Wes Studi
Acting
Born: 1947-12-17 in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
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
The Mentalist
Joeseph Silverwing
Grey's Anatomy
William Lawrence
Avatar: Fire and Ash
E'ytukan
Avatar
Eytukan
American Experience
Major Ridge
American Experience
Warrior in Canoe
Highlander: The Series
Sheriff Benson
Hell on Wheels
Chief Many Horses
Penny Dreadful
Kaetenay
Heat
Casals
Finding Your Roots
Soul
Counselor Jerry (voice)
In Plain Sight
Chief Pierce
Miracle Workers
Chief Sleeping Bear
Dances with Wolves
Toughest Pawnee
Saving Grace
Bobby's Dad
The Flash
Roller
Hostiles
Chief Yellow Hawk
The Last of the Mohicans
Magua
Reservation Dogs
Bucky
Undisputed
Mingo Pace
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Cochise
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Quanah (voice)
Street Fighter
Sagat
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Windlifter
Deep Rising
Hanover
A Love Song
Lito
Promised Land
Kings
General Linus Abner
Mystery Men
Sphinx
Seraphim Falls
Charon
UC: Undercover
The Doors
Indian in Desert
A Dog's Way Home
Captain Mica
The New World
Opechancanough
Into the West
Black Kettle
Comanche Moon
Buffalo Hump
Woke
Spoon (voice)
The Directors
Self
Geronimo: An American Legend
Geronimo