Birthday:
Dec 17, 1947
Place of Birth: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Place of Birth: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Wes Studi
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Heat | Casals | 1995 |
| Three Priests | Ben | 2008 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 |
| The New World | Opechancanough | 2005 |
| Street Fighter | Victor Sagat | 1994 |
| Making The Last of the Mohicans | Self | 2010 |
| Deep Rising | Hanover | 1998 |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Magua | 1992 |
| Ronnie BoDean | Ronnie BoDean | 2015 |
| Mystery Men | Sphinx | 1999 |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | Geronimo | 1993 |
| Behind the Lines | Self | 1970 |
| Undisputed | Mingo Pace | 2002 |
| Acting Like Nothing is Wrong | Self | 2022 |
| A Love Song | Lito | 2022 |
| Miracle at Sage Creek | Chief Thomas | 2005 |
| Older Than America | Richard Two Rivers | 2008 |
| Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | 1997 |
| Avatar | Eytukan | 2009 |
| Mending the Line | Harrison | 2023 |
| The Lone Ranger | Kulakinah | 2003 |
| The Roof | Grandpa / Nick | 2023 |
| Coyote Waits | Joe Leaphorn | 2003 |
| Skinwalkers | Lt. Joe Leaphorn | 2002 |
| El Camino | Dave | 2008 |
| A Thief Of Time | Joe Leaphorn | 2004 |
| Wind River | Pocatello | 2000 |
| Longarm | The Ute | 1988 |
| Battledogs | Captain Falcos | 2013 |
| A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cochise | 2014 |
| Planes: Fire & Rescue | Windlifter | 2014 |
| Terra Infirma | Grey Owl | 2024 |
| Call of the Wild | Hatcher | 2009 |
| The Broken Chain | Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes | 1993 |
| Pie Lady of Pie Town | Narrator (voice) | 2014 |
| Edge of America | Cuch | 2003 |
| Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Jack Wilson | 2007 |
| Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Wovoka | 2007 |
| Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | 1996 |
| Dances with Wolves | Toughest Pawnee | 1990 |
| Road to Redemption | Frank Lightfoot | 2001 |
| Road to Paloma | Numay | 2014 |
| The Killing Jar | Cameron | 1997 |
| Sugar | Bishop | 2013 |
| The Condemned 2 | Cyrus | 2015 |
| Christmas in the Clouds | Bingo Caller | 2001 |
| The Midway Point | Mr. Williams | 2024 |
| Powwow Highway | Buff | 1989 |
| The Only Good Indian | Sam | 2009 |
| The Undying | Lt. Frank Wascoe | 2009 |
| Soundman | Terry Leonard | 1999 |
| Destination: Planet Negro! | Chief Bobby | 2013 |
| Animal | Creeper | 2005 |
| Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek | 1996 | |
| The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | Himself | 2006 |
| Hostiles | Chief Yellow Hawk | 2017 |
| Ice Planet | Commander Jonah Trager | 2001 |
| A Dog's Way Home | Captain Mica | 2019 |
| Superfire | Joe Nighttrail | 2002 |
| Seraphim Falls | Charon | 2007 |
| The Dome of Heaven | DeWayne Moses | 2011 |
| Wolf Ridge | 2007 | |
| Reel Injun | Self | 2010 |
| Badland | Harlan Red | 2019 |
| Being Flynn | Captain | 2012 |
| A Good Day to Die | Himself - Actor; Cherokee | 2010 |
| Soul | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 2020 |
| Canyon of the Dead | Tsali | 1970 |
| Cosmic Radio | Sherriff Mike Nighthorse | 2007 |
| Candles | 1970 | |
| The Doors | Indian in Desert | 1991 |
| Brave | Ernie | 1970 |
| Timber Lands | Russ | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Hell on Wheels | Chief Many Horses | 2011 |
| UC: Undercover | 2001 | |
| Kings | General Linus Abner | 2009 |
| Into the West | Black Kettle | 2005 |
| Promised Land | 1996 | |
| Comanche Moon | Buffalo Hump | 2008 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Streets of Laredo | Famous Shoes | 1995 |
| Ned Blessing | 1993 | |
| Reservation Dogs | Bucky | 2021 |
| Miracle Workers | Chief Sleeping Bear | 2019 |
| American Veteran | Self - Host | 2021 |
| The Mentalist | Joeseph Silverwing | 2008 |
| Penny Dreadful | Kaetenay | 2014 |
| The Flash | Roller | 1990 |
| American Experience | Major Ridge | 1988 |
| Highlander: The Series | Sheriff Benson | 1992 |
| Grey's Anatomy | William Lawrence | 2005 |
| Woke | Spoon (voice) | 2020 |
| Finding Your Roots | 2012 |
