Vernon Wells
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.
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Credits
- 2025 · Vanished as Greg McBride
- 2023 · Blood and Snow as The Professor
- 2023 · End of Loyalty as Rooker
- 2023 · The Price We Pay as The Doctor
- 2022 · Thor: God of Thunder as Odin
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Await the Dawn as Zed
- 2020 · Debt Collectors as Cyrus Skinner
- 2018 · Glass Jaw as Happy
- 2018 · Death House as Nela
- 2016 · The Perfect Weapon as The Interrogator
- 2016 · The Horde as Earl
- 2016 · Timber the Treasure Dog as Wolf (voice)
- 2015 · Jurassic City as Agent LaFranco
- 2013 · Jurassic Attack as Angent Grimaldi
- 2010 · The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! as Network Head (voice)
- 2009 · The Butcher as 1970's IRA Commander
- 2009 · Green Street Hooligans 2 as Tankersley Governor
- 2007 · ReVamped as Wes
- 2006 · Blood Ranch as Shotgun
- 2003 · Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Child Labor
- 2001 · Beneath Loch Ness as Constable
- 1997 · Conan as Morga
- 1996 · Space Truckers as Mister Cutt
- 1995 · JAG as Toohey
- 1995 · Hard Justice as Galaxy 500
- 1994 · T-Force as Samuel Washington
- 1993 · Power Rangers as Ransik
- 1992 · Fortress as Maddox
- 1992 · Sexual Response as Philip
- 1990 · Undeclared War as Hannibal
- 1990 · The Shrimp on the Barbie as Bruce
- 1990 · Circuitry Man as Plughead
- 1988 · Sunset as Australian Houseman
- 1987 · Innerspace as Mr. Igoe
- 1985 · Fortress as Dabby Duck
- 1985 · Commando as Bennett
- 1985 · MacGyver as Catlin
- 1985 · MacGyver as Paul Donnay
- 1985 · Weird Science as Lord General
- 1984 · Hunter as Sonny Zajak
- 1982 · Knight Rider as Wilson
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Wez
- Future · Cinema Insomnia as Self
- 2024 · Gladiators as Avitus
- 2024 · The Charisma Killers as The Old Man
- 2024 · Road Wars: Max Fury as Shane McIntosh
- 2023 · I Can as Doctor Wells
- 2022 · Frost as Grant
- 2022 · Tales from the Other Side as William
- 2021 · Kringle Time as Herb
- 2021 · Red Snow as Julius King
- 2020 · Charlie's Christmas Wish as Hank Wentworth
- 2020 · Emerald Run as Dodson
- 2019 · In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
- 2019 · The Silent Natural as Sarah's Father
- 2019 · Crossbreed as Murphy
- 2018 · The City of Gold as The Inquisitor
- 2017 · Alien Hunger as Sheriff Tom Baker
- 2017 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Mr. Enfield
- 2016 · The Sector as Shamrock
- 2015 · Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween as Guy Hunsinger
- 2015 · Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs as Marcus
- 2014 · Relentless Justice as Jason Macendale
- 2013 · Black Asylum as Sheriff
- 2010 · The Dead Undead as Raleigh
- 2010 · World's End as Corvin
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as General Ruth
- 2009 · Charlie Valentine as Broad
- 2008 · Tru Loved as Coach Wesley
- 2006 · Curse of Pirate Death as Vernon
- 2006 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- 2006 · Saurian as Alester Carvel
- 2004 · King of the Ants as Beckett
- 2002 · Curse of the Forty-Niner as Jeremiah Stone
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time as Ransik
- 2002 · Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control as Ransik
- 2001 · Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future as Ransik
- 2000 · Never Look Back as Nick
- 1998 · Billy Frankenstein as Otto
- 1997 · The Bad Pack as Biker
- 1997 · Vulcan as Greg Mitchum
- 1997 · Kick of Death as Paulie
- 1994 · Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II as Plughead
- 1989 · Nam Angels as Chard
- 1988 · The Gamble as First Brother Podestà
- Future · Censor Addiction as Wizard
- Future · Cursed Waters as Prosecutor
- 2024 · The Beast Inside as Father Geoffrey
- 2024 · The Dead Rose as Cypress
- 2023 · Heartland Harmony as Lemmy LaRoux
- 2023 · Transmission as Frank Tadross Roth
- 2023 · Ghost as Jeremiah
- 2022 · Amber Road as Sheriff Taylor
- 2022 · Werewolf Cabal as Henry Sullivan
- 2022 · American Bigfoot as Truman Shaw
- 2022 · Of the Devil as Father Bennet
- 2022 · Soul Cage as The Persuader
- 2022 · Memoirs of a Fighter as Pastor
- 2022 · Sally Floss: Digital Detective as Papa
- 2022 · Shadows as Cliff
- 2022 · No Name and Dynamite as Black Jack Bennett
- 2021 · Christmas Collision as Ronan
- 2021 · Under the Palm Tree as Det. Scott
- 2020 · Bird as Fred
- 2020 · Kill Giggles as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- 2020 · No Chance as Barrett Transformed
- 2018 · Lilith as Phillip
- 2018 · Impact Event as Ed
- 2018 · Trouble Is My Business as Detective Barry Tate
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · Western X as The General
- 2016 · Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper as Walsh
- 2016 · Rum Runners as Louie
- 2015 · No Solicitors as Sam
- 2013 · Like a Bat Outta Hell as Simson
- 2010 · Westbrick Murders as Max
- 2009 · Silent Night, Zombie Night as Paul Irwin
- 2009 · Someone's Knocking at the Door as Dr. Tolstoy
- 2005 · Meet Me in Miami as Mr. Abbott
- 2000 · Starforce as Squad Leader
- 1999 · Wasteland Justice as Tarnak
- 1996 · Misfit Patrol as Captain Cook
- 1994 · Stranglehold as Gerald Richter
- 1989 · American Eagle as Johnny Burke
- Future · Escape from Paradise as Gus
- Future · The Damnation as The Major (voice)
- Future · Area 5150 as Rocco
- 1987 · P.I. Private Investigations as Detective North
- Future · Alien Horde as Senator Latta
- 2026 · Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film as Mayor Minos
- 2024 · Apex Predators 2: The Spawning as Bartender Wells
- 2020 · Camp Twilight as Detective Bennett
- 2015 · Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran as Self
- Future · Wine Thief as Winston T Graham
- 2026 · Mothman Vs Bigfoot as Detective Thomas
- 2025 · Clutch as Fuentes
- 2025 · A Reluctant Heart as Stuart Knapp
- 2024 · Harvest as Jim Mansfield
- 2024 · Professor Kimmer's Initiation as Cypress
- 2024 · Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In as Richard Daniels
- 2024 · Realm of Shadows as Cypress
- 2024 · The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death as George
- 2023 · Murder Syndicate as Roddy
- 2023 · Root as Scott
- 2022 · The Christmas Tapes as Santa
- 2022 · Forbearance as Dr. George Ross
- 2022 · Showdown in Yesteryear as Orson Kane
- 2022 · The Electric Man as Doogie
- 2022 · Jack Be Nimble as Jack
- 2021 · Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender as The Shadow Knight
- 2021 · Bearry as Detective Seahorn
- 2020 · 7th Revelation as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Social Distance as Gil Oldman Jr.
- 2020 · Fear of the Woods as Father
- 2019 · Bigfoot Down Under as Self
- 2018 · Loss Prevention as CEO Reginald Bachman
- 2018 · Hide and Go Seek as Bill
- 2006 · Vagabond as Ivan
- Future · Island in the Stars as Argentum
- 2017 · Landfall as Wexler
- 2016 · Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon as Robert
- 2016 · ? (Question-mark) as Willkins
- 2014 · Throwback as Detective McNab
- 2012 · The Lackey as Mr. Dechlan
- 2008 · Hollywood Confidential as Lt. Stone
- 2003 · Devil's Knight as Frank
- 2001 · The Education of a Vampire as Captain Andrew Collins
- 1994 · Manosaurus as Professor Sorenson
- 1994 · Ultimatum as Gerard
- 1994 · 2002: The Rape of Eden as Mercenary Soldier
- 1990 · Crossing the Line as Steve Sinclair
- 1989 · Enemy Unseen as Steiger
- 1989 · Circle of Fear as Allan Bainbridge
- Future · The Apex Predators Club as
- 1987 · Last Man Standing as Roo Marcus
- Future · Cheer Bloody Murder as Yanny
- Future · Survive the End as The President