Wes Studi
Birth Name:
Wesley Studie
Birth Place:
Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Fast Facts
- Became the second Native American to be inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
- Co-founded the Cherokee-language newspaper Cherokee Phoenix
- Named the artist of the decade by the First Americans in the Arts Awards in 2000
- Played the role of Geronimo in the film "Geronimo: An American Legend," which won a Bronze Wrangler Award for best theatrical motion picture
- Was made an honorary chairman at the Indigenous Language Institute for the national endowment campaign
- Started performing at The American Indian Theatre Company in Tulsa
- Recognized for his roles as Toughest Pawnee in "Dances with Wolves" and Magua in "The Last of the Mohicans․"
- Started the band Firecat of Discord with his wife Maura, who is the lead singer
- Joined the U․S․ Army and volunteered to go to Vietnam with on 12 months of his six-year service left
Awards
- 1993CFCA Award - Most Promising Actor:Nominated
- 1994Bronze Wrangler - Theatrical Motion Picture:Winner
- 2002American Indian Movie Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2003FAITA Award - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a TV Movie/Special (Lead):Winner
- 2004American Indian Movie Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2008American Indian Movie Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2009American Indian Movie Award - Best Actor:Winner
- 2009Jury Award - Best Dramatic Feature:Winner
- 2018C&I Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2022Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actor:Nominated
- 2022Red Nation Film Award of Excellence - Outstanding Performance by an Actor in Leading Role:Winner
- 2022Red Nation Film Award of Excellence - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama, Comedy, Limited Series:Nominated
- 2022Red Nation Film Award of Excellence - Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance:Nominated
- 2023Movies for Grownups Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
- 2023C&I Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2023Chlotrudis Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated