Arthur Redcloud
Arthur Redcloud is a Native American actor, known for his role as Hikuc in the 2015 film The Revenant.
Early life
Redcloud is Navajo and grew up in Window Rock, Arizona,[1] on the Navajo reservation. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, then eventually settled in Colleyville, Texas.[2] Redcloud became a Christian in the early 2000s, and while working as a part-time security guard for Gateway Church when he was a police officer, he began attending weekend services in 2004.[3]
Acting career
To make the film, Redcloud said the actors frequently rehearsed for 12 to 14 hours in the freezing cold near Calgary, Alberta, and later in Argentina.[6] He called the film a "spiritual awakening" for him that not only brought him closer to his co-star DiCaprio and the rest of the cast but made him appreciate how much more difficult life was for everyone in the past. He said, "I think we're forgetting about how hard it was for not just their ancestors, but people like your own lineage of your family. What was it like for your grandfather's grandfather to make it, and to get through whatever."[7]
He has credited director
DiCaprio said that Redcloud, whose ancestors ate raw bison meat on their migrations, gave him the strength and incentive to eat raw bison liver in the film.[12]
In 2022, Redcloud played the role of a Mabo warrior in the HBO series Our Flag Means Death (Season 1, Episode 2).
References
- ^ “Arthur Redcloud Interview,” Beyond Bows and Arrows, KNON 99.3, Jan 3, 2016
- ^ Tommy Cummings,"Colleyville Actor Says Revenant Role Spiritual Awakening", Guidelive.com, January 7, 2015
- ^ Daniel Hopkins,"Full Time Trust: An Interview with Arthur Redcloud Archived 2019-01-05 at the Wayback Machine", gatewaypeople.com, June 3, 2016
- ^ “Arthur Redcloud Interview,” KNON 89.3, Beyond Bows and Arrows, Jan 3, 2016
- ^ “Interview with Arthur Redcloud”, Good Morning Texas, WFAA8, ABC, retrieved January 27, 2016
- ^ "Interview with Arthur Redcloud", Good Morning Texas, WFAA8, ABC; retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ Chase Whale, "Meet Arthur Redcloud, The Rookie Dallas Actor Who Ate Raw Bison with Leo in the Revenant", Dallas Observer, January 19, 2016.
- ^ Chase Whale, Dallas Observer, January 19, 2016.
- ^ “Arthur Redcloud Interview”, Beyond Bows and Arrows, KNON 99.3, January 3, 2016.
- ^ Ashley Lee, 'Revenant' Actor Arthur Redcloud Hopes to See Benevolent Side of Native American Tribes Onscreen”, Hollywood Reporter, January 19, 2016.
- ^ Michael Miller, "The Revenant's Arthur Redcloud on Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Strong' Spirit, and How Eating Raw Bison Liver Together Honored His Ancestors", People Magazine, January 19, 2016
- ^ “Interview with Arthur Redcloud”, Good Morning Texas, WFAA8, ABC; retrieved January 27, 2016.