Wes Studi
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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 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.
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
The Mentalist
In Plain Sight
Finding Your Roots
The Flash
Miracle Workers
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Reservation Dogs
UC: Undercover
Woke
Promised Land
Hell on Wheels
The Doors
Dances with Wolves
Street Fighter
Soul
Seraphim Falls
Penny Dreadful
Edge of America
Heat
Planes: Fire & Rescue
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Avatar
A Dog's Way Home
Kings
The Lone Ranger
Ned Blessing
The Last of the Mohicans
Hostiles
The Roof
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