Wes Studi

Wes Studi

Acting

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

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Avatar: Fire and Ash ★ 7.6 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 The Great Cherokee Grandmother The Great Cherokee Grandmother 2025 The Midway Point The Midway Point 2024 The Roof ★ 5.8 The Roof 2023 Mending the Line ★ 6.6 Mending the Line 2023 Bonnie ★ 5.3 Bonnie 2022 Acting Like Nothing is Wrong Acting Like Nothing is Wrong 2022 A Love Song ★ 6.7 A Love Song 2022 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder ★ 5.5 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder 2022 American Veteran American Veteran 2021 Reservation Dogs ★ 7.9 Reservation Dogs 2021 Soul ★ 8.1 Soul 2020 Woke ★ 5.1 Woke 2020 Badland ★ 6.2 Badland 2019 Miracle Workers ★ 6.8 Miracle Workers 2019 A Dog's Way Home ★ 7.4 A Dog's Way Home 2019 Hostiles ★ 6.9 Hostiles 2017 The Condemned 2 ★ 5.2 The Condemned 2 2015 Ronnie BoDean Ronnie BoDean 2015 Planes: Fire & Rescue ★ 6.2 Planes: Fire & Rescue 2014 Pie Lady of Pie Town Pie Lady of Pie Town 2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West ★ 6.1 A Million Ways to Die in the West 2014 Penny Dreadful ★ 7.8 Penny Dreadful 2014 Road to Paloma ★ 5.9 Road to Paloma 2014 Sugar ★ 6.1 Sugar 2013 Battledogs ★ 4.5 Battledogs 2013 Destination: Planet Negro! ★ 6.5 Destination: Planet Negro! 2013 Finding Your Roots ★ 6.4 Finding Your Roots 2012 Being Flynn ★ 6.2 Being Flynn 2012 Hell on Wheels ★ 7.6 Hell on Wheels 2011 The Dome of Heaven The Dome of Heaven 2011 A Good Day to Die ★ 6.5 A Good Day to Die 2010 Making The Last of the Mohicans Making The Last of the Mohicans 2010 Ink: A Tale of Captivity Ink: A Tale of Captivity 2010 Reel Injun ★ 7.0 Reel Injun 2010 Avatar ★ 7.6 Avatar 2009 The Only Good Indian ★ 3.5 The Only Good Indian 2009 21 and a Wake-Up ★ 2.0 21 and a Wake-Up 2009 Call of the Wild ★ 6.0 Call of the Wild 2009 Kings ★ 7.6 Kings 2009 The Undying ★ 4.5 The Undying 2009 The Mentalist ★ 8.4 The Mentalist 2008 In Plain Sight ★ 7.1 In Plain Sight 2008 Older Than America ★ 4.4 Older Than America 2008 El Camino ★ 3.0 El Camino 2008 Comanche Moon ★ 7.1 Comanche Moon 2008 Three Priests ★ 3.8 Three Priests 2008 Cosmic Radio ★ 1.5 Cosmic Radio 2007 Wolf Ridge Wolf Ridge 2007 Saving Grace ★ 7.3 Saving Grace 2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ★ 6.5 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007 Seraphim Falls ★ 6.4 Seraphim Falls 2007 The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy ★ 4.5 The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy 2006 The New World ★ 6.5 The New World 2005 Miracle at Sage Creek ★ 5.7 Miracle at Sage Creek 2005 Into the West ★ 8.0 Into the West 2005 Animal ★ 5.6 Animal 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 A Thief Of Time ★ 6.0 A Thief Of Time 2004 Edge of America ★ 6.4 Edge of America 2003 Coyote Waits ★ 5.7 Coyote Waits 2003 The Lone Ranger ★ 5.6 The Lone Ranger 2003 Skinwalkers ★ 6.8 Skinwalkers 2002 Undisputed ★ 6.5 Undisputed 2002 Superfire ★ 5.1 Superfire 2002 UC: Undercover ★ 6.7 UC: Undercover 2001 Road to Redemption ★ 6.5 Road to Redemption 2001 Christmas in the Clouds ★ 6.3 Christmas in the Clouds 2001 Ice Planet ★ 4.9 Ice Planet 2001 Wind River ★ 6.1 Wind River 2000 Mystery Men ★ 5.9 Mystery Men 1999 Soundman ★ 4.4 Soundman 1999 The Directors ★ 6.1 The Directors 1999 Deep Rising ★ 6.2 Deep Rising 1998 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western ★ 7.0 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western 1997 The Killing Jar ★ 4.4 The Killing Jar 1997 Promised Land ★ 6.5 Promised Land 1996 Crazy Horse ★ 8.7 Crazy Horse 1996 Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek ★ 6.0 Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek 1996 Heat ★ 7.9 Heat 1995