Wes Studi
Actor · ProducerWesley "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.
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FILMOGRAPHY
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The Great Cherokee Grandmother
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
E'ytukan
The Midway Point
2024
Mr. Williams
Mending the Line
2023
Harrison
The Roof
2023
Grandpa / Nick
Bonnie
2022
Self
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
2022
Self
A Love Song
2022
Lito
Soul
2020
Counselor Jerry (voice)
A Dog's Way Home
2019
Captain Mica
Badland
2019
Harlan Red
Hostiles
2017
Chief Yellow Hawk
Ronnie BoDean
2015
Ronnie BoDean
The Condemned 2
2015
Cyrus
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
Cochise
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Windlifter
- Pie Lady of Pie Town
Pie Lady of Pie Town
2014
Narrator (voice)
Road to Paloma
2014
Numay
Battledogs
2013
Captain Falcos
Sugar
2013
Bishop
Destination: Planet Negro!
2013
Chief Bobby
Being Flynn
2012
Captain
The Dome of Heaven
2011
DeWayne Moses
Making The Last of the Mohicans
2010
Self
Reel Injun
2010
Self
A Good Day to Die
2010
Self - Actor; Cherokee
- Ink: A Tale of Captivity
Ink: A Tale of Captivity
2010
King Philip
Avatar
2009
Eytukan
Call of the Wild
2009
Hatcher
The Only Good Indian
2009
Sam
The Undying
2009
Lt. Frank Wascoe
21 and a Wake-Up
2009
General Gleason
Three Priests
2008
Ben
Older Than America
2008
Richard Two Rivers
El Camino
2008
Dave
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
Jack Wilson, Wovoka
Seraphim Falls
2007
Charon
Wolf Ridge
2007
Cosmic Radio
2007
Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006
Himself
The New World
2005
Opechancanough
Miracle at Sage Creek
2005
Chief Thomas
Animal
2005
Creeper
A Thief Of Time
2004
Joe Leaphorn
The Lone Ranger
2003
Kulakinah
Coyote Waits
2003
Joe Leaphorn
Edge of America
2003
Cuch
Undisputed
2002
Mingo Pace
Skinwalkers
2002
Lt. Joe Leaphorn
Superfire
2002
Joe Nighttrail
Road to Redemption
2001
Frank Lightfoot
Christmas in the Clouds
2001
Bingo Caller
Ice Planet
2001
Commander Jonah Trager
Wind River
2000
Pocatello
Mystery Men
1999
Sphinx
Soundman
1999
Terry Leonard
Deep Rising
1998
Hanover
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
Self
The Killing Jar
1997
Cameron
Crazy Horse
1996
Red Cloud
- Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
1996
Heat
1995
Casals
Lone Justice 2
1995
One Horse
Street Fighter
1994
Sagat
- Indian America: A Gift from the Past
Indian America: A Gift from the Past
1994
Self - Narrator (voice)
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
Geronimo
The Broken Chain
1993
Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
Magua
The Doors
1991
Indian in Desert
Dances with Wolves
1990
Toughest Pawnee
Powwow Highway
1989
Buff
Longarm
1988
The Ute
Behind the Lines
Self
- Terra Infirma
Terra Infirma
Grey Owl
As Deep as the Grave
Tsali
Candles
- Brave
Brave
Ernie
- Timber Lands
Timber Lands
Russ
The Pipeline
Samuel Horse
- Exhale
Exhale
George
