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Wes Studi
Actor
Born December 17, 1947 (74 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | A Love Song · as Lito |
| 2021 | Reservation Dogs (TV Series) · as Bucky |
| 2020 | Soul · as Counselor Jerry (voice) |
| 2020 | Woke (TV Series) · as Spoon |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home · as Captain Mica |
| 2019 | Miracle Workers (2019) (TV Series) · as Chief Sleeping Bear |
| 2019 | Badland · as Harlan Red |
| 2018 | Whitewashed: The Ethnic Cleansing of America · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Hostiles · as Chief Yellow Hawk |
| 2015 | SuperMansion (TV Series) · as Hawk Feather |
| 2015 | The Condemned 2 · as Cyrus |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West · as Cochise |
| 2014 | Planes: Fire & Rescue · as Windlifter |
| 2014 | Road to Paloma · as Numay |
| 2014 | Penny Dreadful (TV Series) · as Kaetenay |
| 2014 | Killer Women (TV Series) · as White Deer |
| 2014 | The Red Road (TV Series) · as Chief Levi Gall |
| 2013 | Sugar · as Bishop |
| 2013 | Battledogs · as Captain Falcos |
| 2013 | Destination Planet Negro · as Chief Bobby |
| 2012 | Being Flynn · as Captain |
| 2011 | The Dome of Heaven · as DeWayne Moses |
| 2011 | Hell on Wheels (TV Series) · as Chief Many Horses |
| 2009 | Call of the Wild · as Hatcher |
| 2009 | 21 and a Wake-Up · as General Gleason |
| 2009 | Avatar · as Eytukan |
| 2009 | Kings (TV Series) · as General Linus Abner |
| 2008 | Three Priests · as Ben |
| 2008 | Older Than America · as Richard Two Rivers |
| 2008 | El camino · as Dave |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight (TV Series) · as Chief Pierce |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon (TV Series) · as Buffalo Hump |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Joeseph Silverwing |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee · as Wovoka |
| 2007 | Cosmic Radio · as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse |
| 2007 | Saving Grace (TV Series) · as Bobby's Dad |
| 2006 | Seraphim Falls · as Charon |
| 2005 | Animal · as Creeper |
| 2005 | The New World · as Opechancanough |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage Creek · as Chief Thomas |
| 2005 | Into the West (TV Series) · as Black Kettle |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as William Lawrence |
| 2003 | Edge of America · as Cuch |
| 2003 | A Thief of Time · as Joe Leaphorn |
| 2002 | Undisputed · as Mingo Pace |
| 2002 | Superfire · as Joe Nighttrail |
| 2001 | Christmas in the Clouds · as Bingo Caller |
| 2001 | Ice Planet · as Commander Jonah Trager |
| 2001 | Road to Redemption · as Frank Lightfoot |
| 2001 | UC: Undercover (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2000 | Wind River · as Pocatello |
| 1999 | Mystery Men · as Sphinx |
| 1998 | Deep Rising · as Hanover |
| 1998 | Soundman · as Terry Leonard |
| 1997 | The Killing Jar · as Cameron |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse · as Red Cloud |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) · as Scarface |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Heat · as Detective Casals |
| 1995 | Lone Justice 2 · as One Horse |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo (TV Series) · as Famous Shoes |
| 1994 | Street Fighter · as Victor Sagat |
| 1994 | Wolfridge · as actor |
| 1993 | The Broken Chain · as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes |
| 1993 | Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Geronimo: An American Legend · as Geronimo |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans · as Magua |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Sheriff Benson |
| 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 | Longarm · as The Ute |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Major Ridge |