Wes Studi

December 17, 1947 (age 78) Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
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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 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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Last updated: June 14, 2026

42 titles
Community avg: 8.34 /10
  • 1
    1
    Avatar
    2009December 2009 by James Cameron
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
    8.53 Masterpiece--
  • 2
    2
    Soul
    2020December 2020 by Pete Docter
    Animation, Family, Drama
    Animation, Family, Drama
    9.02 Masterpiece
  • 3
    3
    Heat
    1995December 1995 by Michael Mann
    Crime, Drama, Action
    Crime, Drama, Action
    8.86 Masterpiece-
  • 4
    4
    The Last of the Mohicans
    1992August 1992 by Michael Mann
    Action, History, Romance
    Action, History, Romance
    8.32 Excellent++
  • 5
    5
    A Million Ways to Die in the West
    2014May 2014 by Seth MacFarlane
    Comedy, Western
    Comedy, Western
    7.01 Good
  • 6
    6
    Hostiles
    2017December 2017 by Scott Cooper
    Drama, Western, History
    Drama, Western, History
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 7
    7
    The New World
    2005December 2005 by Terrence Malick
    Drama, History, Romance
    Drama, History, Romance
    7.47 Good++
  • 8
    8
    A Dog's Way Home
    2019January 2019 by Charles Martin Smith
    Drama, Adventure, Family
    Drama, Adventure, Family
    8.31 Excellent++
  • 9
    9
    Penny Dreadful
    2014–2016 by John Logan
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
    8.71 Masterpiece-
  • 10
    10
    Street Fighter
    1994December 1994 by Steven E. de Souza
    Action, Comedy, Fantasy
    Action, Comedy, Fantasy
    5.76 Decent-
  • 11
    11
    Deep Rising
    1998January 1998 by Stephen Sommers
    Adventure, Action, Horror
    Adventure, Action, Horror
    7.16 Good+
  • 12
    12
    Undisputed
    2002July 2002 by Walter Hill
    Action, Drama, Crime
    Action, Drama, Crime
    7.47 Good++
  • 13
    13
    Mystery Men
    1999August 1999 by Kinka Usher
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    Adventure, Fantasy, Action
    6.82 Good-
  • 14
    14
    Planes: Fire & Rescue
    2014July 2014 by Bobs Gannaway
    Animation, Comedy, Adventure
    Animation, Comedy, Adventure
    7.17 Good+
  • 15
    15
    Seraphim Falls
    2007January 2007 by David Von Ancken
    Western, Action, Drama
    Western, Action, Drama
    7.39 Good++
  • 16
    16
    Geronimo: An American Legend
    1993December 1993 by Walter Hill
    Western, History, Action
    Western, History, Action
    7.33 Good++
  • 17
    17
    The Condemned 2
    2015November 2015 by Roel Reiné
    Action
    Action
    6.55 Good--
  • 18
    18
    Being Flynn
    2012March 2012 by Paul Weitz
    Drama
    Drama
    7.25 Good+
  • 19
    19
    Badland
    2019November 2019 by Justin Lee
    Western
    Western
    7.33 Good++
  • 20
    20
    Road to Paloma
    2014April 2014 by Jason Momoa
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.11 Good+
  • 21
    21
    A Love Song
    2022July 2022 by Max Walker-Silverman
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 22
    22
    Call of the Wild
    2009June 2009 by Richard Gabai
    Adventure
    Adventure
    7.42 Good++
  • 23
    23
    Mending the Line
    2023June 2023 by Joshua Caldwell
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 24
    24
    Comanche Moon
    2008
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.94 Excellent
  • 25
    25
    Animal
    2005May 2005 by David J. Burke
    Action, Drama
    Action, Drama
    7.23 Good+
  • 26
    26
    Streets of Laredo
    1995 by Larry McMurtry
    Western, Drama
    Western, Drama
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    Skinwalkers
    2002November 2002 by Chris Eyre
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 28
    28
    Older Than America
    2008March 2008 by Georgina Lightning
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.03 Good
  • 29
    29
    Coyote Waits
    2003November 2003 by Jan Egleson
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 30
    30
    Powwow Highway
    1989February 1989 by Jonathan Wacks
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 31
    31
    Ice Planet
    2001January 2001 by Winrich Kolbe
    Science Fiction
    Science Fiction
    7.32 Good++
  • 32
    32
    Superfire
    2002April 2002 by Steven Quale
    Action, Thriller
    Action, Thriller
    7.49 Good++
  • 33
    33
    Crazy Horse
    1996July 1996 by John Irvin
    War, Action, Drama
    War, Action, Drama
    8.19 Excellent+
  • 34
    34
    The Broken Chain
    1993November 1993 by Lamont Johnson
    History, Drama, War
    History, Drama, War
    7.50 Good++
  • 35
    35
    The Undying
    2009January 2009 by Steven Peros
    Thriller
    Thriller
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    The Lone Ranger
    2003February 2003 by Jack Bender
    Action, Western
    Action, Western
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 37
    37
    Wind River
    2000June 2000 by Tom Shell
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 38
    38
    The Killing Jar
    1997May 1997 by Evan Crooke
    Thriller, Drama
    Thriller, Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 39
    39
    Ned Blessing
    1993 by William D. Wittliff
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
    Western, Action & Adventure, Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 40
    40
    Longarm Spanish
    1988March 1988 by Virgil W. Vogel
    Western, Spanish
    Western, Spanish
    7.82 Excellent-
  • 41
    41
    Bonnie
    2022November 2022 by Simon Wallon
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 42
    42
    Exhale
    by Adam VillaSeñor
    Thriller
    Thriller
    Needs more reviews