Acting
Wes Studi
Born 17 December 1947 in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
106 credits
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
Acting 104
- TBATerra InfirmaFilmGrey Owl
- TBAAs Deep As the GraveFilmTsali
- TBACandlesFilm
- TBABraveFilmErnie
- TBATimber LandsFilmRuss
- TBAThe PipelineFilmSamuel Horse
- TBAExhaleFilmGeorge
- 2027SeasonsFilm
- 2025Avatar: Fire and AshFilmE'ytukan
- 2025The Great Cherokee GrandmotherFilm
- 2024The Midway PointFilmMr. Williams
- 2024Behind the LinesFilmSelf
- 2023Mending the LineFilmHarrison
- 2023The RoofFilmGrandpa / Nick
- 2022The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderSeriesQuanah (voice)
- 2022A Love SongFilmLito
- 2022BonnieFilmSelf
- 2022Acting Like Nothing is WrongFilmSelf
- 2021Reservation DogsSeriesBucky
- 2021American VeteranSeriesSelf - Host
- 2020SoulFilmCounselor Jerry (voice)
- 2020WokeSeriesSpoon (voice)
- 2019Miracle WorkersSeriesChief Sleeping Bear
- 2019A Dog's Way HomeFilmCaptain Mica
- 2019BadlandFilmHarlan Red
- 2017HostilesFilmChief Yellow Hawk
- 2015The Condemned 2FilmCyrus
- 2015Ronnie BoDeanFilmRonnie BoDean
- 2014Penny DreadfulSeriesKaetenay
- 2014A Million Ways to Die in the WestFilmCochise
- 2014Planes: Fire & RescueFilmWindlifter
- 2014Road to PalomaFilmNumay
- 2014Pie Lady of Pie TownFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2013BattledogsFilmCaptain Falcos
- 2013SugarFilmBishop
- 2013Destination: Planet Negro!FilmChief Bobby
- 2012Being FlynnFilmCaptain
- 2012Finding Your RootsSeries
- 2011Hell on WheelsSeriesChief Many Horses
- 2011The Dome of HeavenFilmDeWayne Moses
- 2010Reel InjunFilmSelf
- 2010A Good Day to DieFilmSelf - Actor; Cherokee
- 2010Making The Last of the MohicansFilmSelf
- 2010Ink: A Tale of CaptivityFilmKing Philip
- 2009AvatarFilmEytukan
- 2009KingsSeriesGeneral Linus Abner
- 2009Call of the WildFilmHatcher
- 2009The UndyingFilmLt. Frank Wascoe
- 200921 and a Wake-UpFilmGeneral Gleason
- 2009The Only Good IndianFilmSam
- 2008The MentalistSeriesJoeseph Silverwing
- 2008In Plain SightSeriesChief Pierce
- 2008Comanche MoonSeriesBuffalo Hump
- 2008Older Than AmericaFilmRichard Two Rivers
- 2008Three PriestsFilmBen
- 2008El CaminoFilmDave
- 2007Saving GraceSeriesBobby's Dad
- 2007Seraphim FallsFilmCharon
- 2007Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeFilmJack Wilson, Wovoka
- 2007Cosmic RadioFilmSherriff Mike Nighthorse
- 2007Wolf RidgeFilm
- 2006The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee LegacyFilmHimself
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeriesWilliam Lawrence
- 2005The New WorldFilmOpechancanough
- 2005Into the WestSeriesBlack Kettle
- 2005AnimalFilmCreeper
- 2005Miracle at Sage CreekFilmChief Thomas
- 2004A Thief Of TimeFilmJoe Leaphorn
- 2003Coyote WaitsFilmJoe Leaphorn
- 2003The Lone RangerFilmKulakinah
- 2003Edge of AmericaFilmCuch
- 2002UndisputedFilmMingo Pace
- 2002SkinwalkersFilmLt. Joe Leaphorn
- 2002SuperfireFilmJoe Nighttrail
- 2001UC: UndercoverSeries
- 2001Christmas in the CloudsFilmBingo Caller
- 2001Ice PlanetFilmCommander Jonah Trager
- 2001Road to RedemptionFilmFrank Lightfoot
- 2000Wind RiverFilmPocatello
- 1999Mystery MenFilmSphinx
- 1999The DirectorsSeriesSelf
- 1999SoundmanFilmTerry Leonard
- 1998Deep RisingFilmHanover
- 1997The Killing JarFilmCameron
- 1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the WesternFilmSelf
- 1996Promised LandSeries
- 1996Crazy HorseFilmRed Cloud
- 1996Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum CreekFilm
- 1995HeatFilmCasals
- 1995Streets of LaredoSeriesFamous Shoes
- 1995Lone Justice 2FilmOne Horse
- 1994Street FighterFilmSagat
- 1994Indian America: A Gift from the PastFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1993Geronimo: An American LegendFilmGeronimo
- 1993Ned BlessingSeries
- 1993The Broken ChainFilmSeth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
- 1992Highlander: The SeriesSeriesSheriff Benson
- 1992The Last of the MohicansFilmMagua
- 1991The DoorsFilmIndian in Desert
- 1990The FlashSeriesRoller
- 1990Dances with WolvesFilmToughest Pawnee
- 1989Powwow HighwayFilmBuff
- 1988American ExperienceSeriesMajor Ridge, Warrior in Canoe
- 1988LongarmFilmThe Ute
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Filmography from TMDB.