Kiowa Joseph Gordon (born March 25, 1990) is an American actor. He is
best known for his role as Junior in the TV series The Red Road, and
shapeshifter Embry Call in The Twilight Series.Gordon was born in
Berlin, Germany, where his father, Thomas Gordon, was working. He is
the seventh of eight children (Mac, Sean, Aaron, Josh, Cheyenne,
Sariah, Lakota). His mother, Camille Nighthorse Gordon, is also an
actress. Gordon is partly of Hualapai Native American descent, and is
a member of the Hualapai tribe of Northern Arizona.His family moved
back to the U.S. when he was two years old, and he grew up in Arizona,
where he attended Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona.
He attended the LDS church for a while in the same ward as Twilight
author Stephenie Meyer. Aside from acting, Kiowa is also a vocalist,
and used to be a member of a progressive metal band called Touché,
leaving it to focus on acting.In 2009, Gordon played shapeshifter
Embry Call in New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same
name. Kiowa has said that he was approached one day at church by
Stephenie Meyer as she thought he would be perfect for the wolf pack.
He then attended an open casting where he landed the role of Jacob
Black's best friend. Gordon replaced Krys Hyatt (who played Embry in
Twilight) in New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.
best known for his role as Junior in the TV series The Red Road, and
shapeshifter Embry Call in The Twilight Series.Gordon was born in
Berlin, Germany, where his father, Thomas Gordon, was working. He is
the seventh of eight children (Mac, Sean, Aaron, Josh, Cheyenne,
Sariah, Lakota). His mother, Camille Nighthorse Gordon, is also an
actress. Gordon is partly of Hualapai Native American descent, and is
a member of the Hualapai tribe of Northern Arizona.His family moved
back to the U.S. when he was two years old, and he grew up in Arizona,
where he attended Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona.
He attended the LDS church for a while in the same ward as Twilight
author Stephenie Meyer. Aside from acting, Kiowa is also a vocalist,
and used to be a member of a progressive metal band called Touché,
leaving it to focus on acting.In 2009, Gordon played shapeshifter
Embry Call in New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same
name. Kiowa has said that he was approached one day at church by
Stephenie Meyer as she thought he would be perfect for the wolf pack.
He then attended an open casting where he landed the role of Jacob
Black's best friend. Gordon replaced Krys Hyatt (who played Embry in
Twilight) in New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.
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