Wes Studi

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Wes Studi

Acting 78 December 17, 1947

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

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-receiv…

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Avatar

Avatar

7.6 2009 Movie
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.2 2005 TV Show
Soul

Soul

8.1 2020 Movie
Heat

Heat

7.9 1995 Movie
The Mentalist

The Mentalist

8.4 2008 TV Show
Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

7.8 1990 Movie
Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

7.6 2025 Movie
A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West

6.1 2014 Movie
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

7.4 1992 Movie
Hostiles

Hostiles

7.0 2017 Movie
Penny Dreadful

Penny Dreadful

7.8 2014 TV Show
Street Fighter

Street Fighter

4.7 1994 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2027
    Seasons

    Movie

  2. 2025
    Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Movie E'ytukan

  3. 2025
    The Great Cherokee Grandmother

    Movie

  4. 2024
    The Midway Point

    Movie Mr. Williams

  5. 2023
    The Roof

    Movie Grandpa / Nick

  6. 2023
    Mending the Line

    Movie Harrison

  7. 2023
    We Will Speak

    Movie Executive Producer

  8. 2022
    Bonnie

    Movie Self

  9. 2022
    Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

    Movie Self

  10. 2022
    A Love Song

    Movie Lito

  11. 2022
    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    TV show Quanah (voice)

  12. 2021
    American Veteran

    TV show Self - Host

  13. 2021
    Reservation Dogs

    TV show Bucky

  14. 2020
    Soul

    Movie Counselor Jerry (voice)

  15. 2020
    Woke

    TV show Spoon (voice)

  16. 2019
    Badland

    Movie Harlan Red

More credits
  1. 2019
    Miracle Workers

    TV show Chief Sleeping Bear

  2. 2019
    A Dog's Way Home

    Movie Captain Mica

  3. 2017
    Hostiles

    Movie Chief Yellow Hawk

  4. 2015
    The Condemned 2

    Movie Cyrus

  5. 2015
    Ronnie BoDean

    Movie Ronnie BoDean

  6. 2014
    Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Movie Windlifter

  7. 2014
    Pie Lady of Pie Town

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  8. 2014
    A Million Ways to Die in the West

    Movie Cochise

  9. 2014
    Penny Dreadful

    TV show Kaetenay

  10. 2014
    Road to Paloma

    Movie Numay

  11. 2013
    Sugar

    Movie Bishop

  12. 2013
    Battledogs

    Movie Captain Falcos

  13. 2013
    Destination: Planet Negro!

    Movie Chief Bobby

  14. 2012
    Finding Your Roots

    TV show

  15. 2012
    Being Flynn

    Movie Captain

  16. 2011
    Hell on Wheels

    TV show Chief Many Horses

  17. 2011
    The Dome of Heaven

    Movie DeWayne Moses

  18. 2010
    A Good Day to Die

    Movie Self - Actor; Cherokee

  19. 2010
    Making The Last of the Mohicans

    Movie Self

  20. 2010
    Ink: A Tale of Captivity

    Movie King Philip

  21. 2010
    Reel Injun

    Movie Self

  22. 2009
    Avatar

    Movie Eytukan

  23. 2009
    The Only Good Indian

    Movie Sam

  24. 2009
    21 and a Wake-Up

    Movie General Gleason