Wes Studi
December 17, 1947 (78 years old) in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
Wesley "Wes" Studi (born December 17, 1947) is an American Cherokee actor, who has earned notability for his portrayals of Native Americans in film. He has appeared in well-received Academy Award-winning films, such as Kevin Costner's Dances with Wolves, Michael Mann's The Last of the Mohicans, the award-winning Geronimo: An American Legend and the Academy Award-nominated film The New World (2005). He portrayed General Linus Abner (an analogue to the biblical Abner) in the NBC series Kings, and Eytukan in James Cameron's box office blockbuster Avatar.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Avatar: Fire and Ash as E'ytukan
- 2022 · The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Quanah (voice)
- 2021 · Reservation Dogs as Bucky
- 2020 · Soul as Counselor Jerry (voice)
- 2020 · Woke as Spoon (voice)
- 2019 · Badland as Harlan Red
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as Chief Sleeping Bear
- 2017 · Hostiles as Chief Yellow Hawk
- 2014 · Planes: Fire & Rescue as Windlifter
- 2014 · A Million Ways to Die in the West as Cochise
- 2014 · Penny Dreadful as Kaetenay
- 2014 · Road to Paloma as Numay
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses
- 2010 · Reel Injun as Self
- 2009 · Avatar as Eytukan
- 2009 · Call of the Wild as Hatcher
- 2009 · Kings as General Linus Abner
- 2009 · The Undying as Lt. Frank Wascoe
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Joeseph Silverwing
- 2008 · In Plain Sight as Chief Pierce
- 2008 · Older Than America as Richard Two Rivers
- 2008 · El Camino as Dave
- 2008 · Comanche Moon as Buffalo Hump
- 2008 · Three Priests as Ben
- 2007 · Saving Grace as Bobby's Dad
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Jack Wilson
- 2005 · The New World as Opechancanough
- 2005 · Into the West as Black Kettle
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as William Lawrence
- 2004 · A Thief Of Time as Joe Leaphorn
- 2003 · Coyote Waits as Joe Leaphorn
- 2002 · Undisputed as Mingo Pace
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2000 · Wind River as Pocatello
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1998 · Deep Rising as Hanover
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as Cameron
- 1996 · Promised Land as
- 1995 · Heat as Casals
- 1995 · Streets of Laredo as Famous Shoes
- 1994 · Street Fighter as Sagat
- 1993 · Geronimo: An American Legend as Geronimo
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Sheriff Benson
- 1992 · The Last of the Mohicans as Magua
- 1991 · The Doors as Indian in Desert
- 1990 · The Flash as Roller
- 1990 · Dances with Wolves as Toughest Pawnee
- 1988 · American Experience as Major Ridge
- 1988 · American Experience as Warrior in Canoe
- Future · Canyon of the Dead as Tsali
- Future · Candles as
- 2025 · The Great Cherokee Grandmother as
- 2024 · The Midway Point as Mr. Williams
- 2023 · The Roof as Grandpa / Nick
- 2023 · Mending the Line as Harrison
- 2022 · Acting Like Nothing is Wrong as Self
- 2022 · A Love Song as Lito
- 2021 · American Veteran as Self - Host
- 2019 · A Dog's Way Home as Captain Mica
- 2015 · The Condemned 2 as Cyrus
- 2015 · Ronnie BoDean as Ronnie BoDean
- 2014 · Pie Lady of Pie Town as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Sugar as Bishop
- 2013 · Battledogs as Captain Falcos
- 2013 · Destination: Planet Negro! as Chief Bobby
- 2012 · Being Flynn as Captain
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Wovoka
- 2007 · Seraphim Falls as Charon
- Future · Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 2011 · The Dome of Heaven as DeWayne Moses
- 2010 · A Good Day to Die as Self - Actor; Cherokee
- 2010 · Making The Last of the Mohicans as Self
- 2009 · The Only Good Indian as Sam
- 2009 · 21 and a Wake-Up as
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
- 2007 · Wolf Ridge as
- 2006 · The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy as Himself
- 2005 · Miracle at Sage Creek as Chief Thomas
- 2005 · Animal as Creeper
- 2003 · Edge of America as Cuch
- 2003 · The Lone Ranger as Kulakinah
- 2002 · Skinwalkers as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
- 2002 · Superfire as Joe Nighttrail
- 2001 · Road to Redemption as Frank Lightfoot
- 2001 · Christmas in the Clouds as Bingo Caller
- 2001 · Ice Planet as Commander Jonah Trager
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Sphinx
- 1999 · Soundman as Terry Leonard
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- 1996 · Crazy Horse as Red Cloud
- 1996 · Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek as
- 1995 · Lone Justice 2 as One Horse
- 1994 · Indian America: A Gift from the Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
- 1993 · Ned Blessing as
- 1989 · Powwow Highway as Buff
- 1988 · Longarm as The Ute
- Future · Exhale as George
- Future · Brave as Ernie
- Future · Behind the Lines as Self
- Future · The Pipeline as Samuel Horse
- Future · Timber Lands as Russ