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