Creator / Blu Hunt

Blu Hunt (born July 11, 1995 in Sacramento, California) is an American actress. She is Native American, of Lakota and Apache descent. Hunt has also said she's queer.

She is best known for her roles thus far in The Originals, Another Life (2019) and The New Mutants. Hunt has said she's proud to have played Dani, a Cheyenne lesbian girl in The New Mutants, believing it's greater visibility for both LGBT+ and Native people like her.

Selected filmography:

• Girl On Girl (2016) as Blu (1 episode)
• The Originals (2017) as The Hollow/Inadu Labonair (recurring role)
• Another Life (2019) (2019-21) as August Catawnee (main role)
• Stumptown (2019) as Nina Blackbird (1 episode)
• The New Mutants (2020) as Danielle Moonstar (main role)
• Grownish (2023) as Grace (3 episodes)
• Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023) as Calista (2 episodes)

Tropes in her work include:

• Action Girl: Her characters in The Originals and The New Mutants are both capable fighters.
• Actor-Shared Background: So far, she's played Native Americans in most of her roles.

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