Wes Studi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
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- Born:
- Dec 17, 1947 In Nofire Hollow - Oklahoma - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 72
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Canyon of the Dead
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mending the Line 2023-06-09
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Behind the Lines | Self | 2025 |
| Movie | Candles | 2025 | |
| Movie | Canyon of the Dead | Tsali | 2025 |
| Movie | Mending the Line | Harrison | 2023-06-09 |
| Movie | Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
| Movie | Soul | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 2020-12-25 |
| Movie | A Dog's Way Home | Captain Mica | 2019-01-10 |
| Movie | Hostiles | Chief Yellow Hawk | 2017-12-22 |
| Movie | The Condemned 2 | Cyrus | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | Ronnie BoDean | Ronnie BoDean | 2015-06-01 |
| Movie | Road to Paloma | Numay | 2014-04-12 |
| Movie | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cochise | 2014-05-22 |
| Movie | Pie Lady of Pie Town | Narrator (voice) | 2014-06-03 |
| Series | Penny Dreadful | Kaetenay | 2014-05-11 |
| Movie | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Windlifter | 2014-07-17 |
| Movie | Destination: Planet Negro! | Chief Bobby | 2013-02-16 |
| Movie | Battledogs | Captain Falcos | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | Sugar | Bishop | 2013-04-06 |
| Series | Finding Your Roots | Self - Guest | 2012-03-24 |
| Movie | Being Flynn | Captain | 2012-03-02 |
| Movie | The Dome of Heaven | DeWayne Moses | 2011-07-04 |
| Series | Hell on Wheels | Chief Many Horses | 2011-11-06 |
| Movie | Making The Last of the Mohicans | Self | 2010-10-03 |
| Movie | Reel Injun | Self | 2010-02-19 |
| Movie | Avatar | Eytukan | 2009-12-15 |
| Movie | The Undying | Lt. Frank Wascoe | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | The Only Good Indian | Sam | 2009-12-01 |
| Movie | Call of the Wild | Hatcher | 2009-06-12 |
| Series | Kings | General Linus Abner | 2009-03-15 |
| Movie | Three Priests | Ben | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | El Camino | Dave | 2008-02-29 |
| Series | The Mentalist | Joeseph Silverwing | 2008-09-23 |
| Movie | Older Than America | Richard Two Rivers | 2008-03-08 |
| Series | Comanche Moon | Buffalo Hump | 2008-01-13 |
| Movie | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Jack Wilson | 2007-05-27 |
| Movie | Seraphim Falls | Charon | 2007-01-26 |
| Movie | The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | Himself | 2006-02-01 |
| Movie | Miracle at Sage Creek | Chief Thomas | 2005-11-25 |
| Series | Into the West | Unknown | 2005-06-10 |
| Movie | Animal | Creeper | 2005-05-01 |
| Movie | The New World | Opechancanough | 2005-12-25 |
| Movie | A Thief Of Time | Joe Leaphorn | 2004-07-11 |
| Movie | The Lone Ranger | Kulakinah | 2003-02-26 |
| Movie | Edge of America | Cuch | 2003-12-10 |
| Movie | Coyote Waits | Joe Leaphorn | 2003-11-16 |
| Movie | Skinwalkers | Lt. Joe Leaphorn | 2002-11-02 |
| Movie | Undisputed | Mingo Pace | 2002-07-17 |
| Movie | Superfire | Joe Nighttrail | 2002-04-20 |
| Movie | Christmas in the Clouds | Bingo Caller | 2001-01-21 |
| Movie | Road to Redemption | Frank Lightfoot | 2001-09-28 |
| Series | UC: Undercover | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | Ice Planet | Commander Jonah Trager | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Wind River | Pocatello | 2000-06-07 |
| Series | The Directors | Unknown | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Mystery Men | Sphinx | 1999-08-06 |
| Movie | Soundman | Terry Leonard | 1999-01-24 |
| Movie | Deep Rising | Hanover | 1998-01-30 |
| Movie | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | 1997-07-27 |
| Movie | The Killing Jar | Cameron | 1997-05-27 |
| Movie | Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | 1996-07-07 |
| Series | Streets of Laredo | Famous Shoes | 1995-11-12 |
| Movie | Heat | Casals | 1995-12-15 |
| Movie | Street Fighter | Victor Sagat | 1994-12-23 |
| Movie | The Broken Chain | Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes | 1993-11-11 |
| Movie | Geronimo: An American Legend | Geronimo | 1993-12-10 |
| Movie | Geronimo | geronimo | 1993-12-05 |
| Series | Ned Blessing | 1993-08-18 | |
| Movie | The Last of the Mohicans | Magua | 1992-08-26 |
| Movie | The Doors | Indian in Desert | 1991-03-01 |
| Movie | Dances with Wolves | Toughest Pawnee | 1990-03-30 |
| Movie | Powwow Highway | Buff | 1989-02-24 |
| Movie | Longarm | The Ute | 1988-03-06 |