Acting · Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA · Born December 17, 1947
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.
MovieAvatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as E'ytukan
MovieThe Great Cherokee Grandmother
2025
MovieThe Midway Point
2024
as Mr. Williams
MovieThe Roof
2023
as Grandpa / Nick
MovieMending the Line
2023
as Harrison
MovieBonnie
2022
as Self
MovieActing Like Nothing is Wrong
2022
as Self
MovieA Love Song
2022
as Lito
TVThe Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Quanah (voice)
TVAmerican Veteran
2021
as Self - Host
TVReservation Dogs
2021
as Bucky
MovieSoul
2020
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
TVWoke
2020
as Spoon (voice)
MovieBadland
2019
as Harlan Red
TVMiracle Workers
2019
as Chief Sleeping Bear
MovieA Dog's Way Home
2019
as Captain Mica
MovieHostiles
2017
as Chief Yellow Hawk
MovieThe Condemned 2
2015
as Cyrus
MovieRonnie BoDean
2015
as Ronnie BoDean
MoviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Windlifter
Pie Lady of Pie Town
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieA Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Cochise
TVPenny Dreadful
2014
as Kaetenay
MovieRoad to Paloma
2014
as Numay
MovieSugar
2013
as Bishop
MovieBattledogs
2013
as Captain Falcos
MovieDestination: Planet Negro!
2013
as Chief Bobby
TVFinding Your Roots
2012
MovieBeing Flynn
2012
as Captain
TVHell on Wheels
2011
as Chief Many Horses
MovieThe Dome of Heaven
2011
as DeWayne Moses
MovieA Good Day to Die
2010
as Self - Actor; Cherokee
MovieMaking The Last of the Mohicans
2010
as Self
Ink: A Tale of Captivity
2010
as King Philip
MovieReel Injun
2010
as Self
MovieAvatar
2009
as Eytukan
MovieThe Only Good Indian
2009
as Sam
Movie21 and a Wake-Up
2009
as General Gleason
MovieCall of the Wild
2009
as Hatcher
TVKings
2009
as General Linus Abner
MovieThe Undying
2009
as Lt. Frank Wascoe
TVThe Mentalist
2008
as Joeseph Silverwing
TVIn Plain Sight
2008
as Chief Pierce
MovieOlder Than America
2008
as Richard Two Rivers
MovieEl Camino
2008
as Dave
TVComanche Moon
2008
as Buffalo Hump
MovieThree Priests
2008
as Ben
MovieCosmic Radio
2007
as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
MovieWolf Ridge
2007
TVSaving Grace
2007
as Bobby's Dad
MovieBury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as Wovoka
MovieSeraphim Falls
2007
as Charon
MovieThe Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006
as Himself
MovieThe New World
2005
as Opechancanough
MovieMiracle at Sage Creek
2005
as Chief Thomas
TVInto the West
2005
as Black Kettle
MovieAnimal
2005
as Creeper
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as William Lawrence
MovieA Thief Of Time
2004
as Joe Leaphorn
MovieEdge of America
2003
as Cuch
MovieCoyote Waits
2003
as Joe Leaphorn
MovieThe Lone Ranger
2003
as Kulakinah
MovieSkinwalkers
2002
as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
MovieUndisputed
2002
as Mingo Pace
MovieSuperfire
2002
as Joe Nighttrail
TVUC: Undercover
2001
MovieRoad to Redemption
2001
as Frank Lightfoot
MovieChristmas in the Clouds
2001
as Bingo Caller
MovieIce Planet
2001
as Commander Jonah Trager
MovieWind River
2000
as Pocatello
MovieMystery Men
1999
as Sphinx
MovieSoundman
1999
as Terry Leonard
TVThe Directors
1999
as Self
MovieDeep Rising
1998
as Hanover
MovieBig Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
MovieThe Killing Jar
1997
as Cameron
TVPromised Land
1996
MovieCrazy Horse
1996
as Red Cloud
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
1996
MovieHeat
1995
as Casals
TVStreets of Laredo
1995
as Famous Shoes
MovieLone Justice 2
1995
as One Horse
MovieStreet Fighter
1994
as Sagat
Indian America: A Gift from the Past
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieGeronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Geronimo
MovieThe Broken Chain
1993
as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
TVNed Blessing
1993
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Sheriff Benson
MovieThe Last of the Mohicans
1992
as Magua
MovieThe Doors
1991
as Indian in Desert
MovieDances with Wolves
1990
as Toughest Pawnee
TVThe Flash
1990
as Roller
MoviePowwow Highway
1989
as Buff
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Major Ridge
MovieLongarm
1988
as The Ute
MovieBehind the Lines
as Self
Terra Infirma
as Grey Owl
MovieAs Deep as the Grave
as Tsali
MovieCandles
Brave
as Ernie
Timber Lands
as Russ
MovieThe Pipeline
as Samuel Horse
Exhale
as George
