Wes Studi
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-12-17 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.
Also known As
Wesley Studie
وس استودی
Wes Studi
Biography
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.
Acting
1995
as Casals
2008
as Ben
2022
as Self
2005
as Opechancanough
1994
as Sagat
2010
1998
as Hanover
1992
as Magua
2015
as Ronnie BoDean
1999
as Sphinx
1993
as Geronimo
-
as Self
2002
as Mingo Pace
2022
as Self
2022
as Lito
2005
as Chief Thomas
2008
as Richard Two Rivers
1997
2009
as Eytukan
2023
as Harrison
2003
as Kulakinah
2023
as Grandpa / Nick
2003
as Joe Leaphorn
2002
as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
2008
as Dave
2004
as Joe Leaphorn
2000
as Pocatello
1988
as The Ute
2013
as Captain Falcos
2014
as Cochise
2014
as Windlifter
2024
as Grey Owl
2009
as Hatcher
1993
as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
2014
as Narrator (voice)
2007
as Jack Wilson
2003
as Cuch
2007
as Wovoka
1996
as Red Cloud
1990
as Toughest Pawnee
2001
as Frank Lightfoot
2014
as Numay
1997
as Cameron
2013
as Bishop
2015
as Cyrus
2001
as Bingo Caller
2024
as Mr. Williams
1989
as Buff
2009
as Sam
2009
as Lt. Frank Wascoe
1999
as Terry Leonard
2013
as Chief Bobby
2005
as Creeper
2006
as Himself
2017
as Chief Yellow Hawk
2001
as Commander Jonah Trager
2019
as Captain Mica
2002
as Joe Nighttrail
2007
as Charon
2011
as DeWayne Moses
2007
2010
as Self
2019
as Harlan Red
2012
as Captain
2010
as Self - Actor; Cherokee
2020
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
-
as Tsali
2007
as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
1991
as Indian in Desert
-
as Ernie
-
as Russ
-
as Samuel Horse
-
as George
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Production
2023
as Executive Producer
-
as Executive Producer
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