Acting
Wes Studi
Born 1947-12-17
Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
Department: Acting
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 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
Prominent works featuring Wes Studi
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Avatar
2009
TMDB3.8
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Grey's Anatomy
2005
TMDB4.1
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Soul
2020
TMDB4.0
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Heat
1995
TMDB4.0
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The Mentalist
2008
TMDB4.2
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
TMDB3.8
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Dances with Wolves
1990
TMDB3.9
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
TMDB3.0
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The Last of the Mohicans
1992
TMDB3.7
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Hostiles
2017
TMDB3.5
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (108 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasons | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2027 | |
 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | E'ytukan | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Great Cherokee Grandmother | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Midway Point | Mr. Williams | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Roof | Grandpa / Nick | Movie | 2023 |
 | Mending the Line | Harrison | Movie | 2023 |
 | We Will Speak | Executive Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Bonnie | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Acting Like Nothing is Wrong | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | A Love Song | Lito | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Quanah (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | American Veteran | Self - Host | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Reservation Dogs | Bucky | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Soul | Counselor Jerry (voice) | Movie | 2020 |
 | Woke | Spoon (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Badland | Harlan Red | Movie | 2019 |
 | Miracle Workers | Chief Sleeping Bear | TV Series | 2019 |
 | A Dog's Way Home | Captain Mica | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hostiles | Chief Yellow Hawk | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Condemned 2 | Cyrus | Movie | 2015 |
 | Ronnie BoDean | Ronnie BoDean | Movie | 2015 |
 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Windlifter | Movie | 2014 |
| Pie Lady of Pie Town | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2014 | |
 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cochise | Movie | 2014 |
 | Penny Dreadful | Kaetenay | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Road to Paloma | Numay | Movie | 2014 |
 | Sugar | Bishop | Movie | 2013 |
 | Battledogs | Captain Falcos | Movie | 2013 |
 | Destination: Planet Negro! | Chief Bobby | Movie | 2013 |
 | Finding Your Roots | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Being Flynn | Captain | Movie | 2012 |
 | Hell on Wheels | Chief Many Horses | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Dome of Heaven | DeWayne Moses | Movie | 2011 |
 | A Good Day to Die | Self - Actor; Cherokee | Movie | 2010 |
 | Making The Last of the Mohicans | Self | Movie | 2010 |
| Ink: A Tale of Captivity | King Philip | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Reel Injun | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Avatar | Eytukan | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Only Good Indian | Sam | Movie | 2009 |
 | 21 and a Wake-Up | General Gleason | Movie | 2009 |
 | Call of the Wild | Hatcher | Movie | 2009 |
 | Kings | General Linus Abner | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Undying | Lt. Frank Wascoe | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Mentalist | Joeseph Silverwing | TV Series | 2008 |
 | In Plain Sight | Chief Pierce | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Older Than America | Richard Two Rivers | Movie | 2008 |
 | El Camino | Dave | Movie | 2008 |
 | Comanche Moon | Buffalo Hump | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Three Priests | Ben | Movie | 2008 |
 | Cosmic Radio | Sherriff Mike Nighthorse | Movie | 2007 |
 | Wolf Ridge | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
 | Saving Grace | Bobby's Dad | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Jack Wilson | Movie | 2007 |
| Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Wovoka | Movie | 2007 |
 | Seraphim Falls | Charon | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | Himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | The New World | Opechancanough | Movie | 2005 |
 | Miracle at Sage Creek | Chief Thomas | Movie | 2005 |
 | Into the West | Black Kettle | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Animal | Creeper | Movie | 2005 |
 | Grey's Anatomy | William Lawrence | TV Series | 2005 |
 | A Thief Of Time | Joe Leaphorn | Movie | 2004 |
 | Edge of America | Cuch | Movie | 2003 |
 | Coyote Waits | Joe Leaphorn | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Lone Ranger | Kulakinah | Movie | 2003 |
 | Skinwalkers | Lt. Joe Leaphorn | Movie | 2002 |
 | Undisputed | Mingo Pace | Movie | 2002 |
 | Superfire | Joe Nighttrail | Movie | 2002 |
 | UC: Undercover | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Road to Redemption | Frank Lightfoot | Movie | 2001 |
 | Christmas in the Clouds | Bingo Caller | Movie | 2001 |
 | Ice Planet | Commander Jonah Trager | Movie | 2001 |
 | Wind River | Pocatello | Movie | 2000 |
 | Mystery Men | Sphinx | Movie | 1999 |
 | Soundman | Terry Leonard | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Directors | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Deep Rising | Hanover | Movie | 1998 |
 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Killing Jar | Cameron | Movie | 1997 |
 | Promised Land | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | Movie | 1996 |
| Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Heat | Casals | Movie | 1995 |
 | Streets of Laredo | Famous Shoes | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Lone Justice 2 | One Horse | Movie | 1995 |
 | Street Fighter | Sagat | Movie | 1994 |
| Indian America: A Gift from the Past | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1994 | |
 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Geronimo | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Broken Chain | Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes | Movie | 1993 |
 | Ned Blessing | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Highlander: The Series | Sheriff Benson | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Last of the Mohicans | Magua | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Doors | Indian in Desert | Movie | 1991 |
 | Dances with Wolves | Toughest Pawnee | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Flash | Roller | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Powwow Highway | Buff | Movie | 1989 |
 | American Experience | Major Ridge | TV Series | 1988 |
| American Experience | Warrior in Canoe | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Longarm | The Ute | Movie | 1988 |
 | Behind the Lines | Self | Movie | — |
| Terra Infirma | Grey Owl | Movie | — | |
 | As Deep As the Grave | Tsali | Movie | — |
 | Candles | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |
| Brave | Ernie | Movie | — | |
| Timber Lands | Russ | Movie | — | |
 | The Pipeline | Samuel Horse | Movie | — |
| Exhale | George | Movie | — | |
| The Pipeline | Executive Producer | Movie | — |