Wes Studi

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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Avatar

As Eytukan

Heat

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Soul

As Counselor Jerry (voice)

Deep Rising

As Hanover

The Last of the Mohicans

As Magua

A Million Ways to Die in the West

As Cochise

A Dog's Way Home

As Captain Mica

Mystery Men

As Sphinx

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Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

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  Michael Mann

  Shared 3 credits

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  Bonnie Timmermann

  Shared 3 credits

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  Robert De Niro

  Shared 2 credits

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  Liam Neeson

  Shared 2 credits

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  Sigourney Weaver

  Shared 2 credits

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  Christopher Lloyd

  Shared 2 credits

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  Natalie Portman

  Shared a credit

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  Giovanni Ribisi

  Shared 2 credits

Acted

Bonnie

2022 · Self

Soul

2020 · Counselor Jerry (voice)

A Dog's Way Home

2019 · Captain Mica

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014 · Cochise

Being Flynn

2012 · Captain

Avatar

2009 · Eytukan

Call of the Wild

2009 · Hatcher

Mystery Men

1999 · Sphinx

Deep Rising

1998 · Hanover

Heat

1995 · Casals

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 · Magua

As Deep As the Grave

— · Tsali