Wes Studi

Acting

Wes Studi

Born December 17, 1947Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA104 credits

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.

Known For

Avatar: Fire and Ash
7.4

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Movie

2025

The Great Cherokee Grandmother

The Great Cherokee Grandmother

Movie

2025

The Midway Point

The Midway Point

Movie

2024

The Roof
5.8

The Roof

Movie

2023

Mending the Line
6.6

Mending the Line

Movie

2023

We Will Speak
10.0

We Will Speak

Movie

2023

Filmography

Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025Avatar: Fire and Ashas E'ytukanMovie
The Great Cherokee Grandmother
2025The Great Cherokee GrandmotherMovie
The Midway Point
2024The Midway Pointas Mr. WilliamsMovie
The Roof
2023The Roofas Grandpa / NickMovie
Mending the Line
2023Mending the Lineas HarrisonMovie
We Will Speak
2023We Will SpeakExecutive ProducerMovie
Bonnie
2022Bonnieas SelfMovie
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
2022Acting Like Nothing is Wrongas SelfMovie
A Love Song
2022A Love Songas LitoMovie
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022The Proud Family: Louder and Prouderas Quanah (voice)TV
American Veteran
2021American Veteranas Self - HostTV
Reservation Dogs
2021Reservation Dogsas BuckyTV
Soul
2020Soulas Counselor Jerry (voice)Movie
Woke
2020Wokeas Spoon (voice)TV
Badland
2019Badlandas Harlan RedMovie
Miracle Workers
2019Miracle Workersas Chief Sleeping BearTV
A Dog's Way Home
2019A Dog's Way Homeas Captain MicaMovie
Hostiles
2017Hostilesas Chief Yellow HawkMovie
The Condemned 2
2015The Condemned 2as CyrusMovie
Ronnie BoDean
2015Ronnie BoDeanas Ronnie BoDeanMovie
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014Planes: Fire & Rescueas WindlifterMovie
P
2014Pie Lady of Pie Townas Narrator (voice)Movie
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014A Million Ways to Die in the Westas CochiseMovie
Penny Dreadful
2014Penny Dreadfulas KaetenayTV
Road to Paloma
2014Road to Palomaas NumayMovie
Sugar
2013Sugaras BishopMovie
Battledogs
2013Battledogsas Captain FalcosMovie
Destination: Planet Negro!
2013Destination: Planet Negro!as Chief BobbyMovie
Finding Your Roots
2012Finding Your RootsTV
Being Flynn
2012Being Flynnas CaptainMovie
Hell on Wheels
2011Hell on Wheelsas Chief Many HorsesTV
The Dome of Heaven
2011The Dome of Heavenas DeWayne MosesMovie
A Good Day to Die
2010A Good Day to Dieas Self - Actor; CherokeeMovie
Making The Last of the Mohicans
2010Making The Last of the Mohicansas SelfMovie
Reel Injun
2010Reel Injunas SelfMovie
Avatar
2009Avataras EytukanMovie
The Only Good Indian
2009The Only Good Indianas SamMovie
21 and a Wake-Up
200921 and a Wake-UpMovie
Call of the Wild
2009Call of the Wildas HatcherMovie
Kings
2009Kingsas General Linus AbnerTV
The Undying
2009The Undyingas Lt. Frank WascoeMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas Joeseph SilverwingTV
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain Sightas Chief PierceTV
Older Than America
2008Older Than Americaas Richard Two RiversMovie
El Camino
2008El Caminoas DaveMovie
Comanche Moon
2008Comanche Moonas Buffalo HumpTV
Three Priests
2008Three Priestsas BenMovie
Cosmic Radio
2007Cosmic Radioas Sherriff Mike NighthorseMovie
Wolf Ridge
2007Wolf RidgeMovie
Saving Grace
2007Saving Graceas Bobby's DadTV
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneeas Jack WilsonMovie
Seraphim Falls
2007Seraphim Fallsas CharonMovie
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacyas HimselfMovie
The New World
2005The New Worldas OpechancanoughMovie
Miracle at Sage Creek
2005Miracle at Sage Creekas Chief ThomasMovie
Into the West
2005Into the Westas Black KettleTV
Animal
2005Animalas CreeperMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas William LawrenceTV
A Thief Of Time
2004A Thief Of Timeas Joe LeaphornMovie
Edge of America
2003Edge of Americaas CuchMovie
Coyote Waits
2003Coyote Waitsas Joe LeaphornMovie
The Lone Ranger
2003The Lone Rangeras KulakinahMovie
Skinwalkers
2002Skinwalkersas Lt. Joe LeaphornMovie
Undisputed
2002Undisputedas Mingo PaceMovie
Superfire
2002Superfireas Joe NighttrailMovie
UC: Undercover
2001UC: UndercoverTV
Road to Redemption
2001Road to Redemptionas Frank LightfootMovie
Christmas in the Clouds
2001Christmas in the Cloudsas Bingo CallerMovie
Ice Planet
2001Ice Planetas Commander Jonah TragerMovie
Wind River
2000Wind Riveras PocatelloMovie
Mystery Men
1999Mystery Menas SphinxMovie
Soundman
1999Soundmanas Terry LeonardMovie
The Directors
1999The Directorsas SelfTV
Deep Rising
1998Deep Risingas HanoverMovie
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Westernas SelfMovie
The Killing Jar
1997The Killing Jaras CameronMovie
Promised Land
1996Promised LandTV
Crazy Horse
1996Crazy Horseas Red CloudMovie
L
1996Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum CreekMovie
Heat
1995Heatas CasalsMovie
Streets of Laredo
1995Streets of Laredoas Famous ShoesTV
Lone Justice 2
1995Lone Justice 2as One HorseMovie
Street Fighter
1994Street Fighteras SagatMovie
I
1994Indian America: A Gift from the Pastas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993Geronimo: An American Legendas GeronimoMovie
The Broken Chain
1993The Broken Chainas Seth / Chief / Speaker for the TribesMovie
Ned Blessing
1993Ned BlessingTV
Highlander: The Series
1992Highlander: The Seriesas Sheriff BensonTV
The Last of the Mohicans
1992The Last of the Mohicansas MaguaMovie
The Doors
1991The Doorsas Indian in DesertMovie
The Flash
1990The Flashas RollerTV
Dances with Wolves
1990Dances with Wolvesas Toughest PawneeMovie
Powwow Highway
1989Powwow Highwayas BuffMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Major RidgeTV
Longarm
1988Longarmas The UteMovie
Behind the Lines
—Behind the Linesas SelfMovie
T
—Terra Infirmaas Grey OwlMovie
As Deep as the Grave
—As Deep as the Graveas TsaliMovie
Candles
—CandlesMovie
B
—Braveas ErnieMovie
T
—Timber Landsas RussMovie
The Pipeline
—The Pipelineas Samuel HorseMovie
E
—Exhaleas GeorgeMovie
I
—Ink: A Tale of Captivityas King PhilipMovie