Wes Studi

Acting

December 17, 1947 (78 years old)

Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

Male

83 Movies

24 TV Shows

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.

Hostiles

2017 6.9

as Chief Yellow Hawk

Age 70 (now 78)

Avatar

2009 7.6

as Eytukan

Age 61 (now 78)

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 7.4

as Magua

Age 44 (now 78)

Heat

1995 7.9

as Casals

Age 47 (now 78)

A Dog's Way Home

2019 7.4

as Captain Mica

Age 71 (now 78)

The New World

2005 6.5

as Opechancanough

Age 58 (now 78)

Deep Rising

1998 6.2

as Hanover

Age 50 (now 78)

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014 6.1

as Cochise

Age 66 (now 78)

Undisputed

2002 6.5

as Mingo Pace

Age 54 (now 78)

Penny Dreadful

2014 7.8

as Kaetenay

Age 66 (now 78) 9 eps

9 eps

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993 6.3

as Geronimo

Age 45 (now 78)

Soul

2020 8.1

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

Age 73 (now 78)

The Condemned 2

2015 5.2

as Cyrus

Age 67 (now 78)

Mystery Men

1999 5.8

as Sphinx

Age 51 (now 78)

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014 6.2

as Windlifter

Age 66 (now 78)

A Love Song

2022 6.7

as Lito

Age 74 (now 78)

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025 7.6

as E'ytukan

Age 78

The Great Cherokee Grandmother

2025

Age 77 (now 78)

The Midway Point

2024

as Mr. Williams

Age 76 (now 78)

The Roof

2023 5.8

as Grandpa / Nick

Age 75 (now 78)

Mending the Line

2023 6.6

as Harrison

Age 75 (now 78)

We Will Speak

2023 10.0

Executive Producer

Age 75 (now 78)

Bonnie

2022 5.3

as Self

Age 74 (now 78)

Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

2022

as Self

Age 74 (now 78)

A Love Song

2022 6.7

as Lito

Age 74 (now 78)

Soul

2020 8.1

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

Age 73 (now 78)

Badland

2019 6.2

as Harlan Red

Age 71 (now 78)

A Dog's Way Home

2019 7.4

as Captain Mica

Age 71 (now 78)

Hostiles

2017 6.9

as Chief Yellow Hawk

Age 70 (now 78)

The Condemned 2

2015 5.2

as Cyrus

Age 67 (now 78)

Ronnie BoDean

2015

as Ronnie BoDean

Age 67 (now 78)

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014 6.2

as Windlifter

Age 66 (now 78)

Pie Lady of Pie Town

2014

as Narrator (voice)

Age 66 (now 78)

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014 6.1

as Cochise

Age 66 (now 78)

Road to Paloma

2014 5.9

as Numay

Age 66 (now 78)

Sugar

2013 6.1

as Bishop

Age 65 (now 78)

Battledogs

2013 4.5

as Captain Falcos

Age 65 (now 78)

Destination: Planet Negro!

2013 6.5

as Chief Bobby

Age 65 (now 78)

Being Flynn

2012 6.2

as Captain

Age 64 (now 78)

The Dome of Heaven

2011

as DeWayne Moses

Age 63 (now 78)

A Good Day to Die

2010 6.5

as Self - Actor; Cherokee

Age 62 (now 78)

Making The Last of the Mohicans

2010

as Self

Age 62 (now 78)

Ink: A Tale of Captivity

2010

as King Philip

Age 62 (now 78)

Reel Injun

2010 7.0

as Self

Age 62 (now 78)

Avatar

2009 7.6

as Eytukan

Age 61 (now 78)

The Only Good Indian

2009 3.5

as Sam

Age 61 (now 78)

21 and a Wake-Up

2009 2.0

Age 61 (now 78)

Call of the Wild

2009 6.0

as Hatcher

Age 61 (now 78)

The Undying

2009 4.5

as Lt. Frank Wascoe

Age 61 (now 78)

Older Than America

2008 4.4

as Richard Two Rivers

Age 60 (now 78)

El Camino

2008 3.0

as Dave

Age 60 (now 78)

Three Priests

2008 3.8

as Ben

Age 60 (now 78)

Cosmic Radio

2007 1.5

as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse

Age 59 (now 78)

Wolf Ridge

2007

Age 59 (now 78)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007 6.5

as Jack Wilson

Age 59 (now 78)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007 6.5

as Wovoka

Age 59 (now 78)

Seraphim Falls

2007 6.4

as Charon

Age 59 (now 78)

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

2006 4.5

as Himself

Age 58 (now 78)

The New World

2005 6.5

as Opechancanough

Age 58 (now 78)

Miracle at Sage Creek

2005 5.7

as Chief Thomas

Age 57 (now 78)

Animal

2005 5.6

as Creeper

Age 57 (now 78)

A Thief Of Time

2004 6.0

as Joe Leaphorn

Age 56 (now 78)

Edge of America

2003 6.4

as Cuch

Age 55 (now 78)

Coyote Waits

2003 5.7

as Joe Leaphorn

Age 55 (now 78)

The Lone Ranger

2003 5.6

as Kulakinah

Age 55 (now 78)

Skinwalkers

2002 6.8

as Lt. Joe Leaphorn

Age 54 (now 78)

Undisputed

2002 6.5

as Mingo Pace

Age 54 (now 78)

Superfire

2002 5.1

as Joe Nighttrail

Age 54 (now 78)

Road to Redemption

2001 6.5

as Frank Lightfoot

Age 53 (now 78)

Christmas in the Clouds

2001 6.3

as Bingo Caller

Age 53 (now 78)

Ice Planet

2001 4.9

as Commander Jonah Trager

Age 53 (now 78)

Wind River

2000 6.1

as Pocatello

Age 52 (now 78)

Mystery Men

1999 5.8

as Sphinx

Age 51 (now 78)

Soundman

1999 4.4

as Terry Leonard

Age 51 (now 78)

Deep Rising

1998 6.2

as Hanover

Age 50 (now 78)

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997 7.0

as Self

Age 49 (now 78)

The Killing Jar

1997 4.4

as Cameron

Age 49 (now 78)

Crazy Horse

1996 8.7

as Red Cloud

Age 48 (now 78)

Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek

1996 6.0

Age 48 (now 78)

Heat

1995 7.9

as Casals

Age 47 (now 78)

Lone Justice 2

1995 8.0

as One Horse

Age 47 (now 78)

Street Fighter

1994 4.7

as Sagat

Age 47 (now 78)

Indian America: A Gift from the Past

1994 8.0

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Age 46 (now 78)

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993 6.3

as Geronimo

Age 45 (now 78)

The Broken Chain

1993 3.7

as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes

Age 45 (now 78)

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 7.4

as Magua

Age 44 (now 78)

The Doors

1991 7.1

as Indian in Desert

Age 43 (now 78)

Dances with Wolves

1990 7.8

as Toughest Pawnee

Age 42 (now 78)

Powwow Highway

1989 6.8

as Buff

Age 41 (now 78)

Longarm

1988 6.0

as The Ute

Age 40 (now 78)

Terra Infirma

as Grey Owl

Behind the Lines

as Self

Exhale

as George

Candles

As Deep as the Grave

as Tsali

Timber Lands

as Russ

The Pipeline

as Samuel Horse

The Pipeline

Executive Producer

Brave

as Ernie