Yellowstone fans are urged to check out a new thriller starring one of the show’s biggest breakout stars.

Young actor Finn Little, 18, is best known for portraying young ranch hand Carter in the popular Western drama, sharing the screen with Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Kevin Costner.

 

Appearing in 24 episodes so far, Carter slowly learns the tricks of the trade under the wing of Reilly’s fierce Beth Dutton and her husband Rip Wheeler (played by Hauser), as well as some vital life lessons.

Now in his late teens, the young star is all grown up for his latest role in The Surfer, opposite Nicolas Cage.

Not only does he look significantly more mature than his early days on Yellowstone, Little is also using his native Brisbane accent in the Australian-set film, which could catch some fans off-guard.

In the thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, Little portrays ‘The Kid’, the son of Cage’s unnamed lead character who becomes terrorized by a group of local surfers.

While the rising star admirably rose to the challenge of sharing the screen with the reputable Hollywood celebrity, he was actually in the dark as to the extent of Cage’s star power.

“He was gloriously not aware of Nic Cage being a big actor,” Finnegan shared during an interview with Express Online.

“We had a casting director from Australia, Jane Norris, and she suggested him. All the cast are Australian, apart from Nic. We had a lot of actors to get for the film, locally, and she was great at putting people forward.

“Finn auditioned, he did a self-tape and then we did a Zoom.

“It’s tricky because when you’re trying to find someone who could possibly look like Nic’s son, as well, and be Australian, we were still toying with the idea of whether he would have an Australian accent or an American accent.

“We decided to keep his Australian accent, but he does a good American accent, obviously.”

Recalling their first conversation about Little’s upcoming scenes with Cage, Finnegan admitted the actor wasn’t too bothered about sharing screen time with Hollywood royalty.

“I remember, he arrived in Australia quite early, before Nic got there,” he said.

“We were walking along, down to the beach to show him the location. I asked him how he felt about making a movie with Nic Cage and he was like, ‘Yeah… yeah, I’ve heard of him. Yeah, pretty cool’. Just not fazed.”

As for his career outside of Yellowstone, Little currently has no projects confirmed just yet.

However, there’s speculation he could return to the hit Western franchise as Beth and Rip will be heading up their own spin-off.

Yellowstone fans are urged to check out a new thriller starring one of the show’s biggest breakout stars.

Young actor Finn Little, 18, is best known for portraying young ranch hand Carter in the popular Western drama, sharing the screen with Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Kevin Costner.

Appearing in 24 episodes so far, Carter slowly learns the tricks of the trade under the wing of Reilly’s fierce Beth Dutton and her husband Rip Wheeler (played by Hauser), as well as some vital life lessons.

Now in his late teens, the young star is all grown up for his latest role in The Surfer, opposite Nicolas Cage.

Not only does he look significantly more mature than his early days on Yellowstone, Little is also using his native Brisbane accent in the Australian-set film, which could catch some fans off-guard.

In the thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, Little portrays ‘The Kid’, the son of Cage’s unnamed lead character who becomes terrorized by a group of local surfers.

While the rising star admirably rose to the challenge of sharing the screen with the reputable Hollywood celebrity, he was actually in the dark as to the extent of Cage’s star power.

“He was gloriously not aware of Nic Cage being a big actor,” Finnegan shared during an interview with Express Online.

“We had a casting director from Australia, Jane Norris, and she suggested him. All the cast are Australian, apart from Nic. We had a lot of actors to get for the film, locally, and she was great at putting people forward.

“Finn auditioned, he did a self-tape and then we did a Zoom.

“It’s tricky because when you’re trying to find someone who could possibly look like Nic’s son, as well, and be Australian, we were still toying with the idea of whether he would have an Australian accent or an American accent.

“We decided to keep his Australian accent, but he does a good American accent, obviously.”

Recalling their first conversation about Little’s upcoming scenes with Cage, Finnegan admitted the actor wasn’t too bothered about sharing screen time with Hollywood royalty.

“I remember, he arrived in Australia quite early, before Nic got there,” he said.

“We were walking along, down to the beach to show him the location. I asked him how he felt about making a movie with Nic Cage and he was like, ‘Yeah… yeah, I’ve heard of him. Yeah, pretty cool’. Just not fazed.”

As for his career outside of Yellowstone, Little currently has no projects confirmed just yet.

However, there’s speculation he could return to the hit Western franchise as Beth and Rip will be heading up their own spin-off.