Wes Studi
Acting

Wes Studi

December 17, 1947 (78 years old) Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

Also 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.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • TV

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008 • TV

Avatar

Avatar

2009 • Movie

American Experience

American Experience

1988 • TV

American Experience

American Experience

1988 • TV

Heat

Heat

1995 • Movie

Movie Credits (52)

Acting

2009

Avatar

as Eytukan

1995

Heat

as Casals

1990

Dances with Wolves

as Toughest Pawnee

2002

Undisputed

as Mingo Pace

1992

The Last of the Mohicans

as Magua

2001

Road to Redemption

as Frank Lightfoot

1994

Street Fighter

as Sagat

2014

A Million Ways to Die in the West

as Cochise

1993

The Broken Chain

as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

2005

The New World

as Opechancanough

2014

Road to Paloma

as Numay

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Windlifter

1998

Deep Rising

as Hanover

1999

Mystery Men

as Sphinx

2003

Coyote Waits

as Joe Leaphorn

1993

Geronimo: An American Legend

as Geronimo

2008

El Camino

as Dave

2000

Wind River

as Pocatello

2009

Call of the Wild

as Hatcher

2008

Older Than America

as Richard Two Rivers

Crew

2023

We Will Speak

Executive Producer

The Pipeline

Executive Producer

TV Credits (24)

Acting

2005

Grey's Anatomy

as William Lawrence

1 episodes

2008

The Mentalist

as Joeseph Silverwing

1 episodes

1988

American Experience

as Major Ridge

1 episodes

1988

American Experience

as Warrior in Canoe

1 episodes

2011

Hell on Wheels

as Chief Many Horses

3 episodes

1992

Highlander: The Series

as Sheriff Benson

1 episodes

2019

Miracle Workers

as Chief Sleeping Bear

1 episodes

2014

Penny Dreadful

as Kaetenay

9 episodes

2012

Finding Your Roots

1 episodes

1990

The Flash

as Roller

1 episodes

2008

In Plain Sight

as Chief Pierce

1 episodes

2005

Into the West

as Black Kettle

1 episodes

2007

Saving Grace

as Bobby's Dad

1 episodes

2021

Reservation Dogs

as Bucky

4 episodes

2022

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as Quanah (voice)

1 episodes

1996

Promised Land

1 episodes

2009

Kings

as General Linus Abner

6 episodes

2020

Woke

as Spoon (voice)

1 episodes

1999

The Directors

as Self

1 episodes

2001

UC: Undercover

1 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 17, 1947 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity
1.8

Career Stats

52
Movies
24
TV Shows