Wes Studi
Born December 17, 1947 (Age: 78)
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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.
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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Filmography
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
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as E'ytukan
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Age: 78
Mending the Line
2023
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as Harrison
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Age: 75
A Love Song
2022
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as Lito
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Age: 74
Soul
2020
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as Counselor Jerry (voice)
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Age: 73
A Dog's Way Home
2019
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as Captain Mica
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Age: 71
Hostiles
2017
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as Chief Yellow Hawk
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Age: 70
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
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as Windlifter
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Age: 66
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
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as Cochise
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Age: 66
Being Flynn
2012
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as Captain
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Age: 64
Avatar
2009
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as Eytukan
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Age: 61
Call of the Wild
2009
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as Hatcher
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Age: 61
Seraphim Falls
2007
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as Charon
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Age: 59
The New World
2005
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as Opechancanough
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Age: 58
Undisputed
2002
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as Mingo Pace
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Age: 54
Wind River
2000
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as Pocatello
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Age: 52
Mystery Men
1999
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as Sphinx
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Age: 51
Deep Rising
1998
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as Hanover
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Age: 50
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
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as Self
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Age: 49
Heat
1995
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as Casals
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Age: 47
Street Fighter
1994
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as Sagat
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Age: 47
Geronimo: An American Legend
1993
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as Geronimo
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Age: 45
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
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as Magua
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Age: 44
The Doors
1991
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as Indian in Desert
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Age: 43
Dances with Wolves
1990
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as Toughest Pawnee
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Age: 42