Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-17 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.

Also Known As

Wesley Studie

وس استودی

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

Heat

Heat

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Avatar

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse

Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

A Dog's Way Home

A Dog's Way Home

Reel Injun

Reel Injun

The Doors

The Doors

Acting

Heat

1995

Heat

as

Casals

Three Priests

2008

Three Priests

as

Ben

Bonnie

2022

Bonnie

as

Self

The New World

2005

The New World

as

Opechancanough

Street Fighter

1994

Street Fighter

as

Sagat

Making The Last of the Mohicans

2010

Making The Last of the Mohicans

as

Self

Deep Rising

1998

Deep Rising

as

Hanover

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

The Last of the Mohicans

as

Magua

Ronnie BoDean

2015

Ronnie BoDean

as

Ronnie BoDean

Mystery Men

1999

Mystery Men

as

Sphinx

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993

Geronimo: An American Legend

as

Geronimo

Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines

as

Self

Undisputed

2002

Undisputed

as

Mingo Pace

Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

2022

Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

as

Self

A Love Song

2022

A Love Song

as

Lito

Miracle at Sage Creek

2005

Miracle at Sage Creek

as

Chief Thomas

Older Than America

2008

Older Than America

as

Richard Two Rivers

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

as

Self

2009

Avatar

as

Eytukan

Mending the Line

2023

Mending the Line

as

Harrison

The Lone Ranger

2003

The Lone Ranger

as

Kulakinah

The Roof

2023

The Roof

as

Grandpa / Nick

Coyote Waits

2003

Coyote Waits

as

Joe Leaphorn

Skinwalkers

2002

Skinwalkers

as

Lt. Joe Leaphorn

El Camino

2008

El Camino

as

Dave

A Thief Of Time

2004

A Thief Of Time

as

Joe Leaphorn

Wind River

2000

Wind River

as

Pocatello

Longarm

1988

Longarm

as

The Ute

Battledogs

2013

Battledogs

as

Captain Falcos

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014

A Million Ways to Die in the West

as

Cochise

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as

Windlifter

Terra Infirma

2024

Terra Infirma

as

Grey Owl

Call of the Wild

2009

Call of the Wild

as

Hatcher

The Broken Chain

1993

The Broken Chain

as

Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

Pie Lady of Pie Town

2014

Pie Lady of Pie Town

as

Narrator (voice)

Edge of America

2003

Edge of America

as

Cuch

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as

Jack Wilson

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

as

Wovoka

Crazy Horse

1996

Crazy Horse

as

Red Cloud

Dances with Wolves

1990

Dances with Wolves

as

Toughest Pawnee

Road to Redemption

2001

Road to Redemption

as

Frank Lightfoot

Road to Paloma

2014

Road to Paloma

as

Numay

The Killing Jar

1997

The Killing Jar

as

Cameron

Sugar

2013

Sugar

as

Bishop

The Condemned 2

2015

The Condemned 2

as

Cyrus

Christmas in the Clouds

2001

Christmas in the Clouds

as

Bingo Caller

The Midway Point

2024

The Midway Point

as

Mr. Williams

Powwow Highway

1989

Powwow Highway

as

Buff

The Only Good Indian

2009

The Only Good Indian

as

Sam

The Undying

2009

The Undying

as

Lt. Frank Wascoe

Soundman

1999

Soundman

as

Terry Leonard

Destination: Planet Negro!

2013

Destination: Planet Negro!

as

Chief Bobby

Animal

2005

Animal

as

Creeper

Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

1996

Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

as

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

2006

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

as

Himself

Hostiles

2017

Hostiles

as

Chief Yellow Hawk

Ice Planet

2001

Ice Planet

as

Commander Jonah Trager

A Dog's Way Home

2019

A Dog's Way Home

as

Captain Mica

Superfire

2002

Superfire

as

Joe Nighttrail

Seraphim Falls

2007

Seraphim Falls

as

Charon

The Dome of Heaven

2011

The Dome of Heaven

as

DeWayne Moses

Wolf Ridge

2007

Wolf Ridge

as

Reel Injun

2010

Reel Injun

as

Self

Badland

2019

Badland

as

Harlan Red

Being Flynn

2012

Being Flynn

as

Captain

A Good Day to Die

2010

A Good Day to Die

as

Himself - Actor; Cherokee

Soul

2020

Soul

as

Counselor Jerry (voice)

Canyon of the Dead

Canyon of the Dead

as

Tsali

Cosmic Radio

2007

Cosmic Radio

as

Sherriff Mike Nighthorse

Candles

Candles

as

The Doors

1991

The Doors

as

Indian in Desert

Brave

Brave

as

Ernie

Timber Lands

Timber Lands

as

Russ

The Pipeline

The Pipeline

as

Samuel Horse

Yesteryear

Yesteryear

as

George

Indian America: A Gift from the Past

1994

Indian America: A Gift from the Past

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

as

Chief Many Horses

UC: Undercover

UC: Undercover

as

Kings

Kings

as

General Linus Abner

Into the West

Into the West

as

Black Kettle

Promised Land

Promised Land

as

Comanche Moon

Comanche Moon

as

Buffalo Hump

The Directors

The Directors

as

Self

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

as

Famous Shoes

Ned Blessing

Ned Blessing

as

Reservation Dogs

Reservation Dogs

as

Bucky

Miracle Workers

Miracle Workers

as

Chief Sleeping Bear

American Veteran

American Veteran

as

Self - Host

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Joeseph Silverwing

Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

as

Kaetenay

The Flash

The Flash

as

Roller

American Experience

American Experience

as

Major Ridge

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Sheriff Benson

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

William Lawrence

Woke

Woke

as

Spoon (voice)

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

as

American Experience

American Experience

as

Warrior in Canoe

Production

We Will Speak

2023

We Will Speak

as

The Pipeline

The Pipeline

as

Crew

Directing