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:
- 78
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Candles
- Latest Project:
- Movie Mending the Line 2023-06-09
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Behind the Lines | Self | 2026 |
| Movie | Canyon of the Dead | Tsali | 2026 |
| Movie | Candles | 2026 | |
| Movie | Mending the Line | Harrison | 2023-06-09 |
| Movie | A Love Song | Lito | 2022-07-29 |
| Movie | Bonnie | Self | 2022-11-12 |
| Movie | Acting Like Nothing is Wrong | Self | 2022-11-04 |
| 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 | Ronnie BoDean | Ronnie BoDean | 2015-06-01 |
| Movie | The Condemned 2 | Cyrus | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | Road to Paloma | Numay | 2014-04-12 |
| Movie | Pie Lady of Pie Town | Narrator (voice) | 2014-06-03 |
| Movie | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cochise | 2014-05-22 |
| 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 | Reel Injun | Self | 2010-02-19 |
| Movie | A Good Day to Die | Self - Actor; Cherokee | 2010-11-12 |
| Movie | Making The Last of the Mohicans | Self | 2010-10-03 |
| Movie | The Undying | Lt. Frank Wascoe | 2009-01-01 |
| Series | Kings | General Linus Abner | 2009-03-15 |
| Movie | Avatar | Eytukan | 2009-12-15 |
| Movie | The Only Good Indian | Sam | 2009-12-01 |
| Movie | 21 and a Wake-Up | 2009-10-30 | |
| Movie | Call of the Wild | Hatcher | 2009-06-12 |
| Movie | Three Priests | Ben | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | Older Than America | Richard Two Rivers | 2008-03-08 |
| Series | The Mentalist | Joeseph Silverwing | 2008-09-23 |
| Movie | El Camino | Dave | 2008-02-29 |
| 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 | The New World | Opechancanough | 2005-12-25 |
| Movie | Animal | Creeper | 2005-05-01 |
| Movie | Miracle at Sage Creek | Chief Thomas | 2005-11-25 |
| Series | Into the West | Unknown | 2005-06-10 |
| 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 | The Killing Jar | Cameron | 1997-05-27 |
| Movie | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | 1997-07-27 |
| Movie | Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek | 1996-01-01 | |
| Series | Promised Land | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
| 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 | Sagat | 1994-12-23 |
| Series | Ned Blessing | 1993-08-18 | |
| Movie | Geronimo: An American Legend | Geronimo | 1993-12-10 |
| Movie | The Broken Chain | Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes | 1993-11-11 |
| Movie | Geronimo | geronimo | 1993-12-05 |
| 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 |