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