Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 17, 1947 (age 79)
Place of Birth
Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
- Wesley Studie
Wes Studi
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.
Known For - Movies
Known For - TV Shows
Grey's Anatomy
as William Lawrence
The Mentalist
as Joeseph Silverwing
American Experience
as Major Ridge
American Experience
as Warrior in Canoe
Highlander: The Series
as Sheriff Benson
In Plain Sight
as Chief Pierce
Hell on Wheels
as Chief Many Horses
Finding Your Roots
Saving Grace
as Bobby's Dad
Penny Dreadful
as Kaetenay