Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace’s neo-Western series Landman is the gift that keeps on giving. The Paramount+ show, based on the famous Boomtown podcast and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Demi Moore, Sam Elliott and more, explores the West Texas oil industry where the stakes are high and there’s drama around every corner.
In the latest episode, Landman introduces a new character: Cheyenne, played by Francesca Xuereb. She’s a dancer at Rick’s Cabaret hired by Thornton’s Tommy Norris for his ailing father, T.L. Norris (Elliott). The younger Norris wants her to act as T.L.’s physical therapist because he’s “as stubborn as a jack mule, but he can’t say no to a pretty woman”. Cheyenne agrees to the unusual gig and quickly builds a wholesome rapport with the older gentleman.
So, who is Francesca Xuereb, whom Sam Elliott called “pretty special”?What’s her background?
Francesca Xuereb was born in Detroit. Photo: @francescaoxuereb/Instagram
According to her IMDB biography, Xuereb was born in Detroit, Michigan. She seems to be close to her mother, whom she called “the best” and “crazy and funny and lovely” on an Instagram post. She got her bachelor’s degree in theatre from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
How did she get into acting?
Francesca Xuereb was bitten by the acting bug when she was young. Photo: @francescaoxuereb/Instagram
According to an interview Xuereb gave to the entertainment website Search My Trash, she caught the acting bug at a young age, cutting her teeth in community theatre as a child. “I loved it, but the theatre shut down and I fell off,” Xuereb recalled.