Wes Studi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.

Also Known As

  • Wesley Studie

Wes Studi

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 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

Avatar
7.6%

Avatar

Dec 15, 2009

Soul
8.1%

Soul

Dec 25, 2020

Heat
7.9%

Heat

Dec 15, 1995

Dances with Wolves
7.8%

Dances with Wolves

Mar 30, 1990

The Mentalist
8.4%

The Mentalist

Sep 23, 2008

The Last of the Mohicans
7.4%

The Last of the Mohicans

Aug 26, 1992

Hostiles
6.9%

Hostiles

Dec 22, 2017

Street Fighter
4.6%

Street Fighter

Dec 23, 1994

The Doors
7.1%

The Doors

Mar 1, 1991

Penny Dreadful
7.8%

Penny Dreadful

May 11, 2014

The New World
6.5%

The New World

Dec 25, 2005

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Acting

Candles
Canyon Del Muerto as Tsali
The Midway Point as Mr. Williams
War Unfolding
2024
Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
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
2021
American Veteran as Self - Host
2021
Reservation Dogs as Bucky
2020
Soul as Counselor Jerry (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
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 Himself - Actor; Cherokee
2010
Making The Last of the Mohicans as Self
2010
Reel Injun as Himself
2009
Avatar as Eytukan
2009
The Only Good Indian as Sam
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
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
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
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
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
Soundman as Terry Leonard
1999
The Directors
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
1996
Crazy Horse as Red Cloud
1996
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
1995
Heat as Detective Casals
1995
Streets of Laredo as Famous Shoes
1994
Street Fighter as Victor Sagat
1993
Geronimo: An American Legend as Geronimo
1993
The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
1993
Ned Blessing
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
Longarm as The Ute

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