Wes Studi

Acting · Born 1947-12-17 in 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.

Filmography

• Heat as Casals
• Three Priests as Ben
• Bonnie as Self
• The New World as Opechancanough
• Street Fighter as Sagat
• Deep Rising as Hanover
• The Last of the Mohicans as Magua
• Mystery Men as Sphinx
• Geronimo: An American Legend as Geronimo
• Undisputed as Mingo Pace