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Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Acting December 17, 1947 (78 years old) 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.

Movies 83

Avatar: Fire and Ash 7.6

Avatar: Fire and Ash

as E'ytukan

2025
Avatar 7.6

Avatar

as Eytukan

2009
Heat 7.9

Heat

as Casals

1995
Soul 8.1

Soul

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

2020
Dances with Wolves 7.8

Dances with Wolves

as Toughest Pawnee

1990
Street Fighter 4.7

Street Fighter

as Sagat

1994
The Last of the Mohicans 7.4

The Last of the Mohicans

as Magua

1992
A Million Ways to Die in the West 6.1

A Million Ways to Die in the West

as Cochise

2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue 6.2

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Windlifter

2014
Hostiles 7.0

Hostiles

as Chief Yellow Hawk

2017
Undisputed 6.5

Undisputed

as Mingo Pace

2002
The Doors 7.1

The Doors

as Indian in Desert

1991
A Dog's Way Home 7.4

A Dog's Way Home

as Captain Mica

2019
Deep Rising 6.2

Deep Rising

as Hanover

1998
Mystery Men 5.9

Mystery Men

as Sphinx

1999
The New World 6.5

The New World

as Opechancanough

2005
Seraphim Falls 6.4

Seraphim Falls

as Charon

2007
Geronimo: An American Legend 6.3

Geronimo: An American Legend

as Geronimo

1993
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 6.5

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as Jack Wilson

2007
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 6.5

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as Wovoka

2007
A Love Song 6.6

A Love Song

as Lito

2022
Road to Paloma 5.8

Road to Paloma

as Numay

2014
Badland 6.3

Badland

as Harlan Red

2019
Being Flynn 6.2

Being Flynn

as Captain

2012
Call of the Wild 5.9

Call of the Wild

as Hatcher

2009
The Condemned 2 5.1

The Condemned 2

as Cyrus

2015
Animal 5.7

Animal

as Creeper

2005
Mending the Line 6.5

Mending the Line

as Harrison

2023
The Undying 4.5

The Undying

as Lt. Frank Wascoe

2009
Skinwalkers 6.7

Skinwalkers

as Lt. Joe Leaphorn

2002
Seasons

Seasons

2027
Superfire 4.9

Superfire

as Joe Nighttrail

2002
Older Than America 4.4

Older Than America

as Richard Two Rivers

2008
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 7.0

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

as Self

1997
Reel Injun 7.0

Reel Injun

as Self

2010
The Lone Ranger 5.6

The Lone Ranger

as Kulakinah

2003
Miracle at Sage Creek 5.7

Miracle at Sage Creek

as Chief Thomas

2005
Christmas in the Clouds 6.2

Christmas in the Clouds

as Bingo Caller

2001
Powwow Highway 6.8

Powwow Highway

as Buff

1989
Crazy Horse 8.7

Crazy Horse

as Red Cloud

1996
As Deep as the Grave

As Deep as the Grave

as Tsali

El Camino 2.5

El Camino

as Dave

2008
A Thief Of Time 6.0

A Thief Of Time

as Joe Leaphorn

2004
Cosmic Radio 1.7

Cosmic Radio

as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse

2007
The Broken Chain 3.4

The Broken Chain

as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

1993
Longarm 6.0

Longarm

as The Ute

1988
Ice Planet 4.9

Ice Planet

as Commander Jonah Trager

2001
A Good Day to Die 6.5

A Good Day to Die

as Self - Actor; Cherokee

2010
The Midway Point 7.0

The Midway Point

as Mr. Williams

2024
The Killing Jar 4.4

The Killing Jar

as Cameron

1997
Destination: Planet Negro! 4.7

Destination: Planet Negro!

as Chief Bobby

2013
Making The Last of the Mohicans

Making The Last of the Mohicans

as Self

2010
Wind River 6.1

Wind River

as Pocatello

2000
The Pipeline

The Pipeline

as Samuel Horse

Road to Redemption 6.5

Road to Redemption

as Frank Lightfoot

2001
Three Priests 3.8

Three Priests

as Ben

2008
Ronnie BoDean

Ronnie BoDean

as Ronnie BoDean

2015
The Only Good Indian 3.5

The Only Good Indian

as Sam

2009
Coyote Waits 5.7

Coyote Waits

as Joe Leaphorn

2003
Edge of America 6.4

Edge of America

as Cuch

2003
Candles

Candles

Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek 6.0

Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

1996
Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines

as Self

2024
The Great Cherokee Grandmother

The Great Cherokee Grandmother

2025
Lone Justice 2 8.0

Lone Justice 2

as One Horse

1995
Bonnie 5.2

Bonnie

as Self

2022
21 and a Wake-Up 2.0

21 and a Wake-Up

as General Gleason

2009
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy 4.5

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

as Himself

2006
Soundman 4.4

Soundman

as Terry Leonard

1999
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

as Self

2022
Ink: A Tale of Captivity

Ink: A Tale of Captivity

as King Philip

2010
Timber Lands

Timber Lands

as Russ

Terra Infirma

Terra Infirma

as Grey Owl

The Roof 5.8

The Roof

as Grandpa / Nick

2023
Sugar 6.1

Sugar

as Bishop

2013
Exhale

Exhale

as George

Wolf Ridge

Wolf Ridge

2007
The Dome of Heaven

The Dome of Heaven

as DeWayne Moses

2011
Indian America: A Gift from the Past 8.0

Indian America: A Gift from the Past

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1994
Pie Lady of Pie Town

Pie Lady of Pie Town

as Narrator (voice)

2014
Brave

Brave

as Ernie

A Grim Life

A Grim Life

as Nic

Battledogs 4.4

Battledogs

as Captain Falcos

2013

TV Shows 24

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