Arthur Redcloud is a Native American actor, known for his role as Hikuc in the 2015 film The Revenant. He is Navajo and grew up in Window Rock, Arizona, on the Navajo reservation. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and eventually settled in Colleyville, Texas.
Arthur Redcloud became a Christian in the early 2000s and began attending weekend services while working as a part-time security guard for Gateway Church. His acting career began with some acting classes and low-budget films before landing the role of Hikuc in The Revenant.
For his audition, he drove 635 miles from Dallas, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico in one night. The film was a spiritual awakening for him, bringing him closer to his co-star Leonardo DiCaprio and the rest of the cast.
Full Name | Arthur Redcloud |
Gender | Male |
Profession | Actor |
He researched his character's time period and learned the Pawnee language for the role. The healing prayers he speaks in the film are Navajo blessings handed down from his medicine man grandfather.
In 2022, he played a Mabo warrior in the HBO series Our Flag Means Death. He has credited director Alejandro G. Iñárritu for correcting perceptions of Native and First Nations people in his film and for being open to learning about their culture from his Native and First Nations actors.
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