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