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

Gladiators as Avitus
The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
The Dead Rose as Cypress
Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
Harvest as Jim Mansfield
Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
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

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
Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
Murder Syndicate as Roddy
Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
Root as Scott

2022

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

2021

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

2020

Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
Await the Dawn as Zed
Bird as Fred
7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
Emerald Run as Dodson
Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
No Chance as Barrett Transformed
Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
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
Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
Lilith as Phillip
Impact Event as Ed
Hide and Go Seek as Bill

2017

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

2016

The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
The Horde as Earl
The Sector as Shamrock
Rum Runners as Louie
Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
Western X as The General
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
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)
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
Charlie Valentine as Broad
Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin

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

The Bad Pack as Biker
Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
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

Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
T-Force as Samuel Washington
Ultimatum as Gerard
Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
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
American Eagle as Johnny Burke
Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge

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