← Back
Wes Studi
AKA: Wesley Studie
Acting
Born: 1947
Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
16 Global Credits
🔥 0.8 Popularity
0 Rank Score
0 Hearts
0 Votes
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.
Known For
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Quanah (voice)
2022 · US
Reservation Dogs
Bucky
2021 · US
Woke
Spoon (voice)
2020 · US
Miracle Workers
Chief Sleeping Bear
2019 · US
Penny Dreadful
Kaetenay
2014 · US
Finding Your Roots
Role
2012 · US
Hell on Wheels
Chief Many Horses
2011 · US
The Mentalist
Joeseph Silverwing
2008 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | 2022 | Quanah (voice) |
| Reservation Dogs | 2021 | Bucky |
| Woke | 2020 | Spoon (voice) |
| Miracle Workers | 2019 | Chief Sleeping Bear |
| Penny Dreadful | 2014 | Kaetenay |
| Finding Your Roots | 2012 | Contributor |
| Hell on Wheels | 2011 | Chief Many Horses |
| The Mentalist | 2008 | Joeseph Silverwing |
| Comanche Moon | 2008 | Buffalo Hump |
| Into the West | 2005 | Black Kettle |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2005 | William Lawrence |
| UC: Undercover | 2001 | Contributor |
| The Directors | 1999 | Self |
| Highlander: The Series | 1992 | Sheriff Benson |
| The Flash | 1990 | Roller |
| American Experience | 1988 | Major Ridge |