Blu Hunt

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 and as August Catawnee in the Netflix science fiction drama series Another Life (2019–2021).

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.

Early life Blu Farias Hunt was born in Placer County, California 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 in South Dakota. Her great-grandfather was Apache. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

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.

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.

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

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

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.”

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

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

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