Wesley Studi (ᏪᏌ ᏍᏚᏗ), born December 17, 1947 in Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, is a Cherokee-American actor and producer best known for his portrayals of Native Americans in movies. In 2019, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his acting work and Native activism.
He is currently married to Maura Dhu, the only child of Jack Albertson. Studi has three children.
Film Roles
- Powwow Highway as Buff
- Dances with Wolves as Toughest Pawnee
- The Doors (1991) as Indian in Desert
- The Last of the Mohicans as Magua
- Geronimo: An American Legend as Geronimo
- Street Fighter as Sagat
- Deep Rising as Hanover
- Mystery Men as The Sphinx
- The New World (2005) as Opechancanough
- Avatar as Eytukan
- A Million Ways to Die in the West as Cochise
- Planes: Fire & Rescue as Windlifter
- Hostiles as Chief Yellow Hawk
- A Dog's Way Home as Captain Mica
- Soul as Counselor Jerry C
Television Roles
- The Flash (1990) as Roller (1 episode)
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues as Scarface (1 episode)
- Promised Land (1996) as Jesse Rainbird (1 episode)
- The Mentalist as Joseph Silverwing (1 episode)
- Hell on Wheels as Chief Many Horses
- Penny Dreadful as Kaetenay
- PBS's Mystery! adaptations of the Leaphorn & Chee books Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and Thief of Time as Lt. Joe Leaphorn
- Reservation Dogs as Bucky
- Spirit Rangers as Sunny
