| Blu Hunt Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft |
| Weight | 47 kg |
| Date of Birth | July 11, 1995 |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Blu Hunt is an American actor who is best known for having been cast as August Catawnee in the Netflix science fiction drama series Another Life and The Hollow/Inadu Labonair in The CW fantasy supernatural drama series The Originals. In addition to that, she has also been cast a number of other shows and movies which include the likes of One Block Away, This Is It, Girl on Girl, Stumptown, Bunk’d, The New Mutants, The Last Policeman, Grown-ish, and Lawmen: Bass Reeves.
Born Name
Blu Farias Hunt
Nick Name
Blu
Sun Sign
Cancer
Born Place
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, United States
Residence
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Blu Hunt studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA), a private drama school.
Occupation
Actor
Family
- Father – Farias Hunt
- Mother – Houghton Hunt
- Siblings – Logan Bik (Brother), Isis Aviana Porter (Sister)
- Others – Sophie Frances Farias (Paternal Grandmother), Peter Christopher Andreotti (Maternal Grandfather), Deborah Dee Davidson (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Blu Hunt has been signed with Slate PR, Public Relations Agency, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft or 152.5 cm
Weight
47 kg or 103.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
White
Blu Hunt is of Oglala Lakota, Apache, English, and Italian descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
She identifies as “super queer”.
Distinctive Features
- Thin frame
- Often sports forehead bangs
Blu Hunt Facts
- Her grandmother is part of the Oglala Lakota Nation and was from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and Blu identifies as a reconnecting Native American and an Oglala descendant.
- Blu Hunt was seen as Erica in the short drama film One Block Away in 2015.
- In 2017, she was cast in the recurring role of The Hollow/Inadu Labonair in the fantasy supernatural drama television series The Originals. A spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, it stars Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis, Daniella Pineda, Leah Pipes, Danielle Campbell, Yusuf Gatewood, Riley Voelkel, Danielle Rose Russell, and Steven Krueger.
- In September 2019, Blu Hunt appeared as Nina Blackbird in an episode titled Forget It Dex, It’s Stumptown. of the crime drama television series Stumptown.
- Along with Katee Sackhoff, Justin Chatwin, Samuel Anderson, A.J. Rivera, Jake Abel, Alex Ozerov, Alexander Eling, JayR Tinaco, Lina Renna, Selma Blair, and Elizabeth Ludlow, Blu Hunt co-starred as August Catawnee (the lead engineer and youngest crewmember of the Salvare whose brother died previously under Niko’s command) in the science fiction drama television series Another Life from 2019 to 2021.
- She made her first theatrical film appearance as Danielle “Dani” Moonstar/Mirage (a Native American mutant who can create illusions based on the fears and desires of other people and becomes romantically involved with another woman) in the superhero horror film The New Mutants in 2020. A spin-off film in the X-Men film series and the 13th and final installment overall before the whole series was moved to Marvel, the film is based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name and Blu’s co-stars for the project included Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Henry Zaga, and Adam Beach.
- Blu Hunt has stated that the best part of her role in The New Mutants was “knowing that I got to be queer and that I got to represent the Indigenous community.”
- She brought to life the character of Grace in the teen dramedy series Grown-ish in 2023. The show serves as a spin-off of the ABC series Black-ish.
Featured Image by Blu Hunt / Instagram
