Wes Studi
Known for ActingBorn 1947-12-17Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known for
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
The Last of the Mohicans
1992 · as Magua
Deep Rising
1998 · as Hanover
Undisputed
2002 · as Mingo Pace
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 · as Windlifter
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014 · as Cochise
Hostiles
2017 · as Chief Yellow Hawk
Street Fighter
1994 · as Sagat
A Dog's Way Home
2019 · as Captain Mica
The Doors
1991 · as Indian in Desert
The New World
2005 · as Opechancanough
Badland
2019 · as Harlan Red
Seraphim Falls
2007 · as Charon
Mystery Men
1999 · as Sphinx