Wes Studi

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 17, 1947 (78 yrs)

place of birth

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

also known as

Wesley Studie

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Avatar: Fire and Ash
7.6

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025as E'ytukan
Avatar
7.6

Avatar

2009as Eytukan
Heat
7.9

Heat

1995as Casals
Soul
8.1

Soul

2020as Counselor Jerry (voice)
The Last of the Mohicans
7.4

The Last of the Mohicans

1992as Magua
Dances with Wolves
7.8

Dances with Wolves

1990as Toughest Pawnee
Deep Rising
6.2

Deep Rising

1998as Hanover
Street Fighter
4.7

Street Fighter

1994as Sagat
Hostiles
6.9

Hostiles

2017as Chief Yellow Hawk
Undisputed
6.5

Undisputed

2002as Mingo Pace
A Million Ways to Die in the West
6.0

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014as Cochise
Planes: Fire & Rescue
6.2

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014as Windlifter
A Dog's Way Home
7.4

A Dog's Way Home

2019as Captain Mica
The Doors
7.1

The Doors

1991as Indian in Desert
The New World
6.5

The New World

2005as Opechancanough
Mystery Men
5.8

Mystery Men

1999as Sphinx
Geronimo: An American Legend
6.3

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993as Geronimo
Seraphim Falls
6.4

Seraphim Falls

2007as Charon
Badland
6.2

Badland

2019as Harlan Red
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
6.5

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007as Jack Wilson
Road to Paloma
5.9

Road to Paloma

2014as Numay
Skinwalkers
6.8

Skinwalkers

2002as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
Being Flynn
6.2

Being Flynn

2012as Captain
Bonnie
5.3

Bonnie

2022as Self
The Condemned 2
5.2

The Condemned 2

2015as Cyrus
Call of the Wild
6.0

Call of the Wild

2009as Hatcher
Superfire
5.1

Superfire

2002as Joe Nighttrail
A Love Song
6.7

A Love Song

2022as Lito
The Lone Ranger
5.6

The Lone Ranger

2003as Kulakinah
Crazy Horse
8.7

Crazy Horse

1996as Red Cloud
Older Than America
4.4

Older Than America

2008as Richard Two Rivers
Animal
5.6

Animal

2005as Creeper
El Camino
3.0

El Camino

2008as Dave
Powwow Highway
6.8

Powwow Highway

1989as Buff
The Broken Chain
3.4

The Broken Chain

1993as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
Ice Planet
4.9

Ice Planet

2001as Commander Jonah Trager
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997as Self
Coyote Waits
5.7

Coyote Waits

2003as Joe Leaphorn
Reel Injun
7.0

Reel Injun

2010as Self
Mending the Line
6.6

Mending the Line

2023as Harrison
Longarm
6.0

Longarm

1988as The Ute
Edge of America
6.4

Edge of America

2003as Cuch
A Thief Of Time
6.0

A Thief Of Time

2004as Joe Leaphorn
Wind River
6.1

Wind River

2000as Pocatello
Sugar
6.1

Sugar

2013as Bishop
The Midway Point

The Midway Point

2024as Mr. Williams
The Killing Jar
4.4

The Killing Jar

1997as Cameron
Miracle at Sage Creek
5.7

Miracle at Sage Creek

2005as Chief Thomas
Road to Redemption
6.5

Road to Redemption

2001as Frank Lightfoot
As Deep as the Grave

As Deep as the Grave

as Tsali