About
Wes Studi
Overview
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 most recently 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
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| 2024 | The Midway Point | Actor | Mr. Williams | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | Terra Infirma | Actor | Grey Owl | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | The Roof | Actor | Grandpa / Nick | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Mending the Line | Actor | Harrison | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Bonnie | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Acting Like Nothing is Wrong | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | A Love Song | Actor | Lito | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Soul | Actor | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 79 Good |
| 2019 | Badland | Actor | Harlan Red | 59 Average |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Actor | Captain Mica | 69 Fair |
| 2017 | Hostiles | Actor | Chief Yellow Hawk | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | The Condemned 2 | Actor | Cyrus | 57 Average |
| 2015 | Ronnie BoDean | Actor | Ronnie BoDean | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Actor | Windlifter | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | Pie Lady of Pie Town | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Actor | Cochise | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful | Actor | Kaetenay | 77 Good |
| 2014 | Road to Paloma | Actor | Numay | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Sugar | Actor | Bishop | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Battledogs | Actor | Captain Falcos | 57 Average |
| 2013 | Destination: Planet Negro! | Actor | Chief Bobby | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Being Flynn | Actor | Captain | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Dome of Heaven | Actor | DeWayne Moses | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | A Good Day to Die | Actor | Himself - Actor; Cherokee | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Making The Last of the Mohicans | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2010 | Reel Injun | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Avatar | Actor | Eytukan | 75 Good |
| 2009 | The Only Good Indian | Actor | Sam | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Call of the Wild | Actor | Hatcher | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Kings | Actor | General Linus Abner | 72 Good |
| 2009 | The Undying | Actor | Lt. Frank Wascoe | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Older Than America | Actor | Richard Two Rivers | 58 Average |
| 2008 | El Camino | Actor | Dave | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | Actor | Buffalo Hump | 69 Fair |
| 2008 | Three Priests | Actor | Ben | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Cosmic Radio | Actor | Sherriff Mike Nighthorse | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Wolf Ridge | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Actor | Wovoka | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Actor | Jack Wilson | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | Seraphim Falls | Actor | Charon | 61 Fair |
| 2006 | The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The New World | Actor | Opechancanough | 63 Fair |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage Creek | Actor | Chief Thomas | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Animal | Actor | Creeper | 58 Average |
| 2004 | A Thief Of Time | Actor | Joe Leaphorn | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Edge of America | Actor | Cuch | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Coyote Waits | Actor | Joe Leaphorn | 58 Average |
| 2003 | The Lone Ranger | Actor | Kulakinah | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Skinwalkers | Actor | Lt. Joe Leaphorn | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Undisputed | Actor | Mingo Pace | 62 Fair |
| 2002 | Superfire | Actor | Joe Nighttrail | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Road to Redemption | Actor | Frank Lightfoot | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Christmas in the Clouds | Actor | Bingo Caller | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Ice Planet | Actor | Commander Jonah Trager | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Wind River | Actor | Pocatello | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Mystery Men | Actor | Sphinx | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Soundman | Actor | Terry Leonard | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Deep Rising | Actor | Hanover | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | The Killing Jar | Actor | Cameron | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse | Actor | Red Cloud | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1995 | Heat | Actor | Casals | 77 Good |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | Actor | Famous Shoes | 67 Fair |
| 1994 | Street Fighter | Actor | Victor Sagat | 49 Bad |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend | Actor | Geronimo | 60 Fair |
| 1993 | The Broken Chain | Actor | Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | Actor | Magua | 71 Good |
| 1991 | The Doors | Actor | Indian in Desert | 67 Fair |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Actor | Toughest Pawnee | 76 Good |
| 1989 | Powwow Highway | Actor | Buff | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Longarm | Actor | The Ute | 58 Average |
| Canyon of the Dead | Actor | Tsali | N/A N/A |
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| Candles | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Behind the Lines | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2023 | We Will Speak | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |