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Wes Studi

Acting Born Dec 17, 1947 Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Grey's Anatomy

as William Lawrence

The Mentalist

as Joeseph Silverwing
Film

Avatar: Fire and Ash

as E'ytukan
Film

Avatar

as Eytukan
Film

Soul

as Counselor Jerry (voice)

Full filmography

  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as William Lawrence
  • The Mentalist (2008) as Joeseph Silverwing
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) as E'ytukan
  • American Experience (1988) as Major Ridge
  • American Experience (1988) as Warrior in Canoe
  • Avatar (2009) as Eytukan
  • Highlander: The Series (1992) as Sheriff Benson
  • Hell on Wheels (2011) as Chief Many Horses
  • Heat (1995) as Casals
  • In Plain Sight (2008) as Chief Pierce
  • Soul (2020) as Counselor Jerry (voice)
  • Miracle Workers (2019) as Chief Sleeping Bear
  • Penny Dreadful (2014) as Kaetenay
  • Finding Your Roots (2012)
  • Saving Grace (2007) as Bobby's Dad
  • The Flash (1990) as Roller
  • The Last of the Mohicans (1992) as Magua
  • Kings (2009) as General Linus Abner
  • Dances with Wolves (1990) as Toughest Pawnee
  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022) as Quanah (voice)
  • Reservation Dogs (2021) as Bucky
  • Promised Land (1996)
  • Into the West (2005) as Black Kettle
  • UC: Undercover (2001)