Wes Studi
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.
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All Credits (92)
As Deep As the Grave
as Tsali
Candles
as Unknown
The Pipeline
as Samuel Horse
The Great Cherokee Grandmother
as Unknown
The Midway Point
as Mr. Williams
Behind the Lines
as Self
The Roof
as Grandpa / Nick
Mending the Line
as Harrison
Bonnie
as Self
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
as Self
A Love Song
as Lito
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Quanah (voice)
American Veteran
as Self - Host
Reservation Dogs
as Bucky
Woke
as Spoon (voice)
Badland
as Harlan Red
Miracle Workers
as Chief Sleeping Bear
A Dog's Way Home
as Captain Mica
Hostiles
as Chief Yellow Hawk
The Condemned 2
as Cyrus
Ronnie BoDean
as Ronnie BoDean
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Windlifter
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Cochise
Penny Dreadful
as Kaetenay
Road to Paloma
as Numay
Sugar
as Bishop
Battledogs
as Captain Falcos
Destination: Planet Negro!
as Chief Bobby
Finding Your Roots
as Unknown
Being Flynn
as Captain
Hell on Wheels
as Chief Many Horses
The Dome of Heaven
as DeWayne Moses
A Good Day to Die
as Self - Actor; Cherokee
Making The Last of the Mohicans
as Self
Reel Injun
as Self
The Only Good Indian
as Sam
21 and a Wake-Up
as General Gleason
Call of the Wild
as Hatcher
Kings
as General Linus Abner
The Undying
as Lt. Frank Wascoe
The Mentalist
as Joeseph Silverwing
In Plain Sight
as Chief Pierce
Older Than America
as Richard Two Rivers
El Camino
as Dave
Comanche Moon
as Buffalo Hump
Three Priests
as Ben
Cosmic Radio
as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
Wolf Ridge
as Unknown
Saving Grace
as Bobby's Dad
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Jack Wilson
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Wovoka
Seraphim Falls
as Charon
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
as Himself
The New World
as Opechancanough
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Chief Thomas
Into the West
as Black Kettle
Grey's Anatomy
as William Lawrence
A Thief Of Time
as Joe Leaphorn
Edge of America
as Cuch
Coyote Waits
as Joe Leaphorn
The Lone Ranger
as Kulakinah
Skinwalkers
as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
Superfire
as Joe Nighttrail
UC: Undercover
as Unknown
Road to Redemption
as Frank Lightfoot
Christmas in the Clouds
as Bingo Caller
Ice Planet
as Commander Jonah Trager
Wind River
as Pocatello
Mystery Men
as Sphinx
Soundman
as Terry Leonard
The Directors
as Self
Deep Rising
as Hanover
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
The Killing Jar
as Cameron
Promised Land
as Unknown
Crazy Horse
as Red Cloud
Heat
as Casals
Streets of Laredo
as Famous Shoes
Lone Justice 2
as One Horse
Street Fighter
as Sagat
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Geronimo
The Broken Chain
as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
Ned Blessing
as Unknown
Highlander: The Series
as Sheriff Benson
The Last of the Mohicans
as Magua
The Doors
as Indian in Desert
Dances with Wolves
as Toughest Pawnee
The Flash
as Roller
Powwow Highway
as Buff
American Experience
as Major Ridge
American Experience
as Warrior in Canoe
Longarm
as The Ute