Johnny Sequoyah To Star Opposite Troy Kotsur In Paramount Pictures’ Horror Feature ‘Primate’

EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Sequoyah (Dexter: New Blood, Believe) has been cast opposite Troy Kotsur in the Paramount Pictures horror feature Primate.

Details regarding the film’s plot and character descriptions are under wraps.

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Johannes Roberts and Ernest Riera penned the screenplay with the former also set to direct. Walter Hamada produces Primate via his 18hz production company, as part of his first look deal with the studio, alongside John Hodges and Bradley Pilz.

Sequoyah is most known for playing ‘Bo Adams’ on the NBC TV series Believe, created by Alfonso Cuarón and produced by J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot. She can recently be seen as one of the female leads on the hit Showtime limited series, Dexter: New Blood in the role of Audrey Bishop opposite Michael C. Hall.

On the features side, her credits include The Enchanted Stallion, Plastic Jesus, I Believe in Unicorns and Ass Backward. She can also be seen in Wind Walkers and was the lead in Among The Ravens, both of which are directed by her father Russell Friedenberg and produced by her mother Heather Rae. She most recently starred in the short Undercut directed by Kelly Pik.

Sequoyah is repped by CAA, Luber Roklin and Felker, Toczek, Suddleson, McGinnis, & Ryan.

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