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
- 2026 · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 2026 · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2012 · 100,000 Zombie Heads as Lubhoc
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother PodestÃ
- 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 · Wine Thief as Winston T Graham
- Future · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- Future · Heavy Weapon as Cypress
- Future · Witchcraft XVIII: The Lanterne of Light as Cult Leader
- 2025 · Vanished as Greg McBride
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1997 · Conan as Morga
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- Future · Survive the End as The President
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · LeapFrog as General Irving
- 2026 · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 2026 · Valley of the Horntak as Gordon
- 2026 · White Shark as
- 2026 · Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film as Mayor Minos
- 2025 · We Meet Again as Stone
- 2025 · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 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 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 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: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco