Amber Thunder Rose Midthunder (born April 26, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the television series Legion (2017–2019), Roswell, New Mexico (2019), Reservation Dogs (2021), Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024), and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2026), and in the films Prey (2022), Opus, and Novocaine (both 2025).
Early life Amber Thunder Rose Midthunder was born on April 26, 1997 in Shiprock, New Mexico. Her mother Angelique, who is originally from Thailand and of Thai-Chinese ancestry, is a casting director and stunt performer, and her father David is an actor of Hunkpapa Lakota, Sisseton Dakota, and Sahiyaiyeskabi Assiniboine descent; Angelique and David met while working on the 1995 Japanese film East Meets West.
Midthunder is a citizen of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe. 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.
Midthunder developed an interest in acting as a child. She would memorize and recite lines from her favorite shows. But she disliked her first experience in the job, leading her to take some time before another performance.'Prey' breakout Amber Midthunder talks axe throwing, outwitting the Predator and representation, USA TodayTranscript: Race in America: Giving Voice with Amber Midthunder She even considered a career in make-up, where she worked as an intern, or mixed martial arts, having trained and taught Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Career Her first acting credit was a small role in 2008's Sunshine Cleaning. Midthunder worked in various productions filmed in New Mexico, then moved to Los Angeles at the age of 17 to pursue more acting opportunities.
She played a hotshot trucker in the 2021 Liam Neeson thriller The Ice Road.
In 2022, Midthunder starred in Prey, the fifth installment of the Predator franchise. She played Naru, a young Comanche healer who wants to prove herself as a hunter, and was widely praised for her performance. Prey was the first feature film to have a full Comanche language dub, and the first Hollywood franchise film to have an all-Native American cast.
In 2025, Midthunder co-starred in the action-comedy Novocaine and the thriller Opus.
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.
Filmography Film
Year Title Role Notes 2001Little Girl2002Deadly SpeciesCalusa TribeDirect-to-video film2008Sunshine CleaningCandy Store GirlJune 2017 - Cover Story: Amber Midthunder , New Mexico EntertainmentSwing VoteFemale Student #32009Not ForgottenAmaya Bishop (young)2014Drunktown's FinestModel #12015Spare PartsNikkiBareMalyaUncredited2016Hell or High WaterNatalie Martinez (bank teller)PricelessMaria201814 CamerasDanielle2019Only MineJulie DillonDirect-to-video filmShe's MissingHoney2020Centurion: The Dancing StallionElissa Hall2021 The MarksmanGas Station Clerk The Ice RoadTantoo The WheelAlbeeCo-producer2022PreyNaru 2023 Dream Scenario Haley 2024 Rez Ball Dezbah Weaver 2025 Opus Belle Novocaine Sherry Margrave 2026 Andreas Wiseman, "Amber Midthunder, Cara Jade Myers & Alyssa Wapanatâhk Lead ‘Tombs’; Myriad Launches Ahead Of AFM". Deadline Hollywood, October 16, 2025. FilmingPre-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 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 role2018LizzieTelevision miniseries2019–2022Roswell, New MexicoRosa OrtechoRecurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–4)2021Long Gone GulchBWVoice role2022Reservation DogsMissM8tri@rchEpisode: "Decolonativization"2024Avatar: The Last AirbenderPrincess Yue3 episodes2026Monarch: Legacy of MonstersIsabel SimmonsRecurring role (season 2) Carrie Rita Desjardin Post-production
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External links
Amber Midthunder On Her 'Reservation Dogs' Cameo And The Future Of Indigenous Representation On Screen – September 2022 interview