Vernon Wells
Vernon George Wells (born 31 December 1945) is an Australian film and television actor who has built his career around action-type films, most often cast as a villain. He began appearing on Australian television shows in the mid-1970s, such as Homicide and Matlock Police and All The Rivers Run. He is best known to international audiences for his role of "Wez", in the 1981 science fiction action film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. After Mad Max 2, Wells began appearing in Hollywood films, such as the military action film Commando (1985) (as Bennett), which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the science fiction comedy Innerspace (1987), which starred Martin Short, Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan. In the 2000s, Wells acted in the television series Power Rangers: Time Force portraying the series' main villain 'Ransik'. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Wells(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1985 · MacGyver as Catlin
- 1985 · MacGyver as Paul Donnay
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Wilson
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Himself
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1987 · Innerspace as Mr. Igoe
- 1985 · Commando as Bennett
- 1984 · Hunter as Sonny Zajak
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Wez
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 1985 · Weird Science as Lord General
- Future · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · Vanished as
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- Future · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Survive the End as The President