Forrest Goodluck (born August 6, 1998) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Hugh Glass's son Hawk in the 2015 film '' The Revenant'', and for his supporting role as Adam Red Eagle, a

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camp, in the 2018 British-American film '' The Miseducation of Cameron Post''. Goodluck most recently guest-starred in the Netflix miniseries, '' The Liberator'', which was released on Veterans Day, November 11, 2020.

Early life

A Native American, Goodluck was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father, Kevin, is Navajo. His mother Laurie's ancestry includes

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, Navajo, and

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Career

Goodluck's first acting experience was during a sixth grade production of '' A Charlie Brown Christmas'' at his elementary school: later he performed in stage and theater productions in middle and high school. At age 13, he auditioned for Native American director

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's film ''Man Called Buffalo'', which never made it to production, but did allow him to network with future casting directors. He starred as Saul Indian Horse in the 2012 drama '' Indian Horse'' about the dark history of Canadian boarding schools and the

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. Goodluck auditioned for the part of Hawk in the 2015 film '' The Revenant'' when he was 15 years old. ''The Revenant'' was his first feature film role. Goodluck won Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (14–21) at the 37th Young Artist Awards for his role as Hawk. In February 2016, he was cast to appear in a pilot for the Hulu drama ''Citizen'' as Guero, a "wiry graduate of the streets who serves as the charismatic and bipolar leader of a group called 'Baby Narcos. In November 2016, it was announced Goodluck would star opposite

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and

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in '' The Miseducation of Cameron Post''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

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* * 1998 births Living people 21st-century American male actors 21st-century Native Americans Native American actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico Native American male actors Navajo people Tsimshian people {{US-film-actor-1990s-stub