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 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Heat
as Casals
1995
Three Priests
as Ben
2008
Bonnie
as Self
2022
The New World
as Opechancanough
2005
Street Fighter
as Sagat
1994
Making The Last of the Mohicans
as Self
2010
Deep Rising
as Hanover
1998
The Last of the Mohicans
as Magua
1992
Ronnie BoDean
as Ronnie BoDean
2015
Mystery Men
as Sphinx
1999
Geronimo: An American Legend
as Geronimo
1993
Behind the Lines
as Self
TBA
Undisputed
as Mingo Pace
2002
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
as Self
2022
A Love Song
as Lito
2022
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Chief Thomas
2005
Older Than America
as Richard Two Rivers
2008
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
1997
Avatar
as Eytukan
2009
Mending the Line
as Harrison
2023
TV Appearances
Hell on Wheels
as Chief Many Horses
2011
UC: Undercover
2001
Into the West
as Black Kettle
2005
Promised Land
1996
Comanche Moon
as Buffalo Hump
2008
The Directors
as Self
1999
Streets of Laredo
as Famous Shoes
1995
Ned Blessing
1993
Reservation Dogs
as Bucky
2021
Miracle Workers
as Chief Sleeping Bear
2019
American Veteran
as Self - Host
2021
The Mentalist
as Joeseph Silverwing
2008