Wes Studi
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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
Credits
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
as E'ytukan
Avatar (2009)
as Eytukan
Soul (2020)
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
Heat (1995)
as Casals
Dances with Wolves (1990)
as Toughest Pawnee
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
as Cochise
Street Fighter (1994)
as Sagat
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
as Magua
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
as Windlifter
Undisputed (2002)
as Mingo Pace
Deep Rising (1998)
as Hanover
A Dog's Way Home (2019)
as Captain Mica
The New World (2005)
as Opechancanough
The Doors (1991)
as Indian in Desert
Hostiles (2017)
as Chief Yellow Hawk
Seraphim Falls (2007)
as Charon
Mystery Men (1999)
as Sphinx
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993)
as Geronimo
Being Flynn (2012)
as Captain
Road to Paloma (2014)
as Numay
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
as Jack Wilson
A Love Song (2022)
as Lito
Badland (2019)
as Harlan Red
Call of the Wild (2009)
as Hatcher
The Condemned 2 (2015)
as Cyrus
Mending the Line (2023)
as Harrison
Skinwalkers (2002)
as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
Bonnie (2022)
as Self
As Deep As the Grave (—)
as Tsali
21 and a Wake-Up (2009)
as General Gleason
Seasons (2027)
Actor
Behind the Lines (2024)
as Self
Three Priests (2008)
as Ben
Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)
as Chief Thomas
Animal (2005)
as Creeper
Christmas in the Clouds (2001)
as Bingo Caller
Superfire (2002)
as Joe Nighttrail
The Undying (2009)
as Lt. Frank Wascoe
Soundman (1999)
as Terry Leonard
A Thief Of Time (2004)
as Joe Leaphorn
Powwow Highway (1989)
as Buff
Cosmic Radio (2007)
as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)
as Self
Crazy Horse (1996)
as Red Cloud
Ronnie BoDean (2015)
as Ronnie BoDean
Wind River (2000)
as Pocatello
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek (1996)
Actor
Candles (—)
Actor
The Killing Jar (1997)
as Cameron
The Great Cherokee Grandmother (2025)
Actor
The Lone Ranger (2003)
as Kulakinah
Terra Infirma (—)
as Grey Owl
Older Than America (2008)
as Richard Two Rivers
A Good Day to Die (2010)
as Self - Actor; Cherokee
Reel Injun (2010)
as Self
The Only Good Indian (2009)
as Sam
El Camino (2008)
as Dave
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong (2022)
as Self
Ice Planet (2001)
as Commander Jonah Trager
Making The Last of the Mohicans (2010)
as Self
Ink: A Tale of Captivity (2010)
as King Philip
The Midway Point (2024)
as Mr. Williams
The Dome of Heaven (2011)
as DeWayne Moses
Road to Redemption (2001)
as Frank Lightfoot
Exhale (—)
as George
The Broken Chain (1993)
as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
Wolf Ridge (2007)
Actor
Coyote Waits (2003)
as Joe Leaphorn
Edge of America (2003)
as Cuch
Longarm (1988)
as The Ute
Lone Justice 2 (1995)
as One Horse
The Roof (2023)
as Grandpa / Nick
The Pipeline (—)
as Samuel Horse
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006)
as Himself
Destination: Planet Negro! (2013)
as Chief Bobby
Sugar (2013)
as Bishop
Pie Lady of Pie Town (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Indian America: A Gift from the Past (1994)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Timber Lands (—)
as Russ
Brave (—)
as Ernie
Battledogs (2013)
as Captain Falcos