Wes Studi
Birthday: 1947-12-17 | Place of Birth: Nofire Hollow - Oklahoma - USAWesley "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 most recently 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
Acting
Role
as Lito
as Captain Mica
as Harlan Red
as Chief Yellow Hawk
as Cyrus
as Cochise
as Narrator (voice)
as Numay
as Windlifter
as Bishop
as Captain Falcos
as Chief Bobby
as Captain
as Himself - Actor; Cherokee
as Eytukan
as General Linus Abner
as Hatcher
as Lt. Frank Wascoe
as Sam
as Ben
as Buffalo Hump
as Richard Two Rivers
as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse
as Himself
as Chief Thomas
as Opechancanough