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.

Wes Studi

Acting Born December 17, 1947 Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Known For

The Mentalist

Joeseph Silverwing

Grey's Anatomy

William Lawrence

Avatar: Fire and Ash

E'ytukan

Avatar

Eytukan

Highlander: The Series

Sheriff Benson

American Experience

Major Ridge

American Experience

Warrior in Canoe

Hell on Wheels

Chief Many Horses

In Plain Sight

Chief Pierce

Finding Your Roots

Saving Grace

Bobby's Dad

Miracle Workers

Chief Sleeping Bear