Amber Midthunder (born April 26, 1997 in Shiprock, New Mexico) is an American actress.
The daughter of actor/stuntman David Midthunder and casting director/sometime actress Angelique Midthunder, she has been acting since childhood. Midthunder is Native American on her father's side. She is a citizen of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe. On her mother's side, she has Thai-Chinese ancestry.
She is best known for her roles on the television series Legion (2017) and Roswell, New Mexico, as well as her leading role in the Predator prequel Prey.
Works with Amber Midthunder:
Film
- 2001 The Homecoming Of Jimmy Whitecloud: Little Girl
- 2008 Sunshine Cleaning: Candy Store Girl
- 2008 Swing Vote: Female Student #3
- 2009 Not Forgotten: Amaya Bishop (young)
- 2014 Drunktowns Finest: Model #1
- 2015 Spare Parts: Nikki
- 2015 Bare: Malya
- 2016 Hell or High Water: Vernon Teller
- 2016 Priceless 2016: Maria
- 2018 Fourteen Cameras: Danielle
- 2018 Shes Missing: Honey
- 2019 Only Mine: Tantoo
- 2021 The Marksman: Gas Station Clerk
- 2021 The Ice Road: Tantoo
- 2021 The Wheel: Albee (also producer)
- 2022 Prey: Naru
- 2023 Centurion The Dancing Stallion: Ellissia Hall
- 2023 Dream Scenario: Haley
Television
- 2012-14 Longmire: Lilly Stillwater (2 episodes)
- 2014 Banshee: Lana Cleary (2 episodes)
- 2015 Dig: Starlet (1 episode)
- 2017 The Originals: Kayla McInnis (1 episode)
- 2017-19 Legion (2017): Kerry Loudermilk
- 2019-22 Roswell, New Mexico: Rosa Ortecho
- 2022 Reservation Dogs: MissMa8riarch (1 episode)
- 2024 Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024): Princess Yue
Web Original
- 2021 Long Gone Gulch: BW
Tropes in her work include:
- Action Girl: Several of her characters are capable young women, most prominently superheroine Kerry Loudermilk from Legion and Prey's Naru, a Comanche warrior.
- Actor-Shared Background: She's played Native American women multiple times.
- Badass Native: Kerry Loudermilk from Legion and Naru in Prey. Both of them are Native American (Comanche in Naru's case) and also powerful, skilled warriors. There's also Tantoo in The Ice Road, a Badass Driver introduced being released from prison following a protest her people, the Cree, are staging ("We’re gonna keep doing it until you get off our land.").
- Fake Nationality: She's of Native American and Thai-Chinese ancestry, but has played several Latinas in her work, probably due to having a similar look per the Latina stereotype.
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Given she's 5' 5¼" (1,66 m), her Action Girl roles are automatically this. Helps she's a fan of martial arts.
