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Wes Studi

Acting

Born: 1947-12-17
From: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.7

Also Known As

Wesley Studie

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.

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2023
🏆 Won

Academy Honorary Award

2019

Acting95 titles

Crazy Horse
8.7
Movie

Crazy Horse

1996Action
The Mentalist
8.4
Series

The Mentalist

2008-2015Thriller
Grey's Anatomy
8.2
Series

Grey's Anatomy

2005 - ...Drama
Soul
8.1
Cartoon

Soul

2020Animation
Lone Justice 2
8.0
Movie

Lone Justice 2

1995Action
Into the West
8.0
Series

Into the West

2005Action
Heat
7.9
Movie

Heat

1995Thriller
Reservation Dogs
7.9
Series

Reservation Dogs

2021-2023Drama
Dances with Wolves
7.8
Movie

Dances with Wolves

1990Action
Penny Dreadful
7.8
Series

Penny Dreadful

2014-2016Sci-Fi
Avatar
7.6
Movie

Avatar

2009Sci-Fi
Avatar: Fire and Ash
New7.6
Movie

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025Sci-Fi
Hell on Wheels
7.6
Series

Hell on Wheels

2011-2016Action
Kings
7.6
Series

Kings

2009Drama
The Last of the Mohicans
7.4
Movie

The Last of the Mohicans

1992Action
A Dog's Way Home
7.4
Movie

A Dog's Way Home

2019Drama
The Flash
7.4
Series

The Flash

1990-1991Action
Highlander: The Series
7.4
Series

Highlander: The Series

1992-1998Sci-Fi
Saving Grace
7.3
Series

Saving Grace

2007-2010Sci-Fi
The Doors
7.1
Movie

The Doors

1991Drama
Comanche Moon
7.1
Series

Comanche Moon

2008Drama
In Plain Sight
7.1
Series

In Plain Sight

2008-2012Drama
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
7.0
Movie

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

1997Documentary
Reel Injun
7.0
Movie

Reel Injun

2010Documentary
Hostiles
6.9
Movie

Hostiles

2017Drama
Skinwalkers
6.8
Movie

Skinwalkers

2002Drama
Powwow Highway
6.8
Movie

Powwow Highway

1989Drama
Miracle Workers
6.8
Series

Miracle Workers

2019-2023Comedy
A Love Song
6.7
Movie

A Love Song

2022Drama
UC: Undercover
6.7
Series

UC: Undercover

2001-2002Drama
Mending the Line
6.6
Movie

Mending the Line

2023Drama
The New World
6.5
Movie

The New World

2005Drama
Undisputed
6.5
Movie

Undisputed

2002Action
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
6.5
Movie

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

2007Action
Road to Redemption
6.5
Movie

Road to Redemption

2001Action
Destination: Planet Negro!
6.5
Movie

Destination: Planet Negro!

2013Comedy
A Good Day to Die
6.5
Movie

A Good Day to Die

2010Drama
Promised Land
6.5
Series

Promised Land

1996-1999Drama
American Experience
6.5
Series

American Experience

1988 - ...Documentary
Edge of America
6.4
Movie

Edge of America

2003Drama
Seraphim Falls
6.4
Movie

Seraphim Falls

2007Action
Finding Your Roots
6.4
Series

Finding Your Roots

2012 - ...Documentary
Geronimo: An American Legend
6.3
Movie

Geronimo: An American Legend

1993Action
Christmas in the Clouds
6.3
Movie

Christmas in the Clouds

2001Drama
Streets of Laredo
6.3
Series

Streets of Laredo

1995Action
Deep Rising
6.2
Movie

Deep Rising

1998Action
Planes: Fire & Rescue
6.2
Cartoon

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014Animation
Badland
6.2
Movie

Badland

2019Action
Being Flynn
6.2
Movie

Being Flynn

2012Drama
Wind River
6.1
Movie

Wind River

2000Drama
A Million Ways to Die in the West
6.1
Movie

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014Comedy
Sugar
6.1
Movie

Sugar

2013Drama
The Directors
6.1
Series

The Directors

1999-2004Documentary
A Thief Of Time
6.0
Movie

A Thief Of Time

2004Thriller
Longarm
6.0
Movie

Longarm

1988Action
Call of the Wild
6.0
Movie

Call of the Wild

2009Action
Mystery Men
5.9
Movie

Mystery Men

1999Action
Road to Paloma
5.9
Movie

Road to Paloma

2014Thriller
The Roof
5.8
Movie

The Roof

2023Drama
Miracle at Sage Creek
5.7
Movie

Miracle at Sage Creek

2005Action
Coyote Waits
5.7
Movie

Coyote Waits

2003Drama
The Lone Ranger
5.6
Movie

The Lone Ranger

2003Action
Animal
5.6
Movie

Animal

2005Action
Ned Blessing
5.5
Series

Ned Blessing

1993Action
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
5.4
Cartoon

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

2022 - ...Drama
Bonnie
5.3
Movie

Bonnie

2022Documentary
The Condemned 2
5.2
Movie

The Condemned 2

2015Action
Superfire
5.1
Movie

Superfire

2002Action
Woke
5.1
Series

Woke

2020-2022Comedy
Ice Planet
4.9
Movie

Ice Planet

2001Drama
Street Fighter
4.7
Movie

Street Fighter

1994Action
Battledogs
4.5
Movie

Battledogs

2013Action
The Undying
4.5
Movie

The Undying

2009Thriller
The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
4.5
Movie

The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy

2006Documentary
Older Than America
4.4
Movie

Older Than America

2008Drama
The Killing Jar
4.4
Movie

The Killing Jar

1997Thriller
Soundman
4.4
Movie

Soundman

1999Comedy
Three Priests
3.8
Movie

Three Priests

2008Drama
The Broken Chain
3.7
Movie

The Broken Chain

1993Drama
The Only Good Indian
3.5
Movie

The Only Good Indian

2009Action
El Camino
3.0
Movie

El Camino

2008Drama
21 and a Wake-Up
2.0
Movie

21 and a Wake-Up

2009Drama
Cosmic Radio
1.5
Movie

Cosmic Radio

2007Drama
Making The Last of the Mohicans
0
Movie

Making The Last of the Mohicans

2010Documentary
Ronnie BoDean
0
Movie

Ronnie BoDean

2015Action
Behind the Lines
0
Movie

Behind the Lines

2024Documentary
Acting Like Nothing is Wrong
0
Movie

Acting Like Nothing is Wrong

2022Documentary
The Midway Point
0
Movie

The Midway Point

2024Drama
The Dome of Heaven
0
Movie

The Dome of Heaven

2011Drama
Wolf Ridge
0
Movie

Wolf Ridge

2007Drama
As Deep as the Grave
0
Movie

As Deep as the Grave

2024Drama
Candles
0
Movie

Candles

2024Thriller
The Pipeline
0
Movie

The Pipeline

2024Drama
The Great Cherokee Grandmother
0
Movie

The Great Cherokee Grandmother

2025Drama
American Veteran
0
Series

American Veteran

2021 - ...Documentary

Production2 titles

We Will Speak
10.0
Movie

We Will Speak

2023Documentary
The Pipeline
0
Movie

The Pipeline

2024Drama