
Wes Studi
ActingAlso Known As
Wesley Studie
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 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.
Movies
(80 total)
Avatar
as Eytukan

Soul
as Counselor Jerry (voice)

Heat
as Casals

Dances with Wolves
as Toughest Pawnee

A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Cochise

The Last of the Mohicans
as Magua

Hostiles
as Chief Yellow Hawk

Avatar: Fire and Ash
as E'ytukan

Street Fighter
as Sagat

The Doors
as Indian in Desert

The New World
as Opechancanough

A Dog's Way Home
as Captain Mica

Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Windlifter

Mystery Men
as Sphinx

Deep Rising
as Hanover

Undisputed
as Mingo Pace

Seraphim Falls
as Charon

Geronimo: An American Legend
as Geronimo

Being Flynn
as Captain

The Condemned 2
as Cyrus
TV Shows
(24 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as William Lawrence

The Mentalist
as Joeseph Silverwing

Penny Dreadful
as Kaetenay

The Flash
as Roller

Hell on Wheels
as Chief Many Horses

Highlander: The Series
as Sheriff Benson

Reservation Dogs
as Bucky

Miracle Workers
as Chief Sleeping Bear

In Plain Sight
as Chief Pierce

Into the West
as Black Kettle

Kings
as General Linus Abner

Saving Grace
as Bobby's Dad

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Quanah (voice)

American Experience
as Major Ridge

American Experience
as Warrior in Canoe

Comanche Moon
as Buffalo Hump

Woke
as Spoon (voice)

Streets of Laredo
as Famous Shoes

