Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 17, 1947 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
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-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.
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ashas E'ytukan | |
| 2025 | The Great Cherokee Grandmotheras | |
| 2024 | The Midway Pointas Mr. Williams | |
| 2023 | The Roofas Grandpa / Nick | |
| 2023 | Mending the Lineas Harrison | |
| 2022 | Bonnieas Self | |
| 2022 | Acting Like Nothing is Wrongas Self | |
| 2022 | A Love Songas Lito | |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouderas Quanah (voice) | |
| 2021 | American Veteranas Self - Host | |
| 2021 | Reservation Dogsas Bucky | |
| 2020 | Soulas Counselor Jerry (voice) | |
| 2020 | Wokeas Spoon (voice) | |
| 2019 | Badlandas Harlan Red | |
| 2019 | Miracle Workersas Chief Sleeping Bear | |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Homeas Captain Mica | |
| 2017 | Hostilesas Chief Yellow Hawk | |
| 2015 | The Condemned 2as Cyrus | |
| 2015 | Ronnie BoDeanas Ronnie BoDean | |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescueas Windlifter | |
| 2014 | Pie Lady of Pie Townas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the Westas Cochise | |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadfulas Kaetenay | |
| 2014 | Road to Palomaas Numay | |
| 2013 | Sugaras Bishop | |
| 2013 | Battledogsas Captain Falcos | |
| 2013 | Destination: Planet Negro!as Chief Bobby | |
| 2012 | Finding Your Rootsas | |
| 2012 | Being Flynnas Captain | |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheelsas Chief Many Horses | |
| 2011 | The Dome of Heavenas DeWayne Moses | |
| 2010 | A Good Day to Dieas Self - Actor; Cherokee | |
| 2010 | Making The Last of the Mohicansas Self | |
| 2010 | Ink: A Tale of Captivityas King Philip | |
| 2010 | Reel Injunas Self | |
| 2009 | Avataras Eytukan | |
| 2009 | The Only Good Indianas Sam | |
| 2009 | 21 and a Wake-Upas General Gleason | |
| 2009 | Call of the Wildas Hatcher | |
| 2009 | Kingsas General Linus Abner | |
| 2009 | The Undyingas Lt. Frank Wascoe | |
| 2008 | The Mentalistas Joeseph Silverwing | |
| 2008 | In Plain Sightas Chief Pierce | |
| 2008 | Older Than Americaas Richard Two Rivers | |
| 2008 | El Caminoas Dave | |
| 2008 | Comanche Moonas Buffalo Hump | |
| 2008 | Three Priestsas Ben | |
| 2007 | Cosmic Radioas Sherriff Mike Nighthorse | |
| 2007 | Wolf Ridgeas | |
| 2007 | Saving Graceas Bobby's Dad | |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneeas Jack Wilson | |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneeas Wovoka | |
| 2007 | Seraphim Fallsas Charon | |
| 2006 | The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacyas Himself | |
| 2005 | The New Worldas Opechancanough | |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage Creekas Chief Thomas | |
| 2005 | Into the Westas Black Kettle | |
| 2005 | Animalas Creeper | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomyas William Lawrence | |
| 2004 | A Thief Of Timeas Joe Leaphorn | |
| 2003 | Edge of Americaas Cuch | |
| 2003 | Coyote Waitsas Joe Leaphorn | |
| 2003 | The Lone Rangeras Kulakinah | |
| 2002 | Skinwalkersas Lt. Joe Leaphorn | |
| 2002 | Undisputedas Mingo Pace | |
| 2002 | Superfireas Joe Nighttrail | |
| 2001 | UC: Undercoveras | |
| 2001 | Road to Redemptionas Frank Lightfoot | |
| 2001 | Christmas in the Cloudsas Bingo Caller | |
| 2001 | Ice Planetas Commander Jonah Trager | |
| 2000 | Wind Riveras Pocatello | |
| 1999 | Mystery Menas Sphinx | |
| 1999 | Soundmanas Terry Leonard | |
| 1999 | The Directorsas Self | |
| 1998 | Deep Risingas Hanover | |
| 1997 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Westernas Self | |
| 1997 | The Killing Jaras Cameron | |
| 1996 | Promised Landas | |
| 1996 | Crazy Horseas Red Cloud | |
| 1996 | Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creekas | |
| 1995 | Heatas Casals | |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredoas Famous Shoes | |
| 1995 | Lone Justice 2as One Horse | |
| 1994 | Street Fighteras Sagat | |
| 1994 | Indian America: A Gift from the Pastas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legendas Geronimo | |
| 1993 | The Broken Chainas Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes | |
| 1993 | Ned Blessingas | |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Seriesas Sheriff Benson | |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicansas Magua | |
| 1991 | The Doorsas Indian in Desert | |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolvesas Toughest Pawnee | |
| 1990 | The Flashas Roller | |
| 1989 | Powwow Highwayas Buff | |
| 1988 | American Experienceas Major Ridge | |
| 1988 | American Experienceas Warrior in Canoe | |
| 1988 | Longarmas The Ute | |
| Timber Landsas Russ | ||
| The Pipelineas Samuel Horse | ||
| Exhaleas George | ||
| Behind the Linesas Self | ||
| Terra Infirmaas Grey Owl | ||
| Braveas Ernie | ||
| Candlesas | ||
| As Deep as the Graveas Tsali |
| 2023 | We Will Speak...Executive Producer | |
| The Pipeline...Executive Producer |
