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