Vernon Wells

Born: 1945-12-31 in Rushworth, Victoria, Australia

Known For: Acting

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'. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Wells(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2026

Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film as Mayor Minos
Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas

2025

Vanished as Greg McBride
We Meet Again as Stone
A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
Clutch as Fuentes

2024

Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
Harvest as Jim Mansfield
The Dead Rose as Cypress
The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
Gladiators as Avitus
The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
Realm of Shadows as Cypress
The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels

2023

The Price We Pay as The Doctor
Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
Blood and Snow as The Professor
I Can as Doctor Wells
End of Loyalty as Rooker
Root as Scott
Murder Syndicate as Roddy
Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
Ghost as Jeremiah

2022

In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
The Christmas Tapes as Santa
Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
Tales from the Other Side as William
The Electric Man as Doogie
Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
Frost as Grant
Shadows as Cliff
No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
Jack Be Nimble as Jack
Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
Of the Devil as Father Bennet
Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
Soul Cage as The Persuader

2021

Red Snow as Julius King
Kringle Time as Herb
Bearry as Detective Seahorn
Christmas Collision as Ronan
Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott

2020

Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
Bird as Fred
Await the Dawn as Zed
Emerald Run as Dodson
Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
No Chance as Barrett Transformed
7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
Fear of the Woods as Father

2019

Crossbreed as Murphy
In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
Bigfoot Down Under as Self
The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father

2018

Glass Jaw as Happy
Death House as Nela
The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
Impact Event as Ed
Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
Hide and Go Seek as Bill
Lilith as Phillip

2017

Landfall as Wexler
Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield

2016

The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
The Horde as Earl
Rum Runners as Louie
The Sector as Shamrock
Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
? (Question-mark) as Willkins
Western X as The General
Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert

2015

No Solicitors as Sam
Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self

2014

Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
Throwback as Detective McNab

2013

Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
Black Asylum as Sheriff

2012

The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan

2010

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
Westbrick Murders as Max
Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
The Dead Undead as Raleigh
World's End as Corvin

2009

Charlie Valentine as Broad
Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy

2008

Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone

2007

ReVamped as Wes

2000

Never Look Back as Nick
Starforce as Squad Leader

1999

Wasteland Justice as Tarnak

1998

Billy Frankenstein as Otto

1997

Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
The Bad Pack as Biker
Conan as Morga
Kick of Death as Paulie

1996

Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook

1995

JAG as Toohey
Hard Justice as Galaxy 500

1994

Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
T-Force as Samuel Washington
2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
Ultimatum as Gerard
Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson

1993

Power Rangers as Ransik

1992

Fortress as Maddox
Sexual Response as Philip

1990

Undeclared War as Hannibal
Circuitry Man as Plughead
Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce

1989

Nam Angels as Chard
American Eagle as Johnny Burke
Enemy Unseen as Steiger
Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge

1988

Sunset as Australian Houseman
The Gamble as First Brother Podestà

1987

Innerspace as Mr. Igoe
Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North

1985

MacGyver as Catlin
Commando as Bennett
Weird Science as Lord General
Fortress as Dabby Duck

1984

Hunter as Sonny Zajak

1982

Knight Rider as Wilson

1981

Mad Max 2 as Wez