Wes Studi
Acting
Born: 1947-12-17 in 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
The Mentalist
Joeseph Silverwing
Grey's Anatomy
William Lawrence
Avatar: Fire and Ash
E'ytukan
Avatar
Eytukan
Penny Dreadful
Kaetenay
Hell on Wheels
Chief Many Horses
Highlander: The Series
Sheriff Benson
American Experience
Major Ridge
American Experience
Warrior in Canoe
Heat
Casals
Soul
Counselor Jerry (voice)
Miracle Workers
Chief Sleeping Bear
In Plain Sight
Chief Pierce
Finding Your Roots
Dances with Wolves
Toughest Pawnee
Saving Grace
Bobby's Dad
The Flash
Roller
Hostiles
Chief Yellow Hawk
Reservation Dogs
Bucky
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Cochise
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Windlifter
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Quanah (voice)
The Last of the Mohicans
Magua
A Love Song
Lito
Street Fighter
Sagat
Undisputed
Mingo Pace
Deep Rising
Hanover
Promised Land
UC: Undercover
Kings
General Linus Abner
The Doors
Indian in Desert
Seraphim Falls
Charon
Into the West
Black Kettle
Mystery Men
Sphinx
Comanche Moon
Buffalo Hump
The New World
Opechancanough
A Dog's Way Home
Captain Mica
Woke
Spoon (voice)
The Directors
Self
Road to Paloma
Numay