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 · Bonnie as Self
- 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
- 2019 · A Dog's Way Home as Captain Mica
- 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
- 2013 · Sugar as Bishop
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses
- 2010 · Reel Injun as Self
- 2009 · Avatar as Eytukan
- 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 · El Camino as Dave
- 2008 · Three Priests as Ben
- 2007 · Saving Grace as Bobby's Dad
- 2007 · Seraphim Falls as Charon
- 2005 · Into the West as Black Kettle
- 2005 · Animal as Creeper
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as William Lawrence
- 2003 · Coyote Waits as Joe Leaphorn
- 2002 · Skinwalkers as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
- 2002 · Undisputed as Mingo Pace
- 2002 · Superfire as Joe Nighttrail
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2000 · Wind River as Pocatello
- 1999 · Soundman as Terry Leonard
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1998 · Deep Rising as Hanover
- 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
- 1988 · Longarm as The Ute
- Future · Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
- 2024 · The Midway Point as Mr. Williams
- 2008 · Comanche Moon as Buffalo Hump
- 2005 · The New World as Opechancanough
- Future · Candles as
- 2025 · The Great Cherokee Grandmother as
- 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
- 2015 · The Condemned 2 as Cyrus
- 2015 · Ronnie BoDean as Ronnie BoDean
- 2014 · Pie Lady of Pie Town as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Road to Paloma as Numay
- 2013 · Battledogs as Captain Falcos
- 2013 · Destination: Planet Negro! as Chief Bobby
- 2012 · Being Flynn as Captain
- 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
- 2009 · Call of the Wild as Hatcher
- 2008 · Older Than America as Richard Two Rivers
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
- 2007 · Wolf Ridge as
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Jack Wilson
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Wovoka
- 2006 · The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy as Himself
- 2004 · A Thief Of Time as Joe Leaphorn
- 2003 · Edge of America as Cuch
- 2003 · The Lone Ranger as Kulakinah
- 2001 · Road to Redemption as Frank Lightfoot
- 2001 · Christmas in the Clouds as Bingo Caller
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Sphinx
- Future · Exhale as George
- 2005 · Miracle at Sage Creek as Chief Thomas
- 2001 · Ice Planet as Commander Jonah Trager
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as Cameron
- 1996 · Crazy Horse as Red Cloud
- 1996 · Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek as
- 1994 · Indian America: A Gift from the Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · Ned Blessing as
- Future · Canyon of the Dead as Tsali
- 1995 · Lone Justice 2 as One Horse
- 1993 · The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
- 1989 · Powwow Highway as Buff
- Future · Timber Lands as Russ
- Future · Behind the Lines as Self
- Future · Brave as Ernie
- Future · The Pipeline as Samuel Horse