Amber Midthunder Explained

Amber Midthunder
Birth Date:26 April 1997
Birth Place:Shiprock, New Mexico, U.S.[1]
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2001–present

Amber Midthunder (born April 26, 1997)[2] is an American actress. She had regular roles in the FX series Legion and The CW series Roswell, New Mexico, and also appeared on Longmire, Banshee, and Reservation Dogs.[3] [4] In 2022, she starred as Naru in Prey, the fifth installment and first prequel of the Predator franchise.[5]

Early life

Midthunder's mother Angelique, who is originally from Thailand and of Thai-Chinese ancestry,[6] is a casting director and stunt performer, and her father David is an actor of Hunkpapa Lakota, Sisseton Dakota, and Sahiyaiyeskabi Assiniboine descent;[7] [8] Angelique and David met while working on the 1995 Japanese film East Meets West.[9]

Midthunder is a citizen of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe.[10] [11] [12] She was born on the Navajo Nation in Shiprock, New Mexico, and eventually returned there after spending much of her childhood in Santa Fe where she attended the Academy for Technology and the Classics and where her mother worked in a casting firm.[9]

Career

Midthunder developed an interest in acting as a child, where she would memorize and recite lines from her favorite shows, but disliked her first experience in the job,[13] [14] leading her to take some time before another performance, even considering a career in make-up, where she worked as an intern, or mixed martial arts, having trained and taught Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[15]

Her first acting credit was a small role in 2008's Sunshine Cleaning. Midthunder proceeded to work in various productions filmed in New Mexico, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue more acting opportunities.[16] She starred as Naru in Prey, the fifth installment of the Predator franchise.[17] She was widely praised for her performance.[18]

Awards and nominations

In 2022, Midthunder received the Breakthrough Performance Award as part of the Saturn Awards, and a Critics' Choice Awards nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, both for her performance in Prey.[19] [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Little Girl
2002Deadly SpeciesCalusa TribeDirect-to-video film
2008Sunshine CleaningCandy Store Girl[21]
Swing VoteFemale Student #3[22]
2009Not ForgottenAmaya Bishop (young)
2014Drunktown's FinestModel #1[23] [24]
2015Spare PartsNikki
BareMalyaUncredited
2016Hell or High WaterNicole Martinez (Vernon Teller)[25] [26]
PricelessMaria[27]
201814 CamerasDanielle[28] [29]
2019Only MineJulie DillonDirect-to-video film[30] [31] [32]
She's MissingHoney
2020Elissa Hall[33]
2021The MarksmanGas Station Clerk
The Ice RoadTantoo[34] [35]
The WheelAlbeeCo-producer
2022PreyNaru[36] [37]
2023Dream ScenarioHaley
2024Rez BallDezbah Weaver[38]
2025NovocaineFilming
TBAOpusPost-production[39]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2014LongmireLilly StillwaterEpisodes: "Pilot", "Miss Cheyenne"
2014BansheeLana ClearyEpisodes: "The Warrior Class", "Bloodlines"
2015DigStarletEpisode: "Emma Wilson's Father"
2016Kayla McInnisEpisode: "Alone with Everybody"
2017–2019LegionKerry LoudermilkMain role[40] [41] [42]
2018LizzieTelevision miniseries
2019–2022Roswell, New MexicoRosa OrtechoRecurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–4)[43] [44] [45] [46]
2021Long Gone GulchBWVoice role[47]
2022Reservation DogsMissM8tri@rchEpisode: "Decolonativization"[48]
2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderPrincess YueRecurring role[49]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Young . Allie . Prey's Amber Midthunder Is the Action Star We've Been Waiting For. August 4, 2022. August 7, 2022.
  2. Web site: 22, what a year you were. I'll miss you (and having a @taylorswift song titled after my age). Hello 23. Thank you for all the birthday wishes. Amber Midthunder on Instagram. April 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: 'Legion' FX Pilot Casts Amber Midthunder. Nellie. Andreeva. Deadline. February 22, 2016.
  4. Web site: Amber Midthunder's blossoming career with Marvel Studios. Tworowtimes. March 1, 2017.
  5. News: Villei . Matt . Prey Poster Shows Amber Midthunder in the Predator's Crosshairs . . June 7, 2022 . June 10, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2020-03-27 . 'Roswell, New Mexico' star Amber Midthunder walks us through Season 2 . 2022-10-06 . New York Post . en-US.
  7. Web site: Quinnell . Kenneth . 2023-11-16 . Native American Heritage Month Profiles: David Midthunder . 2024-08-11 . . en-US.
  8. Amber Midthunder . ambermidthunder . CVyvqiZvG3R . I'm proudly Sahiya Nakoda, Hunkpapa Lakota, and Sisseton Dakota. . 2021-11-03 . 2024-08-11.
  9. News: Stelnicki . Tripp . Santa Fe actress stars on much-hyped Marvel X-Men series 'Legion' . . February 7, 2017 . September 13, 2020.
  10. Web site: Amber Midthunder Kicks Butt as a Native Woman Superhero on FX Network's 'Legion'. Indian Country Media Network. en-US. November 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033043/https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/culture/arts-entertainment/amber-midthunder-kicks-butt-native-woman-superhero-fx-networks-legion/. December 1, 2017. dead.
  11. News: Amber Midthunder in X-Men TV Pilot "Legion" - PowWows.com - Native American Pow Wows. February 25, 2016. PowWows.com - Native American Pow Wows. November 20, 2017. en-US.
  12. Web site: Goddess Strides . 2022-07-15 . natalienoel.com.
  13. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/08/05/amber-midthunder-stars-predator-prequel-prey/10219004002/ 'Prey' breakout Amber Midthunder talks axe throwing, outwitting the Predator and representation
  14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2022/08/18/transcript-race-america-giving-voice-with-amber-midthunder/ Transcript: Race in America: Giving Voice with Amber Midthunder
  15. Web site: Prey's Amber Midthunder Talks MMA, Native American Culture, And Meeting The Predator Prey. Hewitt, Chris . August 8, 2022.
  16. Web site: Next Big Thing: 'Prey' Star Amber Midthunder on Bringing an Indigenous Action Hero Into 'Predator' Franchise . Galuppo . Mia . August 4, 2022 . . August 9, 2022.
  17. News: Villei . Matt . Prey Poster Shows Amber Midthunder in the Predator's Crosshairs . . June 7, 2022 . June 10, 2022.
  18. Web site: 2022-09-02 . Prey's Amber Midthunder Didn't Know If She Would Make It Through the Grueling Shoot . 2023-08-14 . CBR . en.
  19. Web site: Prey Star Amber Midthunder Honored with Saturn Award for Breakthrough Performance. Jeremy. Dick. October 21, 2022. MovieWeb.
  20. Web site: Nordyke . Kimberly . January 15, 2023 . Critics Choice Awards: Full List of Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116052049/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/critics-choice-awards-winners-list-full-2023-1235300137/ . January 16, 2023 . January 16, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. https://www.nmentertains.com/single-post/2017/06/02/june-2017-cover-story-amber-midthunder June 2017 - Cover Story: Amber Midthunder
  22. Web site: Swing Vote cast . TV Guide . November 25, 2020 . en.
  23. Web site: Drunktown's Finest . North Coast Journal . November 25, 2020 . en.
  24. Web site: Drunktown's Finest (2014) . Letterboxd . November 25, 2020 . en.
  25. Web site: Bassett . Shane . DVD Review - Hell Or High Water (2016) . thepeoplesmovies.com . November 25, 2020 . January 9, 2017.
  26. Web site: Cline . Rich . Hell or High Water . Contactmusic.com . November 25, 2020 . September 1, 2016.
  27. Web site: Leydon . Joe . Film Review: 'Priceless' . Variety . November 25, 2020 . October 14, 2016.
  28. Web site: '14 Cameras': Film Review . The Hollywood Reporter . July 26, 2018 . November 25, 2020.
  29. Web site: Graham . Adam . Review: Send exploitative '14 Cameras' to trash bin . The Detroit News . November 25, 2020.
  30. Web site: Adelgaard . Karina . Only Mine (2018) – Review . Heaven of Horror . November 25, 2020 . January 15, 2019.
  31. Web site: White . Brett . Is 'Only Mine' on Netflix Based on a True Story? . Decider . November 25, 2020 . January 22, 2019.
  32. Web site: Only Mine – cast and crew . Radio Times . November 25, 2020 . en.
  33. Web site: Amber Midthunder Grabs Lead in Drama 'Centurion the Dancing Stallion' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. May 24, 2019. en. May 28, 2019.
  34. Web site: Wiseman . Andreas . 'The Ice Road': First Look At Liam Neeson In Action Rescue Mission Movie Currently Shooting In Canada – EFM . Deadline . November 25, 2020 . February 20, 2020.
  35. Web site: Laurence Fishburne set for role in The Ice Road . MSN . November 25, 2020 . February 12, 2020.
  36. Web site: Fisher . Jacob . Amber Midthunder Cast in Lead Role of New 'Predator' Film (EXCLUSIVE) . Discussing Film . May 21, 2021 . May 21, 2021.
  37. Web site: 2021-07-27. Exclusive: New 'Predator' Movie Title, Plot Details, and Timeline Revealed by Producers John Davis and John Fox. 2021-07-27. Collider. en-US.
  38. Web site: 'Rez Ball': Netflix Sets Jessica Matten, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, Kiowa Gordon & More For Sydney Freeland's Native American Basketball Underdog Pic. https://web.archive.org/web/20230417180903/https://deadline.com/2023/04/rez-ball-movie-cast-set-by-netflix-sydney-freeland-1235328460/. dead. April 17, 2023. Deadline Hollywood. April 18, 2023. Matt. Grobar. April 17, 2023.
  39. Web site: Ayo Edebiri & John Malkovich To Topline A24 Horror Opus; Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder & Others Also Aboard, With Juliette Lewis In Talks . Matt . Grobar . . November 8, 2023 . November 8, 2023.
  40. Web site: August . Alexandra . Legion: Amber Midthunder Promises Lots of New Turmoil in Season 2 . CBR.com . November 25, 2020 . April 3, 2018.
  41. Web site: Radish . Christina . 'Legion': Amber Midthunder, Bill Irwin and Jeremie Harris on Bringing the Show to an End . Collider . November 25, 2020 . August 12, 2019.
  42. Web site: Travers . Ben . 'Legion' Review: Season 3 Takes an Exciting Approach to Time Travel, Even If It Gets a Bit Lost . IndieWire . November 25, 2020 . June 24, 2019.
  43. Web site: TV Review: 'Roswell, New Mexico' . Variety . November 25, 2020 . January 14, 2019.
  44. Web site: Petski . Denise . 'Roswell, New Mexico': Amber Midthunder Upped To Series Regular for Season 2 Of CW Drama Series . Deadline . November 25, 2020 . April 25, 2019.
  45. Web site: Roswell Promotes Amber Midthunder to Series Regular for Season 2. TVLine. Swift. Andy. April 25, 2019. April 25, 2019.
  46. Web site: The CW's 'Roswell, New Mexico' Canceled After Four Seasons . Cordero . Rosy . . May 12, 2022 . September 13, 2022 .
  47. Web site: Long Gone Gulch . YouTube . January 11, 2021 . January 11, 2021.
  48. Web site: Amber Midthunder on Her 'Reservation Dogs' Character and the Positive Reaction to 'Prey'. Collider. Radish. Christina. August 31, 2022. August 31, 2022.
  49. Web site: Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Has Reportedly Found Its Princess Yue. Comic Book. June 27, 2022.

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