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
- 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
- 2022 · A Love Song as Lito
- 2022 · The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Quanah (voice)
- 2021 · American Veteran as Self - Host
- 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
- 2015 · Ronnie BoDean as Ronnie BoDean
- 2014 · Planes: Fire & Rescue as Windlifter
- 2014 · Pie Lady of Pie Town as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · A Million Ways to Die in the West as Cochise
- 2014 · Penny Dreadful as Kaetenay
- 2014 · Road to Paloma as Numay
- 2013 · Sugar as Bishop
- 2013 · Battledogs as Captain Falcos
- 2013 · Destination: Planet Negro! as Chief Bobby
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as
- 2012 · Being Flynn as Captain
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses
- 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 · Ink: A Tale of Captivity as King Philip
- 2010 · Reel Injun as Self
- 2009 · Avatar as Eytukan
- 2009 · The Only Good Indian as Sam
- 2009 · 21 and a Wake-Up as General Gleason
- 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 · Cosmic Radio as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
- 2007 · Wolf Ridge as
- 2007 · Saving Grace as Bobby's Dad
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Wovoka
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Jack Wilson
- 2007 · Seraphim Falls as Charon
- 2006 · The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy as Himself
- 2005 · The New World as Opechancanough
- 2005 · Miracle at Sage Creek as Chief Thomas
- 2005 · Into the West as Black Kettle
- 2005 · Animal as Creeper
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as William Lawrence
- 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 · Undisputed as Mingo Pace
- 2002 · Superfire as Joe Nighttrail
- 2001 · UC: Undercover as
- 2001 · Road to Redemption as Frank Lightfoot
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Sphinx
- 1999 · Soundman as Terry Leonard
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1998 · Deep Rising as Hanover
- 1996 · Promised Land as
- 1996 · Crazy Horse as Red Cloud
- 1995 · Heat as Casals
- 1995 · Streets of Laredo as Famous Shoes
- 1994 · Street Fighter as Sagat
- 1993 · Geronimo: An American Legend as Geronimo
- 1993 · The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
- 1993 · Ned Blessing as
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Sheriff Benson
- 1992 · The Last of the Mohicans as Magua
- 1991 · The Doors as Indian in Desert
- 1990 · Dances with Wolves as Toughest Pawnee
- 1990 · The Flash as Roller
- 1988 · American Experience as Major Ridge
- Future · As Deep as the Grave as Tsali
- 1989 · Powwow Highway as Buff
- Future · Candles as
- 2001 · Christmas in the Clouds as Bingo Caller
- Future · Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
- 2001 · Ice Planet as Commander Jonah Trager
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- Future · Behind the Lines as Self
- 2000 · Wind River as Pocatello
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as Cameron
- 1996 · Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek as
- 1995 · Lone Justice 2 as One Horse
- 1988 · Longarm as The Ute
- Future · The Pipeline as Samuel Horse
- Future · Exhale as George
- Future · Timber Lands as Russ
- Future · Brave as Ernie
- 1994 · Indian America: A Gift from the Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · American Experience as Warrior in Canoe