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