Wesley Studi is a Cherokee American actor and film producer who has won critical acclaim and awards, particularly for his portrayal of Native Americans in film. He has appeared in Academy Award-winning films, such as Dances with Wolves (1990) and The Last of the Mohicans (1992), and in the Academy Award-nominated films Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) and The New World (2005). He is also known for portraying Sagat in Street Fighter (1994). Other films he has appeared in are Hostiles, Heat, Mystery Men, Avatar, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and the television series Penny Dreadful. In 2020, he received an Academy Honorary Award, becoming the second Indigenous person to be honored by the Academy, and the first Native American to receive an Oscar for acting.
Wes Studi
Active - 1968 - Present |
Birth - Dec 17, 1947 |
Genres - Drama, Action-Adventure, Western, Thriller, Comedy
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Subgenres - Western Film, Biographical Film, 3D Animated, Comedy Drama, Martial Arts Film
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Western Film, Biographical Film, 3D Animated, Comedy Drama, Martial Arts Film, Ninja Film, Parody Film, Action Comedy Film, Animated Film, Boxing Film, Chase, Christmas Film, Epic Film, Family Film, Ghost Film, Heist Film, Historical Film, Melodrama, Monster Film, Pirate Film, Prison Film, Slapstick, Superhero Film, Teen Film, Werewolf Film