Wes Studi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1947 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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
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Filmography
Terra Infirma
Movie · as Grey Owl
As Deep as the Grave
Movie · as Tsali
Candles
Movie
Brave
Movie · as Ernie
Timber Lands
Movie · as Russ
The Pipeline
Movie · as Samuel Horse
Exhale
Movie · as George
A Grim Life
Movie · as Nic
Seasons
Movie
The Great Cherokee Grandmother
Movie
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Movie · as E'ytukan
Behind the Lines
Movie · as Self
The Midway Point
Movie · as Mr. Williams
Mending the Line
Movie · as Harrison
The Roof
Movie · as Grandpa / Nick
Bonnie
Movie · as Self
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
Movie · as Self
A Love Song
Movie · as Lito
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV · as Quanah (voice) · 1 ep
Reservation Dogs
TV · as Bucky · 4 eps
American Veteran
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Soul
Movie · as Counselor Jerry (voice)
Woke
TV · as Spoon (voice) · 1 ep
A Dog's Way Home
Movie · as Captain Mica
Badland
Movie · as Harlan Red
Miracle Workers
TV · as Chief Sleeping Bear · 1 ep
Hostiles
Movie · as Chief Yellow Hawk
Ronnie BoDean
Movie · as Ronnie BoDean
The Condemned 2
Movie · as Cyrus
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Movie · as Cochise
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Movie · as Windlifter
Pie Lady of Pie Town
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Road to Paloma
Movie · as Numay
Penny Dreadful
TV · as Kaetenay · 9 eps
Battledogs
Movie · as Captain Falcos
Sugar
Movie · as Bishop
Destination: Planet Negro!
Movie · as Chief Bobby
Being Flynn
Movie · as Captain
Finding Your Roots
TV · 1 ep
The Dome of Heaven
Movie · as DeWayne Moses
Hell on Wheels
TV · as Chief Many Horses · 3 eps
Making The Last of the Mohicans
Movie · as Self
Reel Injun
Movie · as Self
A Good Day to Die
Movie · as Self - Actor; Cherokee
Ink: A Tale of Captivity
Movie · as King Philip
Avatar
Movie · as Eytukan
Call of the Wild
Movie · as Hatcher
The Only Good Indian
Movie · as Sam
The Undying
Movie · as Lt. Frank Wascoe
21 and a Wake-Up
Movie · as General Gleason
Kings
TV · as General Linus Abner · 6 eps
Three Priests
Movie · as Ben
Older Than America
Movie · as Richard Two Rivers
El Camino
Movie · as Dave
Comanche Moon
TV · as Buffalo Hump · 3 eps
The Mentalist
TV · as Joeseph Silverwing · 1 ep
In Plain Sight
TV · as Chief Pierce · 1 ep
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Movie · as Jack Wilson, Wovoka
Seraphim Falls
Movie · as Charon
Wolf Ridge
Movie
Cosmic Radio
Movie · as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
Saving Grace
TV · as Bobby's Dad · 1 ep
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
Movie · as Himself
The New World
Movie · as Opechancanough
Miracle at Sage Creek
Movie · as Chief Thomas
Animal
Movie · as Creeper
Into the West
TV · as Black Kettle · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as William Lawrence · 1 ep
A Thief Of Time
Movie · as Joe Leaphorn
The Lone Ranger
Movie · as Kulakinah
Coyote Waits
Movie · as Joe Leaphorn
Edge of America
Movie · as Cuch
Undisputed
Movie · as Mingo Pace
Skinwalkers
Movie · as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
Superfire
Movie · as Joe Nighttrail
Road to Redemption
Movie · as Frank Lightfoot
Christmas in the Clouds
Movie · as Bingo Caller
Ice Planet
Movie · as Commander Jonah Trager
UC: Undercover
TV · 1 ep
Wind River
Movie · as Pocatello
Mystery Men
Movie · as Sphinx
Soundman
Movie · as Terry Leonard
The Directors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Deep Rising
Movie · as Hanover
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Movie · as Self
The Killing Jar
Movie · as Cameron
Crazy Horse
Movie · as Red Cloud
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
Movie
Promised Land
TV · 1 ep
Heat
Movie · as Casals
Lone Justice 2
Movie · as One Horse
Streets of Laredo
TV · as Famous Shoes · 3 eps
Street Fighter
Movie · as Sagat
Indian America: A Gift from the Past
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Geronimo: An American Legend
Movie · as Geronimo
The Broken Chain
Movie · as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
Ned Blessing
TV · 4 eps
The Last of the Mohicans
Movie · as Magua
Highlander: The Series
TV · as Sheriff Benson · 1 ep
The Doors
Movie · as Indian in Desert
Dances with Wolves
Movie · as Toughest Pawnee
The Flash
TV · as Roller · 1 ep
Powwow Highway
Movie · as Buff
Longarm
Movie · as The Ute
American Experience
TV · as Major Ridge, Warrior in Canoe · 1 ep