Rising star Cole Brings Plenty, known for his breakout role as Pete Plenty Clouds in the Yellowstone prequel series 1923, has tragically passed away at the age of 27. Brings Plenty’s sudden death has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry.
The talented young actor portrayed Pete Plenty Clouds, son of lead character Alexandra Plenty Clouds (played by Julia Schlaepfer) in the highly anticipated Yellowstone origin series 1923. Brings Plenty was considered a standout in the ensemble cast led by Hollywood legends Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. His nuanced performance earned praise from critics and fans alike.
Brings Plenty’s death comes just as his acting career was taking off after his role in 1923, a prequel to the hugely popular neo-Western drama Yellowstone on Paramount Plus. As Pete Plenty Clouds, Brings Plenty represented a new generation of the Yellowstone Dutton family in the next chapter of the franchise. Tragically, his performance as Pete on 1923, which premiered in December 2022, will mark the pinnacle of his career.
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The circumstances around Cole Brings Plenty’s unexpected death remain unclear, though reports indicate he was a suspect in a domestic dispute days before he went missing. Brings Plenty was last seen fleeing the city of Lawrence, Kansas in his white Ford Explorer. After missing an important audition earlier in the week, concern for the actor intensified.
Cole Brings Plenty’s body was discovered in a wooded area near Lawrence, not far from where his abandoned vehicle was found on a rural road. While the official cause of death is still under investigation by local authorities, the loss of the 1927 actor has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and saddened his Yellowstone co-stars.
Both Cole Hauser, who plays tough ranch foreman Rip Wheeler on the flagship Yellowstone series, and Brings Plenty’s own uncle Mo Brings Plenty, expressed devastation over his death. The two actors had pleaded for any information that could help locate Cole Brings Plenty when he initially went missing.
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Beyond 1923, Brings Plenty had also recently scored roles in several Western films and TV shows like Into the Wild Frontier and The Tall Tales of Jim Bridger. As a young Native American actor, Brings Plenty was seen as an rising star and role model in an industry often lacking in indigenous representation on screen.
The sudden loss of who many considered to be a talent on the rise has been deeply felt by the entertainment community. Brings Plenty embodied the next generation of indigenous artists and his contributions, though tragically cut short, should inspire other young Native American actors.
The loss of such a promising talent so early is a reminder that the future of Native representation in media rests on continuing the work Brings Plenty advanced during his career.
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