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 The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...

supernatural drama series '' The Originals'' (2017) and as August Catawnee in the

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

science fiction drama series '' Another Life'' (2019–2021). Hunt made her film debut as Danielle Moonstar / Mirage in the superhero film ''

The New Mutants The New Mutants may refer to: *''New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teena ...

'' (2020), which is part of the ''X-Men'' film series.

Early life

Blu Farias Hunt was born in

Placer County, California Placer County ( ; ''Placer'', Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn. P ...

to mother (née Andreotti) and father (Hunt), and grew up in a suburban environment. Her grandmother is part of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was from the

Pine Ridge Reservation The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (), also called Pine Ridge Agency, is an Oglala Lakota Indian reservation located in the U.S. state of South Dakota, with a small portion extending into Nebraska. Originally included within the territory of the ...

in South Dakota. Her great-grandfather was

Apache The Apache ( ) are several Southern Athabaskan language-speaking peoples of the Southwestern United States, Southwest, the Southern Plains and Northern Mexico. They are linguistically related to the Navajo. They migrated from the Athabascan ho ...

. She studied at the

American Academy of Dramatic Arts The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a Private college, private drama school with two locations, one in New York City and one in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related ...

Career

In 2017, Hunt received recognition for her recurring role as powerful Native American witch Inadu (The Hollow) Labonair in the fourth season of

supernatural drama series '' The 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

science fiction drama series '' Another Life''. It was canceled after two seasons. In 2019, Hunt guest starred in the

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting * Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial American ...

crime drama series '' Stumptown''. Hunt made her feature film debut as

Danielle Moonstar Danielle "Dani" Moonstar (also known as Psyche, Mirage, and Moonstar) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in the graphic novel ''The New Mutants'' (Sept. 1982), created by writer Chris C ...

/ Mirage in the superhero horror film ''

'', which is part of the ''X-Men'' film series. The film was originally intended for release in April 2018, but suffered several delays. It was released on August 28, 2020. Hunt stars as Amelia, the daughter of

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

in the new series '' Sherlock & Daughter''. Hunt co-wrote, produced, and stars in the feature film ''Replay'' from director Jason Lester.

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.”

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Blu 1995 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Sacramento, California American television actresses American film actresses American people of Apache descent American queer actresses 21st-century American LGBTQ people Oglala actors LGBTQ Native Americans