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Wes Studi

Acting

BornDecember 17, 1947 · 78
FromNofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
GenderMale

82

Movies

24

TV Shows

2

Crew Credits

39

Years Active

★ 2

Popularity

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.

AKA Wesley Studie

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

★ 8.22005

Grey's Anatomy

2005★ 8.2

as William Lawrence

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

★ 8.42008

The Mentalist

2008★ 8.4

as Joeseph Silverwing

American Experience

American Experience

★ 6.51988

American Experience

1988★ 6.5

as Major Ridge

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

★ 7.62025

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025★ 7.6

as E'ytukan

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

★ 7.41992

Highlander: The Series

1992★ 7.4

as Sheriff Benson

Avatar

Avatar

★ 7.62009

Avatar

2009★ 7.6

as Eytukan

Hell on Wheels

Hell on Wheels

★ 7.62011

Hell on Wheels

2011★ 7.6

as Chief Many Horses

Soul

Soul

★ 8.12020

Soul

2020★ 8.1

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

Photos (3)

Filmography

82 titles

Avatar: Fire and Ash2025Avatar: Fire and Ashas E'ytukan ★ 7.6 Watch Avatar2009Avataras Eytukan ★ 7.6 Watch Soul2020Soulas Counselor Jerry (voice) ★ 8.1 Watch Heat1995Heatas Casals ★ 7.9 Watch Street Fighter1994Street Fighteras Sagat ★ 4.7 Watch A Million Ways to Die in the West2014A Million Ways to Die in the Westas Cochise ★ 6.0 Watch Dances with Wolves1990Dances with Wolvesas Toughest Pawnee ★ 7.8 Watch Undisputed2002Undisputedas Mingo Pace ★ 6.5 Watch The Last of the Mohicans1992The Last of the Mohicansas Magua ★ 7.4 Watch Planes: Fire & Rescue2014Planes: Fire & Rescueas Windlifter ★ 6.2 Watch Deep Rising1998Deep Risingas Hanover ★ 6.2 Watch Bonnie2022Bonnieas Self ★ 5.2 Watch Hostiles2017Hostilesas Chief Yellow Hawk ★ 7.0 Watch The New World2005The New Worldas Opechancanough ★ 6.5 Watch A Dog's Way Home2019A Dog's Way Homeas Captain Mica ★ 7.4 Watch The Doors1991The Doorsas Indian in Desert ★ 7.1 Watch Geronimo: An American Legend1993Geronimo: An American Legendas Geronimo ★ 6.3 Watch Seraphim Falls2007Seraphim Fallsas Charon ★ 6.4 Watch

Terra Infirma

—Terra Infirmaas Grey Owl Watch Mystery Men1999Mystery Menas Sphinx ★ 5.9 Watch Superfire2002Superfireas Joe Nighttrail ★ 5.1 Watch Skinwalkers2002Skinwalkersas Lt. Joe Leaphorn ★ 6.7 Watch Road to Paloma2014Road to Palomaas Numay ★ 5.8 Watch The Undying2009The Undyingas Lt. Frank Wascoe ★ 4.5 Watch Wolf Ridge2007Wolf Ridge Watch Badland2019Badlandas Harlan Red ★ 6.3 Watch Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee2007Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneeas Wovoka ★ 6.5 Watch Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee2007Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneeas Jack Wilson ★ 6.5 Watch Soundman1999Soundmanas Terry Leonard ★ 4.4 Watch Animal2005Animalas Creeper ★ 5.7 Watch Mending the Line2023Mending the Lineas Harrison ★ 6.5 Watch Being Flynn2012Being Flynnas Captain ★ 6.2 Watch Call of the Wild2009Call of the Wildas Hatcher ★ 5.9 Watch Cosmic Radio2007Cosmic Radioas Sherriff Mike Nighthorse ★ 1.7 Watch The Condemned 22015The Condemned 2as Cyrus ★ 5.1 Watch The Lone Ranger2003The Lone Rangeras Kulakinah ★ 5.6 Watch

Seasons

2027Seasons Watch As Deep as the Grave—As Deep as the Graveas Tsali Watch A Love Song2022A Love Songas Lito ★ 6.6 Watch Crazy Horse1996Crazy Horseas Red Cloud ★ 8.7 Watch Ice Planet2001Ice Planetas Commander Jonah Trager ★ 4.9 Watch Three Priests2008Three Priestsas Ben ★ 3.8 Watch The Roof2023The Roofas Grandpa / Nick ★ 5.8 Watch Coyote Waits2003Coyote Waitsas Joe Leaphorn ★ 5.7 Watch A Thief Of Time2004A Thief Of Timeas Joe Leaphorn ★ 6.0 Watch Candles—Candles Watch Ronnie BoDean2015Ronnie BoDeanas Ronnie BoDean Watch 21 and a Wake-Up200921 and a Wake-Upas General Gleason ★ 2.0 Watch The Killing Jar1997The Killing Jaras Cameron ★ 4.4 Watch Behind the Lines2024Behind the Linesas Self Watch

Ink: A Tale of Captivity

2010Ink: A Tale of Captivityas King Philip Watch Older Than America2008Older Than Americaas Richard Two Rivers ★ 4.4 Watch Lone Justice 21995Lone Justice 2as One Horse ★ 8.0 Watch Wind River2000Wind Riveras Pocatello ★ 6.1 Watch The Only Good Indian2009The Only Good Indianas Sam ★ 3.5 Watch Christmas in the Clouds2001Christmas in the Cloudsas Bingo Caller ★ 6.2 Watch Reel Injun2010Reel Injunas Self ★ 7.0 Watch Powwow Highway1989Powwow Highwayas Buff ★ 6.8 Watch Miracle at Sage Creek2005Miracle at Sage Creekas Chief Thomas ★ 5.7 Watch The Broken Chain1993The Broken Chainas Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes ★ 3.4 Watch Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Westernas Self ★ 7.0 Watch El Camino2008El Caminoas Dave ★ 3.0 Watch Destination: Planet Negro!2013Destination: Planet Negro!as Chief Bobby ★ 4.7 Watch Longarm1988Longarmas The Ute ★ 6.0 Watch Making The Last of the Mohicans2010Making The Last of the Mohicansas Self Watch Acting Like Nothing is Wrong2022Acting Like Nothing is Wrongas Self Watch The Great Cherokee Grandmother2025The Great Cherokee Grandmother Watch Road to Redemption2001Road to Redemptionas Frank Lightfoot ★ 6.5 Watch

Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

1996Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek ★ 6.0 Watch The Dome of Heaven2011The Dome of Heavenas DeWayne Moses Watch Sugar2013Sugaras Bishop ★ 6.1 Watch Edge of America2003Edge of Americaas Cuch ★ 6.4 Watch The Midway Point2024The Midway Pointas Mr. Williams ★ 7.0 Watch A Good Day to Die2010A Good Day to Dieas Self - Actor; Cherokee ★ 6.5 Watch The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy2006The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacyas Himself ★ 4.5 Watch

Exhale

—Exhaleas George Watch

Timber Lands

—Timber Landsas Russ Watch The Pipeline—The Pipelineas Samuel Horse Watch

Pie Lady of Pie Town

2014Pie Lady of Pie Townas Narrator (voice) Watch

Brave

—Braveas Ernie Watch

Indian America: A Gift from the Past

1994Indian America: A Gift from the Pastas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 8.0 Watch Battledogs2013Battledogsas Captain Falcos ★ 4.4 Watch

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