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
Clutch as Fuentes
A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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

2019

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

2018

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
No Solicitors as Sam
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
Black Asylum as Sheriff
Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson

2012

The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan

2010

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

2009

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

2008

Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone

2007

ReVamped as Wes

2000

Starforce as Squad Leader
Never Look Back as Nick

1999

Wasteland Justice as Tarnak

1998

Billy Frankenstein as Otto

1997

Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
The Bad Pack as Biker
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

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

1993

Power Rangers as Ransik

1992

Fortress as Maddox
Sexual Response as Philip

1990

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

1989

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

1988

Sunset as Australian Houseman
The Gamble as First Brother Podestà

1987

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

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