Wes Studi
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Seasons
2027
The Great Cherokee Grandmother
2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as E'ytukan
The Midway Point
2024
as Mr. Williams
Mending the Line
2023
as Harrison
The Roof
2023
as Grandpa / Nick
Bonnie
2022
as Self
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
2022
as Self
A Love Song
2022
as Lito
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Quanah (voice)
Reservation Dogs
2021
as Bucky
American Veteran
2021
as Self - Host
Soul
2020
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
Woke
2020
as Spoon (voice)
A Dog's Way Home
2019
as Captain Mica
Badland
2019
as Harlan Red
Miracle Workers
2019
as Chief Sleeping Bear
Hostiles
2017
as Chief Yellow Hawk
Ronnie BoDean
2015
as Ronnie BoDean
The Condemned 2
2015
as Cyrus
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Cochise
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Windlifter
Pie Lady of Pie Town
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Road to Paloma
2014
as Numay
Penny Dreadful
2014
as Kaetenay
Battledogs
2013
as Captain Falcos
Sugar
2013
as Bishop
Destination: Planet Negro!
2013
as Chief Bobby
Being Flynn
2012
as Captain
Finding Your Roots
2012
The Dome of Heaven
2011
as DeWayne Moses
Hell on Wheels
2011
as Chief Many Horses
Making The Last of the Mohicans
2010
as Self
Reel Injun
2010
as Self
A Good Day to Die
2010
as Self - Actor; Cherokee
Ink: A Tale of Captivity
2010
as King Philip
Avatar
2009
as Eytukan
Call of the Wild
2009
as Hatcher
The Only Good Indian
2009
as Sam
The Undying
2009
as Lt. Frank Wascoe
21 and a Wake-Up
2009
as General Gleason
Kings
2009
as General Linus Abner
Three Priests
2008
as Ben
Older Than America
2008
as Richard Two Rivers
El Camino
2008
as Dave
Comanche Moon
2008
as Buffalo Hump
The Mentalist
2008
as Joeseph Silverwing
In Plain Sight
2008
as Chief Pierce
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as Jack Wilson
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as Wovoka
Seraphim Falls
2007
as Charon
Wolf Ridge
2007
Cosmic Radio
2007
as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
Saving Grace
2007
as Bobby's Dad
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
2006
as Himself
The New World
2005
as Opechancanough
Miracle at Sage Creek
2005
as Chief Thomas
Animal
2005
as Creeper
Into the West
2005
as Black Kettle
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as William Lawrence
A Thief Of Time
2004
as Joe Leaphorn
The Lone Ranger
2003
as Kulakinah
Coyote Waits
2003
as Joe Leaphorn
Edge of America
2003
as Cuch
Undisputed
2002
as Mingo Pace
Skinwalkers
2002
as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
Superfire
2002
as Joe Nighttrail
Road to Redemption
2001
as Frank Lightfoot
Christmas in the Clouds
2001
as Bingo Caller
Ice Planet
2001
as Commander Jonah Trager
UC: Undercover
2001
Wind River
2000
as Pocatello
Mystery Men
1999
as Sphinx
Soundman
1999
as Terry Leonard
The Directors
1999
as Self
Deep Rising
1998
as Hanover
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
The Killing Jar
1997
as Cameron
Crazy Horse
1996
as Red Cloud
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
1996
Promised Land
1996
Heat
1995
as Casals
Lone Justice 2
1995
as One Horse
Streets of Laredo
1995
as Famous Shoes
Street Fighter
1994
as Sagat
Indian America: A Gift from the Past
1994
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
as Geronimo
The Broken Chain
1993
as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes
Ned Blessing
1993
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
as Magua
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Sheriff Benson
The Doors
1991
as Indian in Desert
Dances with Wolves
1990
as Toughest Pawnee
The Flash
1990
as Roller
Powwow Highway
1989
as Buff
Longarm
1988
as The Ute
American Experience
1988
as Major Ridge
American Experience
1988
as Warrior in Canoe