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

2025

A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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

2019

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

2018

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

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

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

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

2009

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

2008

Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
Tru Loved as Coach Wesley

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

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

1996

Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook

1995

JAG as Toohey
Hard Justice as Galaxy 500

1994

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

1993

Power Rangers as Ransik

1992

Fortress as Maddox
Sexual Response as Philip

1990

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

1989

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

1988

The Gamble as First Brother Podestà
Sunset as Australian Houseman

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