Wes Studi
Acting
Born: Dec 17, 1947
From: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mending the Line | Harrison | 2023 | 6.6 |
| The Roof | Grandpa / Nick | 2023 | 5.8 |
| Bonnie | Self | 2022 | 5.3 |
| Acting Like Nothing is Wrong | Self | 2022 | — |
| A Love Song | Lito | 2022 | 6.68 |
| Ronnie BoDean | Ronnie BoDean | 2015 | — |
| A Million Ways to Die in the West | Cochise | 2014 | 6.05 |
| Battledogs | Captain Falcos | 2013 | 4.43 |
| Making The Last of the Mohicans | Self | 2010 | — |
| Avatar | Eytukan | 2009 | 7.602 |
| Three Priests | Ben | 2008 | 3.75 |
| Older Than America | Richard Two Rivers | 2008 | 4.4 |
| El Camino | Dave | 2008 | 3.0 |
| The New World | Opechancanough | 2005 | 6.515 |
| Miracle at Sage Creek | Chief Thomas | 2005 | 5.7 |
| A Thief Of Time | Joe Leaphorn | 2004 | 6.0 |
| The Lone Ranger | Kulakinah | 2003 | 5.571 |
| Coyote Waits | Joe Leaphorn | 2003 | 5.708 |
| Undisputed | Mingo Pace | 2002 | 6.5 |
| Skinwalkers | Lt. Joe Leaphorn | 2002 | 6.833 |
| Wind River | Pocatello | 2000 | 6.125 |
| Mystery Men | Sphinx | 1999 | 5.842 |
| Deep Rising | Hanover | 1998 | 6.16 |
| Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self | 1997 | 7.0 |
| Heat | Casals | 1995 | 7.933 |
| Street Fighter | Sagat | 1994 | 4.664 |
| Geronimo: An American Legend | Geronimo | 1993 | 6.297 |
| The Last of the Mohicans | Magua | 1992 | 7.386 |
| Longarm | The Ute | 1988 | 6.0 |
| Behind the Lines | Self | — | |
Quick Facts
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1947 |
| From | Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, … |