Acting
Wes Studi
Born December 17, 1947 Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
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
7.6
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025·Science Fiction
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The Great Cherokee Grandmother
2025·Drama
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The Midway Point
2024·Drama
5.8
The Roof
2023·Drama
6.6
Mending the Line
2023·Drama
5.3
Bonnie
2022·Documentary
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Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
2022·Documentary
6.7
A Love Song
2022·Drama
8.1
Soul
2020·Animation
6.2
Badland
2019·Western
7.4
A Dog's Way Home
2019·Drama
6.9
Hostiles
2017·Drama
5.2
The Condemned 2
2015·Action
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Ronnie BoDean
2015·Action
6.2
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014·Animation
6.0
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014·Comedy
5.9
Road to Paloma
2014·Thriller
6.1
Sugar
2013·Drama
4.5
Battledogs
2013·Action
6.5
Destination: Planet Negro!
2013·Comedy
6.2
Being Flynn
2012·Drama
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The Dome of Heaven
2011·Drama
6.5
A Good Day to Die
2010·History
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Making The Last of the Mohicans
2010·Documentary