Wes Studi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
- Born:
- Dec 17, 1947 In Nofire Hollow - Oklahoma - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 59
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Powwow Highway 1989-02-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Soul 2020-12-25
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Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Soul | Counselor Jerry (voice) | 2020-12-25 |
| Movie | A Dog's Way Home | Captain Mica | 2019-01-10 |
| Movie | Hostiles | Yellow Hawk | 2017-12-22 |
| Movie | The Condemned 2 | Cyrus | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | Planes: Fire & Rescue | Windlifter | 2014-07-17 |
| Movie | Pie Lady of Pie Town | Narrator (voice) | 2014-06-03 |
| Movie | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cochise | 2014-05-22 |
| Series | Penny Dreadful | Kaetenay | 2014-05-11 |
| Movie | Road to Paloma | Numay | 2014-04-12 |
| Movie | Sugar | Bishop | 2013-04-06 |
| Movie | Battledogs | Captain Falcos | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | Destination: Planet Negro! | Chief Bobby | 2013-02-16 |
| Movie | Being Flynn | Captain | 2012-03-02 |
| Series | Hell on Wheels | Chief Many Horses | 2011-11-06 |
| Movie | The Dome of Heaven | DeWayne Moses | 2011-07-04 |
| Movie | Reel Injun | Himself | 2010-02-19 |
| Movie | The Only Good Indian | Sam | 2009-12-01 |
| Movie | Call of the Wild | Hatcher | 2009-06-12 |
| Series | Kings | General Linus Abner | 2009-03-15 |
| Movie | The Undying | Lt. Frank Wascoe | 2009-01-01 |
| Movie | Avatar | Eytukan | 2009-12-10 |
| Series | The Mentalist | Joeseph Silverwing | 2008-09-23 |
| Movie | Older Than America | Richard Two Rivers | 2008-03-08 |
| Movie | El Camino | Dave | 2008-02-29 |
| Series | Comanche Moon | Buffalo Hump | 2008-01-13 |
| Movie | Three Priests | Ben | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee | Jack Wilson | 2007-05-27 |
| Movie | Seraphim Falls | Charon | 2006-09-13 |
| Movie | The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | Himself | 2006-02-01 |
| Movie | Animal | Creeper | 2005-05-01 |
| Movie | The New World | Opechancanough | 2005-12-25 |
| Series | Into the West | Unknown | 2005-06-10 |
| Movie | Miracle at Sage Creek | 2005-07-01 | |
| Movie | A Thief Of Time | Joe Leaphorn | 2004-07-11 |
| Movie | Edge of America | Cuch | 2003-12-10 |
| Movie | Coyote Waits | Joe Leaphorn | 2003-11-16 |
| Movie | Skinwalkers | Lt. Joe Leaphorn | 2002-11-02 |
| Movie | Undisputed | Mingo Pace | 2002-07-17 |
| Movie | Superfire | Joe Nighttrail | 2002-04-20 |
| Series | UC: Undercover | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | Ice Planet | Commander Jonah Trager | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Mystery Men | Sphinx | 1999-08-06 |
| Movie | Soundman | 1999-01-24 | |
| Series | The Directors | Unknown | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Deep Rising | Hanover | 1998-01-30 |
| Movie | The Killing Jar | Cameron | 1997-05-27 |
| Series | Promised Land | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
| Movie | Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | 1996-07-07 |
| Movie | Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek | 1996-01-01 | |
| Movie | Heat | Detective Casals | 1995-12-15 |
| Series | Streets of Laredo | Famous Shoes | 1995-11-12 |
| Movie | Street Fighter | Victor Sagat | 1994-12-23 |
| Movie | Geronimo: An American Legend | Geronimo | 1993-12-10 |
| Movie | Geronimo | geronimo | 1993-12-05 |
| Movie | The Broken Chain | Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes | 1993-11-11 |
| Series | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times | 1993-08-18 | |
| Movie | The Last of the Mohicans | Magua | 1992-09-25 |
| Movie | Dances with Wolves | Toughest Pawnee | 1990-03-30 |
| Movie | Powwow Highway | Buff | 1989-02-24 |
