Blu Hunt

Blu 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–present).[1][2]

Blu Hunt
Born (1995-07-11) July 11, 1995
Sacramento, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

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.[4] She is Native American and a descendent of the Lakota tribe.[5][6]

Career

Hunt made her acting debut in the 2015 short film One Block Away. In 2016, she had roles in the television series This Is It and Girl on Girl.

In 2017, Hunt received further recognition for her recurring role as Inadu / The Hollow in the fourth season of The CW supernatural drama series The Originals.[2]

Since 2019, Hunt has 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]

In 2019, Hunt guest starred in the ABC crime drama series Stumptown. In 2020, she guest starred in the Disney Channel family comedy series Bunk'd.

Hunt is set to make 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 is scheduled for release on August 28, 2020.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2015 One Block Away Erica Short film
2020 The New Mutants Danielle Moonstar / Mirage Completed

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 6 episodes
2019–present Another Life August Catawnee Main role; 10 episodes
2019 Stumptown Nina Blackbird Episode: "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown."
2020 Bunk'd Karen Episode: "A Tale of Two Stackers"
gollark: I really do *not* like hydro going on about how "altruistic" he is when he also goes around extracting huge profits. I mean, self-interest, sure. Fine with me. But effectively lying about it?
gollark: I mean, he probably loses money buying useless things like diamond, but profits everywhere else.
gollark: "Losing money"? Really?
gollark: I buy at 0.5KST per iron ingot and sell at 0.55.
gollark: The sell shop, I mean.

References
  1. Porter, Rick (August 29, 2018). "'New Mutants' Star Blu Hunt Joins Netflix's 'Another Life'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  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.
  3. Kit, Borys (June 2, 2017). "Fox's 'New Mutants' Casts Newcomer Blu Hunt in Danielle Moonstar Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. "Blu Hunt | About". Blu Hunt. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  5. Gemmill, Allie (June 4, 2017). "This 'X-Men: New Mutants' News Is So Exciting". Bustle. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  6. "New Mutants' Mirage Actor Says It's an Honor to Play an Indigenous Hero". CBR. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  7. 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.
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