Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Acting

Birthday

1947/12/17 (77 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.

Also know as

Wesley Studie

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.

Acting
Heat
7.9

(1995) Heat

as Casals

Three Priests
2.0

(2008) Three Priests

as Ben

Bonnie
3.0

(2022) Bonnie

as Self

The New World
6.5

(2005) The New World

as Opechancanough

Street Fighter
4.6

(1994) Street Fighter

as Sagat

Making The Last of the Mohicans
0.0

(2010) Making The Last of the Mohicans

as Self

Deep Rising
6.2

(1998) Deep Rising

as Hanover

The Last of the Mohicans
7.4

(1992) The Last of the Mohicans

as Magua

Ronnie BoDean
0.0

(2015) Ronnie BoDean

as Ronnie BoDean

Mystery Men
5.8

(1999) Mystery Men

as Sphinx

Geronimo: An American Legend
6.3

(1993) Geronimo: An American Legend

as Geronimo

Behind the Lines
0.0

Behind the Lines

as Self

Undisputed
6.5

(2002) Undisputed

as Mingo Pace

Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
0.0

(2022) Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

as Self

A Love Song
6.8

(2022) A Love Song

as Lito

Miracle at Sage Creek
5.6

(2005) Miracle at Sage Creek

as Chief Thomas

Older Than America
4.6

(2008) Older Than America

as Richard Two Rivers

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
0.0

(1997) Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

as Self

Avatar
7.6

(2009) Avatar

as Eytukan

Mending the Line
6.4

(2023) Mending the Line

as Harrison

The Lone Ranger
5.4

(2003) The Lone Ranger

as Kulakinah

The Roof
6.1

(2023) The Roof

as Grandpa / Nick

Coyote Waits
4.7

(2003) Coyote Waits

as Joe Leaphorn

Skinwalkers
6.6

(2002) Skinwalkers

as Lt. Joe Leaphorn

El Camino
3.0

(2008) El Camino

as Dave

A Thief Of Time
4.7

(2004) A Thief Of Time

as Joe Leaphorn

Wind River
6.0

(2000) Wind River

as Pocatello

Longarm
4.0

(1988) Longarm

as The Ute

Battledogs
4.5

(2013) Battledogs

as Captain Falcos

A Million Ways to Die in the West
6.0

(2014) A Million Ways to Die in the West

as Cochise

Planes: Fire & Rescue
6.2

(2014) Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Windlifter

0.0

(2024) Terra Infirma

as Grey Owl

Call of the Wild
6.3

(2009) Call of the Wild

as Hatcher

The Broken Chain
3.0

(1993) The Broken Chain

as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

0.0

(2014) Pie Lady of Pie Town

as Narrator (voice)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
6.5

(2007) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as Jack Wilson

Edge of America
5.9

(2003) Edge of America

as Cuch

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
6.5

(2007) Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as Wovoka

Crazy Horse
9.6

(1996) Crazy Horse

as Red Cloud

Dances with Wolves
7.8

(1990) Dances with Wolves

as Toughest Pawnee

Road to Redemption
6.5

(2001) Road to Redemption

as Frank Lightfoot

Road to Paloma
5.9

(2014) Road to Paloma

as Numay

The Killing Jar
4.5

(1997) The Killing Jar

as Cameron

Sugar
6.2

(2013) Sugar

as Bishop

The Condemned 2
5.2

(2015) The Condemned 2

as Cyrus

Christmas in the Clouds
6.1

(2001) Christmas in the Clouds

as Bingo Caller

The Midway Point
0.0

(2024) The Midway Point

as Mr. Williams

Powwow Highway
6.6

(1989) Powwow Highway

as Buff

The Only Good Indian
3.5

(2009) The Only Good Indian

as Sam

4.2

(2009) The Undying

as Lt. Frank Wascoe

Soundman
5.2

(1999) Soundman

as Terry Leonard

Destination: Planet Negro!
6.5

(2013) Destination: Planet Negro!

as Chief Bobby

Animal
5.6

(2005) Animal

as Creeper

5.0

(1996) Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

as ---

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
4.5

(2006) The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

as Himself

Hostiles
6.9

(2017) Hostiles

as Chief Yellow Hawk

Ice Planet
4.6

(2001) Ice Planet

as Commander Jonah Trager

A Dog's Way Home
7.4

(2019) A Dog's Way Home

as Captain Mica

Superfire
4.8

(2002) Superfire

as Joe Nighttrail

Seraphim Falls
6.4

(2007) Seraphim Falls

as Charon

The Dome of Heaven
0.0

(2011) The Dome of Heaven

as DeWayne Moses

Wolf Ridge
0.0

(2007) Wolf Ridge

as ---

Reel Injun
7.2

(2010) Reel Injun

as Self

Badland
6.2

(2019) Badland

as Harlan Red

Being Flynn
6.1

(2012) Being Flynn

as Captain

A Good Day to Die
6.5

(2010) A Good Day to Die

as Himself - Actor; Cherokee

Soul
8.1

(2020) Soul

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

Canyon of the Dead
0.0

Canyon of the Dead

as Tsali

Cosmic Radio
2.0

(2007) Cosmic Radio

as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse

Candles
0.0

Candles

as ---

The Doors
7.1

(1991) The Doors

as Indian in Desert

0.0

Brave

as Ernie

0.0

Timber Lands

as Russ

The Pipeline
0.0

The Pipeline

as Samuel Horse

Hell on Wheels
7.6

(2011) Hell on Wheels

as Chief Many Horses

UC: Undercover
6.3

(2001) UC: Undercover

as ---

Kings
7.4

(2009) Kings

as General Linus Abner

Into the West
8.0

(2005) Into the West

as Black Kettle

Promised Land
6.6

(1996) Promised Land

as ---

Comanche Moon
7.0

(2008) Comanche Moon

as Buffalo Hump

The Directors
5.8

(1999) The Directors

as Self

Streets of Laredo
6.2

(1995) Streets of Laredo

as Famous Shoes

Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times
5.0

(1993) Ned Blessing

as ---

Reservation Dogs
8.0

(2021) Reservation Dogs

as Bucky

Miracle Workers
6.8

(2019) Miracle Workers

as Chief Sleeping Bear

American Veteran
0.0

(2021) American Veteran

as Self - Host

The Mentalist
8.4

(2008) The Mentalist

as Joeseph Silverwing

Penny Dreadful
7.8

(2014) Penny Dreadful

as Kaetenay

The Flash
7.4

(1990) The Flash

as Roller

American Experience
7.5

(1988) American Experience

as Major Ridge

Highlander: The Series
7.4

(1992) Highlander: The Series

as Sheriff Benson

Grey's Anatomy
8.2

(2005) Grey's Anatomy

as William Lawrence

Woke
5.5

(2020) Woke

as Spoon (voice)

Finding Your Roots
6.2

(2012) Finding Your Roots

as ---