Blu Hunt

Blu Hunt
Born
Blu Farias Hunt

(1995-07-11) July 11, 1995 (age 30)
Placer County, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Blu Farias Hunt (born July 11, 1995) is a Native 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 Farias Hunt was born in Placer County, California to mother (née Andreotti) and father (Hunt),[4] and grew up in a suburban environment.[5] Her grandmother is part of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.[6] Her great-grandfather was Apache.[7] She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Hunt stars as Amelia, the daughter of Sherlock Holmes in the CW series Sherlock & Daughter.[11]

Hunt co-directed, co-wrote, produced, and stars in the feature film Replay from co-director Jason Lester.[12]

Personal life

Hunt is 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.”[13]

As of April 2025, Hunt is engaged to filmmaker Jason Lester.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 One Block Away Erica Short film
2020 The New Mutants Danielle "Dani" Moonstar / Mirage
2024 The Dead Thing Alex
2025 Lockjaw Rayna
2026 Replay Viv Marie Also writer and co-director

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
2026 The Faithful: Women of the Bible Rachel Episode: "The Women Who Loved."
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

  1. ^ a b Porter, Rick (August 29, 2018). "'New Mutants' Star Blu Hunt Joins Netflix's 'Another Life'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Blu Farias Hunt, Born 07/11/1995 in Placer County, California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  5. ^ "About". Blu Hunt. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  6. ^ Abourezk, Kevin (26 April 2020). "'A process of reconnecting': Young Lakota actor finds ways to stay tied to tribal culture". Indianz. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  7. ^ Smith, Nigel (December 9, 2020). "The New Mutants' Blu Hunt: Meet the Queer, Native American Actress Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  8. ^ Schilling, Vincent (August 26, 2020). "Blu Hunt on 'New Mutants' role: Nobody tells you what to do when your dream comes true". indiancountrytoday.com. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  9. ^ Swift, Andy (February 21, 2022). "Another Life Cancelled at Netflix — Read Katee Sackhoff's Statement". TVLine. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Rice, Lynette (February 15, 2024). ""The CW Picks Up New Drama 'Sherlock & Daughter' Starring David Thewlis"". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 18, 2024). "Blu Hunt & Peter Vack To Topline Relationship Drama 'Replay' From Director Jason Lester – First Look". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DK-SR1DiCzd/?img_index=1. Retrieved April 18, 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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