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 Cameron's box office blockbuster Avatar.
Awards & recognition
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2023
- Academy Honorary Award · 2019
Filmography50+ titles
The Mentalist
Grey's Anatomy
Soul
Reservation Dogs
Heat
Penny Dreadful
Dances with Wolves
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Hell on Wheels
Avatar
Kings
A Dog's Way Home
Highlander: The Series
The Last of the Mohicans
The Flash
Saving Grace
In Plain Sight
The Doors
Comanche Moon
Reel Injun
Hostiles
Miracle Workers
Powwow Highway
A Love Song
Mending the Line
American Experience
Destination: Planet Negro!
A Good Day to Die
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
The New World
Undisputed
Finding Your Roots
Seraphim Falls
Edge of America
Christmas in the Clouds
Streets of Laredo
Geronimo: An American Legend
Badland
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Being Flynn
Deep Rising
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Call of the Wild
Road to Paloma
Mystery Men
The Roof
Miracle at Sage Creek
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Animal
Bonnie