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Wes Studi
Actor, ProducerBorn December 17, 1947 (77 years)
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 most recently 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.
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| 2023 | The Roof · as Grandpa / Nick |
| 2022 | Mending the Line · as Harrison |
| 2022 | Spirit Rangers (TV Series) · as Sunny |
| 2022 | A Love Song · as Lito |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (TV Series) · as Quanah |
| 2021 | Reservation Dogs (TV Series) · as Bucky |
| 2021 | Launchpad (TV Series) · as Grandpa |
| 2020 | Soul · as Counselor Jerry (voice) |
| 2020 | Woke (TV Series) · as Spoon (voice) |
| 2020 | Rolling Thunder · as Wes |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Miracle Workers (2019) (TV Series) · as Chief Sleeping Bear |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home · as Captain Mica |
| 2018 | Whitewashed: The Ethnic Cleansing of America · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Hostiles · as Chief Yellow Hawk |
| 2015 | The Condemned 2 · as Cyrus |
| 2015 | SuperMansion (TV Series) · as Hawk Feather |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue · as Windlifter |
| 2014 | Road to Paloma · as Numay |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West · as Cochise |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful (TV Series) · as Kaetenay |
| 2014 | The Red Road (TV Series) · as Chief Levi Gall |
| 2014 | Killer Women (TV Series) · as White Deer |
| 2013 | Sugar · as Bishop |
| 2013 | Battledogs · as Captain Falcos |
| 2013 | Destination Planet Negro · as Chief Bobby |
| 2012 | Being Flynn · as Captain |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels (TV Series) · as Chief Many Horses |
| 2011 | The Dome of Heaven · as Dewayne Moses |
| 2009 | Avatar · as Eytukan |
| 2009 | The Only Good Indian · as Sam |
| 2009 | 21 and a Wake-Up · as General Gleason |
| 2009 | Call of the Wild · as Hatcher |
| 2009 | Kings (TV Series) · as General Linus Abner |
| 2009 | The Undying · as Lt. Frank Wascoe |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Joeseph Silverwing |
| 2008 | Older Than America · as Richard Two Rivers |
| 2008 | El camino · as Dave |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon (TV Series) · as Buffalo Hump |
| 2008 | Three Priests · as Ben |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight (TV Series) · as Chief Pierce |
| 2007 | Cosmic Radio · as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse |
| 2007 | Saving Grace (2007) (TV Series) · as Bobby's Dad |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee · as Wovoka |
| 2006 | Seraphim Falls · as Charon |
| 2005 | The New World · as Opechancanough |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage Creek · as Chief Thomas |
| 2005 | Into the West (TV Series) · as Black Kettle |
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| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as William Lawrence |
| 2004 | Edge of America · as Cuch |
| 2003 | Coyote Waits · as Joe Leaphorn |
| 2003 | A Thief of Time · as Joe Leaphorn |
| 2003 | The Lone Ranger · as Kulakinah |
| 2003 | The Ugly One: Thor's Revenge · as Father Mike |
| 2002 | Skinwalkers · as Lt. Joe Leaphorn |
| 2002 | Undisputed · as Mingo Pace |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Road to Redemption · as Frank Lightfoot |
| 2001 | UC: Undercover (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Christmas in the Clouds · as Bingo Caller |
| 2001 | Ice Planet · as Commander Jonah Trager |
| 2000 | Wind River · as Pocatello |
| 1999 | Mystery Men · as Sphinx |
| 1998 | Soundman · as Terry Leonard |
| 1998 | Deep Rising · as Hanover |
| 1997 | The Killing Jar · as Cameron |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) · as Scarface |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse · as Red Cloud |
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| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo (TV Series) · as Famous Shoes |
| 1995 | The Way West · as Voice |
| 1995 | 500 Nations (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1995 | Lone Justice 2 · as One Horse |
| 1994 | Wolfridge · as Cast |
| 1994 | Street Fighter · as Sagat |
| 1993 | The Broken Chain · as Seth / Chief / Speaker For The Tribes |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend · as Geronimo |
| 1993 | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Sheriff Benson |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans · as Magua |
| 1991 | The Doors · as Indian In Desert |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves · as Toughest Pawnee |
| 1990 | The Flash (TV Series) · as Roller |
| 1988 | Powwow Highway · as Buff |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Major Ridge |
| 1988 | Longarm · as The Ute |