Vernon Wells
Acting1945Rushworth, Victoria, Australia
Biography
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'.
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Known For
Acting History
Future
Censor Addiction
as Wizard
Alien Horde
as Senator Latta
Clutch
as Fuentes
Island in the Stars
as Argentum
Escape from Paradise
as Gus
Cheer Bloody Murder
as Yanny
Area 5150
as Rocco
Mothman Vs Bigfoot
as Detective Thomas
Cursed Waters
as Prosecutor
The Damnation
as The Major (voice)
Survive the End
as The President
Island in the Stars
Producer
2025
A Reluctant Heart
as Stuart Knapp
2024
Professor Kimmer's Initiation
as Cypress
The Charisma Killers
as The Old Man
The Beast Inside
as Father Geoffrey
Gladiators
as Avitus
Apex Predators 2: The Spawning
as Bartender Wells
Road Wars: Max Fury
as Shane McIntosh
Realm of Shadows
as Cypress
The Dead Rose
as Cypress
Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In
as Richard Daniels
The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death
as George
Harvest
as Jim Mansfield
2023
Heartland Harmony
as Lemmy LaRoux
End of Loyalty
as Rooker
Ghost
as Jeremiah
The Price We Pay
as The Doctor
Blood and Snow
as The Professor
Root
as Scott
I Can
as Doctor Wells
Murder Syndicate
as Roddy
Transmission
as Frank Tadross Roth
2022
The Electric Man
as Doogie
Memoirs of a Fighter
as Pastor
Werewolf Cabal
as Henry Sullivan
Thor: God of Thunder
as Odin
Shadows
as Cliff
Forbearance
as Dr. George Ross
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
Soul Cage
as The Persuader
No Name and Dynamite
as Black Jack Bennett
Tales from the Other Side
as William
American Bigfoot
as Truman Shaw
Frost
as Grant
Jack Be Nimble
as Jack
Of the Devil
as Father Bennet
The Christmas Tapes
as Santa
Showdown in Yesteryear
as Orson Kane
Amber Road
as Sheriff Taylor
Shadows
Co-Producer
Sally Floss: Digital Detective
Associate Producer
The Christmas Tapes
Producer
2021
Red Snow
as Julius King
Bearry
as Detective Seahorn
Kringle Time
as Herb
Christmas Collision
as Ronan
Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender
as The Shadow Knight
Under the Palm Tree
as Det. Scott
Cinema Insomnia
TVas Self• 1 eps
2020
7th Revelation
as Gil Oldman Jr.
Fear of the Woods
as Father
Camp Twilight
as Detective Bennett
No Chance
as Barrett Transformed
Await the Dawn
as Zed
Debt Collectors
as Cyrus Skinner
Kill Giggles
as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Hank Wentworth
Social Distance
as Gil Oldman Jr.
Bird
as Fred
Emerald Run
as Dodson
2019
Crossbreed
as Murphy
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as Himself
The Silent Natural
as Sarah's Father
Bigfoot Down Under
as Self
2018
Trouble Is My Business
as Detective Barry Tate
Death House
as Nela
Impact Event
as Ed
Loss Prevention
as CEO Reginald Bachman
The City of Gold
as The Inquisitor
Glass Jaw
as Happy
Hide and Go Seek
as Bill
Lilith
as Phillip
Loss Prevention
Executive Producer
The City of Gold
Producer
2017
2016
Western X
as The General
The Horde
as Earl
The Sector
as Shamrock
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Wolf (voice)
The Perfect Weapon
as The Interrogator
? (Question-mark)
as Willkins
Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon
as Robert
Rum Runners
as Louie
2015
Jurassic City
as Agent LaFranco
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs
as Marcus
No Solicitors
as Sam
Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween
as Guy Hunsinger
2014
Throwback
as Detective McNab
Relentless Justice
as Jason Macendale
2013
2012
The Lackey
as Mr. Dechlan
2010
The Dead Undead
as Raleigh
World's End
as Corvin
Westbrick Murders
as Max
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
as Network Head (voice)
Shadows in Paradise
as General Ruth
2009
Charlie Valentine
as Broad
Green Street Hooligans 2
as Tankersley Governor
The Butcher
as 1970's IRA Commander
Someone's Knocking at the Door
as Dr. Tolstoy
Silent Night, Zombie Night
as Paul Irwin
2008
Hollywood Confidential
as Lt. Stone
Tru Loved
as Coach Wesley
2007
ReVamped
as Wes
2006
Curse of Pirate Death
as Vernon
Blood Ranch
as Shotgun
Saurian
as Alester Carvel
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
Vagabond
as Ivan
Curse of Pirate Death
Associate Producer
2005
Meet Me in Miami
as Mr. Abbott
2004
King of the Ants
as Beckett
2003
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Acme VP, Child Labor
Devil's Knight
as Frank
2002
Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Jeremiah Stone
2001
Beneath Loch Ness
as Constable
The Education of a Vampire
as Captain Andrew Collins
Power Rangers
TVas Ransik• 42 eps
2000
1999
Wasteland Justice
as Tarnak
1998
Billy Frankenstein
as Otto
1997
1996
Space Truckers
as Mister Cutt
Misfit Patrol
as Captain Cook
1995
Hard Justice
as Galaxy 500
1994
Stranglehold
as Gerald Richter
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
as Plughead
T-Force
as Samuel Washington
Manosaurus
as Professor Sorenson
2002: The Rape of Eden
as Mercenary Soldier
Ultimatum
as Gerard
1992
Sexual Response
as Philip
Fortress
as Maddox
1990
Circuitry Man
as Plughead
Crossing the Line
as Steve Sinclair
Undeclared War
as Hannibal
The Shrimp on the Barbie
as Bruce
1989
American Eagle
as Johnny Burke
Nam Angels
as Chard
Circle of Fear
as Allan Bainbridge
Enemy Unseen
as Steiger
1988
Sunset
as Australian Houseman
The Gamble
as First Brother Podestà
MacGyver
TVas Paul Donnay / Catlin• 1 eps
1987
1986
Hunter
TVas Sonny Zajak• 1 eps
Knight Rider
TVas Wilson• 1 eps
1985
1981
Mad Max 2
as Wez