Wes Studi
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as E'ytukan
Avatar
2009
as Eytukan
Heat
1995
as Casals
Soul
2020
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
Dances with Wolves
1990
as Toughest Pawnee
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
as Cochise
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
as Magua
Undisputed
2002
as Mingo Pace
Hostiles
2017
as Chief Yellow Hawk
The Doors
1991
as Indian in Desert
Deep Rising
1998
as Hanover
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Windlifter
Street Fighter
1994
as Sagat
Bonnie
2022
as Self
A Dog's Way Home
2019
as Captain Mica
The New World
2005
as Opechancanough
Mystery Men
1999
as Sphinx
Badland
2019
as Harlan Red
Seraphim Falls
2007
as Charon
Animal
2005
as Creeper