Forrest Goodluck | |
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Born | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | August 6, 1998
Citizenship | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Forrest Goodluck (born August 6, 1998) is a Native American actor. Since his debut as Hugh Glass's son Hawk in the 2015 film The Revenant , his film roles have included Adam Red Eagle, a two-spirit teenager sent to a conversion therapy camp, in the 2018 British-American film The Miseducation of Cameron Post , ecoterrorist Michael in the 2022 film How to Blow Up a Pipeline , and Billy Crow in the Paramount+ western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023).
A Native American, Goodluck was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His father, Kevin, is Navajo. His mother Laurie's ancestry includes Navajo, Hidatsa, Mandan, and Tsimshian from Alaska. His maternal grandmother was a citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes from the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Goodluck is a citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes. [1] [2] [3]
Goodluck's first acting experience was during a sixth-grade production of A Charlie Brown Christmas at his elementary school: later he performed in stage and theater productions in middle and high school. [4] At age 13, he auditioned for Native American director Chris Eyre's film Man Called Buffalo, which never made it to production. He did get an opportunity to network with future casting directors. [4]
Goodluck auditioned for the part of Hawk in the 2015 film The Revenant when he was 16 years old. [4] The Revenant was his first feature film role. [5] [6] [7] Goodluck won Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (14–21) at the 37th Young Artist Awards for his role as Hawk.
In February 2016, he was cast to appear in a pilot for the Hulu drama Citizen as Guero, a "wiry graduate of the streets who serves as the charismatic and bipolar leader of a group called 'Baby Narcos.'" [8] In November 2016, it was announced Goodluck would star opposite Chloë Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane in The Miseducation of Cameron Post . [9] He starred as Saul Indian Horse in the 2017 drama Indian Horse about the dark history of Canadian boarding schools and the aboriginal people.
In 2022 he played the self-taught explosive expert Michael in Daniel Goldhaber's eco-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline . A key sequence of the film was shot on the reservation where the actor's family lived, which had been affected by oil drilling. [10] [11] In 2023, he played Billy Crow in the Western mini-series Lawmen: Bass Reeves. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2015 | The Revenant | Hawk | |
2016 | Ink | Destin | Short film |
2017 | Indian Horse | Saul at 15 | |
2018 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Adam Red Eagle | |
Mud | Joseph | Short film | |
2019 | Blood Quantum | Joseph | |
2020 | I Used to Go Here | Animal Springstine | |
2021 | Cherry | James Lightfoot | |
2022 | How to Blow Up a Pipeline | Michael | Executive producer |
2023 | Pet Sematary: Bloodlines | Manny |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2018 | Designated Survivor | Wesleyan Applicant | Episode: "Original Sin" |
2020 | The Liberator | Private Cloudfeather | Episode: “Why We Fight” |
2021 | The Republic of Sarah | Tyler | Main cast |
2022 | Panhandle | Checotah | Main cast |
2022 | The English | White Moon | Episode: "Cherished" |
2023 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Tyee (voice) | Episode: "Old Towne Road: Part 2" |
2023 | Accused | Chase | Episode: "Naathaanii's Story" |
2023 | Lawmen: Bass Reeves | Billy Crow | Main cast |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2020 | Tell Me Why | Michael Abila / Officer Holt | |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Ref |
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2016 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film (Supporting Young Actor, Ages 14–21) | The Revenant | Won | [13] |
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