Wes Studi

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 Cam
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Personal Info

Id

15853

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-12-17

Place of Birth

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

  • Wesley Studie
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    Known For

    Heat

    Heat

    Three Priests

    Three Priest

    Bonnie

    Bonnie

    The New World

    The New Worl

    Street Fighter

    Street Fight

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    Making The L

    Deep Rising

    Deep Rising

    The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of

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    Ronnie BoDea

    Mystery Men

    Mystery Men

    Geronimo: An American Legend

    Geronimo: An

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    Behind the L

    Undisputed

    Undisputed

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    Acting Like

    A Love Song

    A Love Song

    Miracle at Sage Creek

    Miracle at S

    Older Than America

    Older Than A

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    Big Guns Tal

    Avatar

    Avatar

    Mending the Line

    Mending the

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    The Lone Ran

    The Roof

    The Roof

    Coyote Waits

    Coyote Waits

    Skinwalkers

    Skinwalkers

    El Camino

    El Camino

    A Thief Of Time

    A Thief Of T

    Wind River

    Wind River

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    Longarm

    Battledogs

    Battledogs

    A Million Ways to Die in the West

    A Million Wa

    Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Planes: Fire

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    Terra Infirm

    Call of the Wild

    Call of the

    The Broken Chain

    The Broken C

    Edge of America

    Edge of Amer

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    Bury My Hear

    Crazy Horse

    Crazy Horse

    Dances with Wolves

    Dances with

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    Road to Rede

    Road to Paloma

    Road to Palo

    The Killing Jar

    The Killing

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    Sugar

    The Condemned 2

    The Condemne

    Christmas in the Clouds

    Christmas in

    The Midway Point

    The Midway P

    Powwow Highway

    Powwow Highw

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    The Only Goo

    The Undying

    The Undying

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    Soundman

    Destination: Planet Negro!

    Destination:

    Animal

    Animal

    The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

    The Trail Of

    Hostiles

    Hostiles

    Ice Planet

    Ice Planet

    A Dog's Way Home

    A Dog's Way

    Superfire

    Superfire

    Seraphim Falls

    Seraphim Fal

    The Dome of Heaven

    The Dome of

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    Wolf Ridge

    Reel Injun

    Reel Injun

    Badland

    Badland

    Being Flynn

    Being Flynn

    A Good Day to Die

    A Good Day t

    Soul

    Soul

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    Canyon of th

    Cosmic Radio

    Cosmic Radio

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    Candles

    The Doors

    The Doors

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    The Pipeline

    The Great Cherokee Grandmother

    The Great Ch

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    21 and a Wak

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire

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    2024

    The Midway Point

    asMr. Williams

    2023

    The Roof

    asGrandpa / Nick

    2023

    Mending the Line

    asHarrison

    2022

    Bonnie

    asSelf

    2022

    Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

    asSelf

    2022

    A Love Song

    asLito

    2015

    The Condemned 2

    asCyrus

    2015

    Ronnie BoDean

    asRonnie BoDean

    2014

    Planes: Fire & Rescue

    asWindlifter

    2014

    Pie Lady of Pie Town

    asNarrator (voice)

    2014

    A Million Ways to Die in the West

    asCochise

    2014

    Road to Paloma

    asNumay

    2013

    Sugar

    asBishop

    2013

    Battledogs

    asCaptain Falcos

    2013

    Destination: Planet Negro!

    asChief Bobby

    2010

    Making The Last of the Mohicans

    asSelf

    2009

    Avatar

    asEytukan

    2009

    The Only Good Indian

    asSam

    2009

    Call of the Wild

    asHatcher

    2009

    The Undying

    asLt. Frank Wascoe

    2008

    Older Than America

    asRichard Two Rivers

    2008

    El Camino

    asDave

    2008

    Three Priests

    asBen

    2007

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    asJack Wilson

    2007

    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

    asWovoka

    2005

    The New World

    asOpechancanough

    2005

    Miracle at Sage Creek

    asChief Thomas

    2004

    A Thief Of Time

    asJoe Leaphorn

    2003

    Edge of America

    asCuch

    2003

    Coyote Waits

    asJoe Leaphorn

    2003

    The Lone Ranger

    asKulakinah

    2002

    Skinwalkers

    asLt. Joe Leaphorn

    2002

    Undisputed

    asMingo Pace

    2001

    Road to Redemption

    asFrank Lightfoot

    2001

    Christmas in the Clouds

    asBingo Caller

    2000

    Wind River

    asPocatello

    1999

    Mystery Men

    asSphinx

    1999

    Soundman

    asTerry Leonard

    1998

    Deep Rising

    asHanover

    1997

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    asSelf

    1997

    The Killing Jar

    asCameron

    1996

    Crazy Horse

    asRed Cloud

    1995

    Heat

    asCasals

    1994

    Street Fighter

    asSagat

    1993

    Geronimo: An American Legend

    asGeronimo

    1993

    The Broken Chain

    asSeth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

    1992

    The Last of the Mohicans

    asMagua

    Behind the Lines

    asSelf

    1990

    Dances with Wolves

    asToughest Pawnee

    1988

    Longarm

    asThe Ute

    Terra Infirma

    asGrey Owl

    2025

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

    asE'ytukan

    2025

    The Great Cherokee Grandmother

    as

    2020

    Soul

    asCounselor Jerry (voice)

    2019

    Badland

    asHarlan Red

    2019

    A Dog's Way Home

    asCaptain Mica

    2017

    Hostiles

    asChief Yellow Hawk

    2012

    Being Flynn

    asCaptain

    2011

    The Dome of Heaven

    asDeWayne Moses

    2010

    A Good Day to Die

    asSelf - Actor; Cherokee

    2010

    Reel Injun

    asSelf

    2009

    21 and a Wake-Up

    as

    2007

    Cosmic Radio

    asSherriff Mike Nighthorse

    2007

    Wolf Ridge

    as

    2007

    Seraphim Falls

    asCharon

    2006

    The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

    asHimself

    2005

    Animal

    asCreeper

    2002

    Superfire

    asJoe Nighttrail

    2001

    Ice Planet

    asCommander Jonah Trager

    1996

    Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

    as

    1989

    Powwow Highway

    asBuff

    Canyon of the Dead

    asTsali

    Candles

    as

    1995

    Lone Justice 2

    asOne Horse

    1991

    The Doors

    asIndian in Desert

    Brave

    asErnie

    Timber Lands

    asRuss

    The Pipeline

    asSamuel Horse

    Exhale

    asGeorge

    1994

    Indian America: A Gift from the Past

    asSelf - Narrator (voice)

    Coming Soon

    (3 episode)asChief Many Horses

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    (1 episode)as

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    (1 episode)asBlack Kettle

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    (1 episode)as

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    (3 episode)asBuffalo Hump

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    (1 episode)asSelf

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    (3 episode)asFamous Shoes

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    (4 episode)as

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    (4 episode)asBucky

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    (1 episode)asChief Sleeping Bear

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    (1 episode)asSelf - Host

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    (1 episode)asJoeseph Silverwing

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    (9 episode)asKaetenay

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    (1 episode)asRoller

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    (1 episode)asMajor Ridge

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    (1 episode)asSheriff Benson

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    (1 episode)asWilliam Lawrence

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    (1 episode)asSpoon (voice)

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    (1 episode)as

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    (1 episode)asWarrior in Canoe

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    (1 episode)asChief Pierce

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    (1 episode)asQuanah (voice)

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    (1 episode)asBobby's Dad

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    (6 episode)asGeneral Linus Abner