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Kiowa Joseph Gordon (born March 25, 1990 in Berlin, Germany) appears in New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Embry Call, replacing Krys Hyatt who appears in a short cameo in Twilight film.

Biography[]

Life[]

Gordon was born in Berlin, but grew up in Arizona and attended Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Arizona. He is part of the Hualapai Nation, which is located in Northern Arizona, and, like Stephenie Meyer, he is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is the seventh of eight children (Mac, Sean, Aaron, Josh, Cheyenne, Sariah, Lakota), and his mother, Camille Nighthorse Gordon, is also an actress. In addition to 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 and his fans.

Career[]

Embry in Eclipse

Kiowa Gordon as Embry Call

In 2009, Gordon played shape-shifter Embry Call in New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. Gordon stated that Meyer approached him at church as she thought he would be perfect for the wolf pack. He then attended an open casting call where he landed the role of Jacob Black's best friend. He has now finished Eclipse, reprising his role as Embry. Kiowa replaced Krys Hyatt, who played Embry in Twilight. He has declared that he will reprise his role of Embry in Breaking Dawn - Part 1. Gordon will also play Brad in "Into The Darkness".

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes
2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon Embry Call
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Embry Call
2011 Into the Darkness Brad
Murder for Dummys Andrew
Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Embry Call
2012 The Lesser Blessed Johnny Beck
2013 Killing Games Sean
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Television; 1 episode
2014 Heat Wave Michael
Drunktown's Finest Julius
2014-2015 The Red Road Junior Television: 12 episodes
2015 Wind Walkers Jake Kingston
An Act of War Private LockLear
Heat Wave Michael Short
2016 Homecoming William Post-production
Medicine Men Sam Sault Post-production
Calico Skies Bamboo Post-production
Bomb City Twitch Pre-production
Monsoon Kiowa Post-production

Other[]

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On August 8, 2011 he was arrested for a DUI in Mesa, Arizona after police discovered he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. He was taken to jail being held for a $1,000 bond. The warrant was from failing to appear in court February 9, 2010.


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