaceship Salvare, in the [[Netflix]] science fiction drama series ''[[Another Life (2019 TV series)|Another Life]]''.<ref name="another" /> It was canceled after two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |last=Swift |first=Andy |title=Another Life Cancelled at Netflix — Read Katee Sackhoff's Statement |url=https://tvline.com/2022/02/21/another-life-cancelled-season-3-netflix-kate-sackhoff-statement/ |website=TVLine |access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=February 21, 2022}}</ref>
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 Hunt made her feature film debut as [[Danielle Moonstar]] / Mirage in the superhero horror film ''[[The New Mutants (film)|The New Mutants]]'', which is part of the [[X-Men (film series)|''X-Men'' film series]].<ref name="mutantscasting" /> The film was originally intended for release in April 2018, but suffered several delays. It was released on August 28, 2020.<ref name="Aug2020release">{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 13, 2020 |title=Disney Reschedules 'The New Mutants' & 'Ron's Gone Wrong' |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/disney-reschedules-the-new-mutants-rons-gone-wrong-1202933694/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513173519/https://deadline.com/2020/05/disney-reschedules-the-new-mutants-rons-gone-wrong-1202933694/ |archive-date=May 13, 2020}}</ref>
+Hunt will star as the daughter of [[Sherlock Holmes]] in the upcoming series ''Sherlock & Daughter''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rice|first=Lynette|title="The CW Picks Up New Drama ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ Starring David Thewlis"|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/cw-orders-drama-sherlock-and-daughter-david-thewlis-1235826677/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 15, 2024|access-date=February 15, 2024}}</ref>
+Hunt co-wrote, produced, and stars in the upcoming feature film ''Replay'' from director Jason Lester. <ref>https://deadline.com/2024/04/blu-hunt-peter-vack-to-topline-relationship-drama-replay-1235889645/</ref>
 == Personal life ==
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 | ''One Block Away''
 | Erica
-| Short film
+| [[Short film]]
 |-
 | 2020
 | ''[[The New Mutants (film)|The New Mutants]]''
 | [[Danielle Moonstar]] / Mirage
+|
-|Main cast
+|-
+| 2024
+| ''[[The Dead Thing]]''
+| Alex
+|
+|-
+| 2025
+| ''Replay''
+| Viv
+| Also writer
 |}
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 | ''This Is It''
 | Layla
-| Unaired pilot
+| [[Television pilot#Unsold pilot|Unaired pilot]]
 |-
 | 2017
 | ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]''
 | The Hollow / Inadu Labonair
-| 6 episodes in ''[[The Originals (season 4)]]''
+| Recurring role (season 4)
 |-
 | 2019–2021
 | ''[[Another Life (2019 TV series)|Another Life]]''
 | August Catawnee
-| Main role season 1; 10 episodes, Guest role season 2; 1 episode
+| Main cast (season 1), guest appearance (season 2)
 |-
 | 2019
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 | Nina Blackbird
 | Episode: "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown."
+|-
+| 2023
+| ''[[Grown-ish|Grownish]]''
+| Grace
+| 3 episodes
+|-
+| 2023
+|''[[Lawmen: Bass Reeves]]''
+| Calista
+| 2 episodes
+|-
+| 2025
+| {{Pending film|[[Sherlock & Daughter]]}}
+| Amelia Rojas
+| Main cast
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Key
+|{{Pending|{{dagger|alt=Denotes TV productions that have not yet been released}}}}
+|Denotes TV productions that have not yet been released
+|}
+==Awards and nominations==
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
+!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Work
+!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Organizations
+!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category
+!style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result
+|-
+|2024
+|''[[The Dead Thing]]''
+|[[Brooklyn Horror Film Festival]]
+|Best Performance
+|{{won}}
 |}
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 == External links ==
-* {{IMDb name|7385556}}
+* {{IMDb name}}
-* {{Instagram|id=bluhunt|name=Blu Hunt}}
+* {{Instagram}}
 {{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:21st-century American actresses]]
-[[Category:21st-century Native Americans]]
-[[Category:American people of Apache descent]]
-[[Category:American people of Lakota descent]]
-[[Category:Native American actresses]]
 [[Category:Actresses from Sacramento, California]]
 [[Category:American television actresses]]
 [[Category:American film actresses]]
-[[Category:21st-century Native American women]]
+[[Category:American people of Apache descent]]
 [[Category:American queer actresses]]
-[[Category:LGBT Native Americans]]
+[[Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people]]
-[[Category:21st-century American LGBT people]]
+[[Category:Oglala actors]]
+[[Category:LGBTQ Native Americans]]