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Wes Studi
Actor · Producer
Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
December 17, 1947
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.
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2025Winner
Best Performance
Avatar: Fire and Ash
1995Winner
Best Performance
Heat
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2020Highlight
Best Performance
Soul
1990Highlight
Best Performance
Dances with Wolves