Blu Farias 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 (2019–2021).
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.
From 2019 to 2021, Hunt 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. It was canceled after two seasons.
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. The film was originally intended for release in April 2018, but suffered several delays. It was released on August 28, 2020.
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
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 Labonair Recurring role (season 4) 2019–2021 Another Life August Catawnee Main cast (season 1), guest appearance (season 2) 2019 Stumptown Nina Blackbird Episode: "Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown." 2023 Grownish Grace 3 episodes 2023Lawmen: Bass Reeves Calista 2 episodes 2025Sherlock & Daughter Amelia Rojas Main cast 2026The Faithful: Women of the Bible Rachel Episode: "The Women Who Loved." +KeyDenotes TV productions that have not yet been released
Awards and nominations Year Work Organizations Category Result2024The Dead ThingBrooklyn Horror Film FestivalBest Performance
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