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 (12)
Soul
as Counselor Jerry (voice)
A Dog's Way Home
as Captain Mica
Hostiles
as Chief Yellow Hawk
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Windlifter
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Cochise
Avatar
as Eytukan
The New World
as Opechancanough
Undisputed
as Mingo Pace
Mystery Men
as Sphinx
Deep Rising
as Hanover
Heat
as Casals
The Last of the Mohicans
as Magua