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Wes Studi

Actor | * 12/17/1947 (76) | Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
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Wesley Studi (Cherokee: ᏪᏌ ᏍᏚᏗ; born December 17, 1947) is a Native American (Cherokee Nation) actor and film producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and awards throughout his career, particularly for his portrayal of Native Americans in film. In 2019, he received an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the first Native American as well as the first Indigenous person from North America to be honored by the academy. Studi has appeared in Academy Award-winning films, such as Dances with Wolves (1990) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and in the Academy Award-nominated films Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) and The New World (2005). He is also known for portraying Sagat in Street Fighter (1994). Other films he has appeared in are Hostiles, ()
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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 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Action

Known for these Movies & Shows

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a gro ...

The Last of the Mohicans

R

1992 | 3.7/5 | 1h 52min
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance / Love, War
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A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken ...

Deep Rising

R

1998 | 3.1/5 | 1h 46min
Adventure, Action, Horror, Science Fiction
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Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and r ...

Heat

R

1995 | 4.0/5 | 2h 50min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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When Champion City's hero Captain Amazing is kidnapped by the recently paroled supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, a trio of average, everyday superheroes -- Mr. Furious, the Shoveler and the Blue Raj ...

Mystery Men

PG-13

1999 | 2.9/5 | 2h 1min
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California. ...

Reservation Dogs

TV-MA

2021 | 4.1/5
Drama, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Wes Studi

Academy Honorary Award Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Movies with Wes Studi as Actor(63)

as Grey Owl2024 Terra Infirma
as Grandpa / Nick2023 The Roof
2023 Candles
as Harrison2023 Mending the Line
as himself2022 Bonnie
as Lito2022 A Love Song
as Counselor Jerry (voice)2021 Untitled Pixar Animation Project
as Captain Mica2019 A Dog's Way Home
as Harlan Red2019 Badland
as Chief Yellow Hawk2017 Hostiles
as Ronnie BoDean2015 Ronnie BoDean
as Cyrus2015 The Condemned 2
as Narrator (voice)2014 Pie Lady of Pie Town
as Numay2014 Road to Paloma
as Windlifter2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Cochise2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Captain Falcos2013 Battledogs
as Bishop2013 Sugar
as Chief Bobby2013 Destination: Planet Negro!
as Captain2012 Being Flynn
as DeWayne Moses2011 The Dome of Heaven
as Himself - Actor; Cherokee2010 A Good Day to Die
as himself2010 Reel Injun
as Lt. Frank Wascoe2009 The Undying
as Sam2009 The Only Good Indian
as Eytukan2009 Avatar
as Hatcher2009 Call of the Wild
as Richard Two Rivers2008 Older Than America
as Ben2008 Three Priests
as Dave2008 El Camino
as Sherriff Mike Nighthorse2007 Cosmic Radio
as Wovoka2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Jack Wilson2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Charon2006 Seraphim Falls
as himself2006 The Trail Of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
as Chief Thomas2005 Miracle at Sage Creek
as Creeper2005 Animal
as Opechancanough2005 The New World
as Joe Leaphorn2004 A Thief Of Time
as Cuch2003 Edge of America
as Joe Leaphorn2003 Coyote Waits
as Lt. Joe Leaphorn2002 Skinwalkers
as Joe Nighttrail2002 Superfire
as Mingo Pace2002 Undisputed
as Commander Jonah Trager2001 Ice Planet
as Bingo Caller2001 Christmas in the Clouds
as Pocatello2000 Wind River
as Terry Leonard1999 Soundman
as Sphinx1999 Mystery Men
as Hanover1998 Deep Rising
as Cameron1997 The Killing Jar
as himself1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Red Cloud1996 Crazy Horse
1996 Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
as Detective Casals1995 Heat
as Victor Sagat1994 Street Fighter
as Seth / Chief / Speaker for the Tribes1993 The Broken Chain
as Geronimo1993 Geronimo: An American Legend
as Magua1992 The Last of the Mohicans
as Indian in Desert1991 The Doors
as Toughest Pawnee1990 Dances with Wolves
as Buff1989 Powwow Highway
as The Ute1988 Longarm

TV Shows/Series with Wes Studi as Actor(15)

as Bucky2021 Reservation Dogs
as Self - Host2021 American Veteran
as Chief Sleeping Bear2019 Miracle Workers
as Kaetenay2014 Penny Dreadful
as Chief Many Horses2011 Hell on Wheels
as General Linus Abner2009 Kings
as Buffalo Hump2008 Comanche Moon
as Joeseph Silverwing2008 The Mentalist
as Black Kettle2005 Into the West
2001 UC: Undercover
1999 The Directors
1996 Promised Land
as Famous Shoes1995 Streets of Laredo
1993 Ned Blessing
as Sheriff Benson1992 Highlander: The Series

Movies with Wes Studi as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Dadiwonisi (We Will Speak)

Full Name: Wes Studi
Born: Wednesday, 12/17 1947 (December) in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 131 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language), Cherokee
Educated at: Tulsa Community College, Chilocco Indian Agricultural School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Spouses (current/former): Maura Dhu Studi
Children: Kholan Studi, Daniel Studi
Other names for Wes Studi (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Wesley Studie"
Wes Studi frequently works together with these people:
Adam Beach (8x, Actor)
Graham Greene (7x, Actor)
Michael Mann (7x, Crew)
Irene Bedard (7x, Actress)
Steve Buscemi (6x, Actor)
Chris Eyre (6x, Crew)
Larry McMurtry (6x, Crew)
Daniel Radcliffe (5x, Actor)
Walter Hill (5x, Crew)
Rene Haynes (5x, Crew)
Ken Woodruff (5x, Crew)
Kevin Willmott (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10642, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024