Wes Studi

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-17 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

Wes Studi

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 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.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • The Mentalist

    The Mentalist

  • Avatar

    Avatar

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Heat

    Heat

  • Miracle Workers

    Miracle Workers

  • Soul

    Soul

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • In Plain Sight

    In Plain Sight

  • A Million Ways to Die in the West

    A Million Ways to Die in the West

  • Penny Dreadful

    Penny Dreadful

  • Dances with Wolves

    Dances with Wolves

  • Undisputed

    Undisputed

  • Saving Grace

    Saving Grace

  • Mystery Men

    Mystery Men

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • Street Fighter

    Street Fighter

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • Reservation Dogs

    Reservation Dogs

  • Seraphim Falls

    Seraphim Falls

  • Badland

    Badland

  • Hostiles

    Hostiles

  • Deep Rising

    Deep Rising

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • Ice Planet

    Ice Planet

  • Animal

    Animal

  • Promised Land

    Promised Land

  • Kings

    Kings

  • UC: Undercover

    UC: Undercover

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • Reel Injun

    Reel Injun

  • Wind River

    Wind River

  • Sugar

    Sugar

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Planes: Fire & Rescue

  • Longarm

    Longarm

  • A Dog's Way Home

    A Dog's Way Home

  • Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

    Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

  • Bonnie

    Bonnie

  • Coyote Waits

    Coyote Waits

  • Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An American Legend

  • Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

  • El Camino

    El Camino

  • Woke

    Woke

  • The Condemned 2

    The Condemned 2

  • Soundman

    Soundman

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • Streets of Laredo

    Streets of Laredo

  • Skinwalkers

    Skinwalkers

  • The New World

    The New World

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Ronnie BoDean

    Ronnie BoDean

  • A Love Song

    A Love Song

  • Superfire

    Superfire

  • Cosmic Radio

    Cosmic Radio

  • Road to Paloma

    Road to Paloma

  • Three Priests

    Three Priests

  • Miracle at Sage Creek

    Miracle at Sage Creek

  • Mending the Line

    Mending the Line

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  • Older Than America

    Older Than America

  • Terra Infirma

    Terra Infirma

  • Call of the Wild

    Call of the Wild

  • Edge of America

    Edge of America

  • Making The Last of the Mohicans

    Making The Last of the Mohicans

  • The Midway Point

    The Midway Point

  • The Pipeline

    The Pipeline

  • Being Flynn

    Being Flynn

  • Road to Redemption

    Road to Redemption

  • Christmas in the Clouds

    Christmas in the Clouds

  • The Undying

    The Undying

  • The Broken Chain

    The Broken Chain

  • Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

    Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

  • Canyon of the Dead

    Canyon of the Dead

  • The Killing Jar

    The Killing Jar

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Behind the Lines

    Behind the Lines

  • Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  • A Thief Of Time

    A Thief Of Time

  • 21 and a Wake-Up

    21 and a Wake-Up

  • The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

    The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

  • A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day to Die

  • Lone Justice 2

    Lone Justice 2

  • Powwow Highway

    Powwow Highway

  • American Veteran

    American Veteran

  • Candles

    Candles

  • Ned Blessing

    Ned Blessing

  • Exhale

    Exhale

  • Indian America: A Gift from the Past

    Indian America: A Gift from the Past

  • The Only Good Indian

    The Only Good Indian

  • Timber Lands

    Timber Lands

  • Battledogs

    Battledogs

  • The Dome of Heaven

    The Dome of Heaven

  • The Roof

    The Roof

  • Wolf Ridge

    Wolf Ridge

  • The Great Cherokee Grandmother

    The Great Cherokee Grandmother

  • Brave

    Brave

  • Pie Lady of Pie Town

    Pie Lady of Pie Town

  • Destination: Planet Negro!

    Destination: Planet Negro!