Wes Studi

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1947-12-17 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.

Also Known As Wesley Studie

Wes Studi

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 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.

Known For

Actor

2024
The Midway Point

as Mr. Williams

2024
Terra Infirma

as Grey Owl

2023
The Roof

as Grandpa / Nick

2023
Mending the Line

as Harrison

2022
Bonnie

as Self

2022
A Love Song

as Lito

2021
American Veteran

as Self - Host

2021
2020
Soul

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

2020
Woke

as Spoon (voice)

2019
Badland

as Harlan Red

2019
A Dog's Way Home

as Captain Mica

2019
Miracle Workers

as Chief Sleeping Bear

2017
Hostiles

as Chief Yellow Hawk

2015
2015
Ronnie BoDean

as Ronnie BoDean

2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Windlifter

2014
Pie Lady of Pie Town

as Narrator (voice)

2014
2014
Penny Dreadful

as Kaetenay

2013
Sugar

as Bishop

2013
Battledogs

as Captain Falcos

2013
2012
Being Flynn

as Captain

2011
The Dome of Heaven

as DeWayne Moses

2011
Hell on Wheels

as Chief Many Horses

2010
A Good Day to Die

as Himself - Actor; Cherokee

2010
Reel Injun

as Self

2009
Avatar

as Eytukan

2009
Call of the Wild

as Hatcher

2009
The Undying

as Lt. Frank Wascoe

2009
Kings

as General Linus Abner

2008
Older Than America

as Richard Two Rivers

2008
El Camino

as Dave

2008
2008
The Mentalist

as Joeseph Silverwing

2008
Comanche Moon

as Buffalo Hump

2007
Cosmic Radio

as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse

2007
Seraphim Falls

as Charon

2005
The New World

as Opechancanough

2005
Miracle at Sage Creek

as Chief Thomas

2005
Animal

as Creeper

2005
Into the West

as Black Kettle

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as William Lawrence

2004
A Thief Of Time

as Joe Leaphorn

2003
2003
Coyote Waits

as Joe Leaphorn

2003
The Lone Ranger

as Kulakinah

2002
Skinwalkers

as Lt. Joe Leaphorn

2002
Undisputed

as Mingo Pace

2002
Superfire

as Joe Nighttrail

2001
Road to Redemption

as Frank Lightfoot

2001
Christmas in the Clouds

as Bingo Caller

2001
Ice Planet

as Commander Jonah Trager

2000
Wind River

as Pocatello

1999
Mystery Men

as Sphinx

1999
Soundman

as Terry Leonard

1999
1998
Deep Rising

as Hanover

1997
The Killing Jar

as Cameron

1996
Crazy Horse

as Red Cloud

1995
Heat

as Casals

1995
Streets of Laredo

as Famous Shoes

1994
Street Fighter

as Victor Sagat

1993
The Broken Chain

as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

1992
Highlander: The Series

as Sheriff Benson

1991
The Doors

as Indian in Desert

1990
Dances with Wolves

as Toughest Pawnee

1990
The Flash

as Roller

1989
1988
Longarm

as The Ute

1988
American Experience

as Major Ridge

Producer

2023
We Will Speak

as Executive Producer