
Wes Studi
December 17, 1947 (77 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 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
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses
- 2009 · Avatar as Eytukan
- 2009 · Kings as General Linus Abner
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Joeseph Silverwing
- 2008 · In Plain Sight as Chief Pierce
- 2008 · El Camino as Dave
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Wovoka
- 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
- 2002 · Undisputed as Mingo Pace
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Road to Redemption as Frank Lightfoot
- 2001 · Christmas in the Clouds as Bingo Caller
- 2001 · Ice Planet as Commander Jonah Trager
- 2000 · Wind River as Pocatello
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Sphinx
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1998 · Deep Rising as Hanover
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- 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
- 1993 · The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 2010 · Reel Injun 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 · Comanche Moon as Buffalo Hump
- 2008 · Three Priests as Ben
- 2007 · Cosmic Radio as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
- 2007 · Wolf Ridge as
- 2007 · Seraphim Falls as Charon
- 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 · Coyote Waits as Joe Leaphorn
- 2003 · The Lone Ranger as Kulakinah
- 2002 · Skinwalkers as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
- 2002 · Superfire as Joe Nighttrail
- 1999 · Soundman as Terry Leonard
- 1996 · Crazy Horse as Red Cloud
- 1996 · Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek as
- 1995 · Streets of Laredo as Famous Shoes
- 1988 · Longarm as The Ute
- Future · Canyon of the Dead as Tsali
- Future · Candles as
- 1993 · Ned Blessing as
- Future · Brave as Ernie
- Future · Behind the Lines as Self
- Future · Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
- 1994 · Indian America: A Gift from the Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1989 · Powwow Highway as Buff
- Future · Exhale as George
- Future · Timber Lands as Russ