
Wes Studi
December 17, 1947 (77 years old) in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.
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 most recently 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
- 2022 · A Love Song as Lito
- 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
- 2015 · The Condemned 2 as Cyrus
- 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
- 2012 · Being Flynn as Captain
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses
- 2010 · Reel Injun as Self
- 2009 · Avatar as Eytukan
- 2009 · Kings as General Linus Abner
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Joeseph Silverwing
- 2008 · In Plain Sight as Chief Pierce
- 2008 · Comanche Moon as Buffalo Hump
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Wovoka
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Jack Wilson
- 2007 · Seraphim Falls as Charon
- 2005 · The New World as Opechancanough
- 2005 · Into the West as Black Kettle
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as William Lawrence
- 2002 · Undisputed as Mingo Pace
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Road to Redemption as Frank Lightfoot
- 2001 · Christmas in the Clouds as Bingo Caller
- 2000 · Wind River as Pocatello
- 1999 · Soundman as Terry Leonard
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1998 · Deep Rising as Hanover
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as Cameron
- 1996 · Promised Land as
- 1995 · Heat as Casals
- 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
- 1989 · Powwow Highway as Buff
- 1988 · American Experience as Major Ridge
- 1988 · American Experience as Warrior in Canoe
- Future · The Pipeline as Samuel Horse
- 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 · Bonnie as Self
- 2022 · Acting Like Nothing is Wrong as Self
- 2021 · American Veteran as Self - Host
- 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
- 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
- 2009 · The Undying as Lt. Frank Wascoe
- 2008 · Older Than America as Richard Two Rivers
- 2008 · El Camino as Dave
- 2008 · Three Priests as Ben
- 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
- 2004 · A Thief Of Time as Joe Leaphorn
- 2003 · Edge of America as Cuch
- 2003 · Coyote Waits as Joe Leaphorn
- 2003 · The Lone Ranger as Kulakinah
- 2002 · Skinwalkers as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
- 2002 · Superfire as Joe Nighttrail
- 2001 · Ice Planet as Commander Jonah Trager
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Sphinx
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- 1996 · Crazy Horse as Red Cloud
- 1995 · Streets of Laredo as Famous Shoes
- 1993 · Ned Blessing as
- Future · Canyon of the Dead as Tsali
- 1994 · Indian America: A Gift from the Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · Longarm as The Ute
- Future · Behind the Lines as Self
- 1996 · Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek as
- 1993 · The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
- Future · Candles as
- Future · Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
- Future · Exhale as George
- Future · Brave as Ernie
- Future · Timber Lands as Russ