Wes Studi
Acting
Born December 17, 1947 · Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Mentalist
Grey's Anatomy
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar
American Experience
Highlander: The Series
Hell on Wheels
Soul
In Plain Sight
Saving Grace
Finding Your Roots
Heat
Miracle Workers
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Penny Dreadful
Reservation Dogs
The Flash
Dances with Wolves
The Last of the Mohicans
Promised Land
The Directors
Kings
Into the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Woke
Hostiles
UC: Undercover
Undisputed
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Deep Rising
Street Fighter
The Doors
A Dog's Way Home
The New World
Comanche Moon
Mystery Men
Geronimo: An American Legend
Streets of Laredo
Seraphim Falls
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee