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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-17 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, U.S.

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

Acting

2024

Terra Infirma as Grey Owl
The Midway Point as Mr. Williams

2023

Mending the Line as Harrison
The Roof as Grandpa / Nick

2022

Bonnie as Self
A Love Song as Lito

2021

American Veteran as Self - Host

2020

Soul as Counselor Jerry (voice)
Woke as Spoon (voice)

2019

A Dog's Way Home as Captain Mica
Badland as Harlan Red
Miracle Workers as Chief Sleeping Bear

2017

Hostiles as Chief Yellow Hawk

2015

Ronnie BoDean as Ronnie BoDean

2014

Planes: Fire & Rescue as Windlifter
Pie Lady of Pie Town as Narrator (voice)
Penny Dreadful as Kaetenay

2013

Battledogs as Captain Falcos
Sugar as Bishop

2012

Being Flynn as Captain

2011

The Dome of Heaven as DeWayne Moses
Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses

2010

Reel Injun as Self
A Good Day to Die as Himself - Actor; Cherokee

2009

Avatar as Eytukan
Call of the Wild as Hatcher
The Undying as Lt. Frank Wascoe
Kings as General Linus Abner

2008

Older Than America as Richard Two Rivers
El Camino as Dave
Comanche Moon as Buffalo Hump
The Mentalist as Joeseph Silverwing

2007

Seraphim Falls as Charon
Cosmic Radio as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse

2006

2005

The New World as Opechancanough
Miracle at Sage Creek as Chief Thomas
Animal as Creeper
Into the West as Black Kettle
Grey's Anatomy as William Lawrence

2004

A Thief Of Time as Joe Leaphorn

2003

The Lone Ranger as Kulakinah
Coyote Waits as Joe Leaphorn

2002

Undisputed as Mingo Pace
Skinwalkers as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
Superfire as Joe Nighttrail

2001

Road to Redemption as Frank Lightfoot
Christmas in the Clouds as Bingo Caller
Ice Planet as Commander Jonah Trager

2000

Wind River as Pocatello

1999

Mystery Men as Sphinx
Soundman as Terry Leonard

1998

Deep Rising as Hanover

1997

The Killing Jar as Cameron

1996

Crazy Horse as Red Cloud

1995

Heat as Casals
Streets of Laredo as Famous Shoes

1994

Indian America: A Gift from the Past as Self - Narrator (voice)

1993

The Broken Chain as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

1992

Highlander: The Series as Sheriff Benson

1991

The Doors as Indian in Desert

1990

Dances with Wolves as Toughest Pawnee
The Flash as Roller

1989

1988

Longarm as The Ute
American Experience as Major Ridge
American Experience as Warrior in Canoe

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Brave as Ernie
Timber Lands as Russ
The Pipeline as Samuel Horse
Yesteryear as George

Production

2023

We Will Speak as Executive Producer

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The Pipeline as Executive Producer