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
- 2023 · The Roof as Grandpa / Nick
- 2022 · Acting Like Nothing is Wrong 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 · 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
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as
- 2012 · Being Flynn as Captain
- 2011 · Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses
- 2010 · Making The Last of the Mohicans 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
- 2007 · Saving Grace as Bobby's Dad
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Jack Wilson
- 2007 · Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Wovoka
- 2007 · Seraphim Falls as Charon
- 2005 · Miracle at Sage Creek as Chief Thomas
- 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 · Ice Planet as Commander Jonah Trager
- 1999 · Mystery Men as Sphinx
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1998 · Deep Rising as Hanover
- 1996 · Promised Land as
- 1996 · Crazy Horse as Red Cloud
- 1995 · Heat as Casals
- 1994 · Street Fighter as Sagat
- 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 · Exhale as George
- Future · Timber Lands as Russ
- Future · The Pipeline as Samuel Horse
- Future · Behind the Lines as Self
- Future · Brave as Ernie
- 2025 · The Great Cherokee Grandmother as
- 2024 · The Midway Point as Mr. Williams
- 2023 · Mending the Line as Harrison
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 2022 · A Love Song as Lito
- 2021 · American Veteran as Self - Host
- 2019 · Badland as Harlan Red
- 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
- 2006 · The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy as Himself
- 2005 · The New World as Opechancanough
- 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 · Christmas in the Clouds as Bingo Caller
- 2000 · Wind River as Pocatello
- 1999 · Soundman as Terry Leonard
- 1997 · Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as Cameron
- 1996 · Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek as
- 1995 · Streets of Laredo as Famous Shoes
- 1995 · Lone Justice 2 as One Horse
- 1994 · Indian America: A Gift from the Past as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1993 · Geronimo: An American Legend as Geronimo
- 1993 · The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
- 1993 · Ned Blessing as
- 1988 · Longarm as The Ute
- Future · Canyon of the Dead as Tsali
- Future · Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
- Future · Candles as