Vernon Wells
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.
Known For
All Movies (172)
- Mothman Vs Bigfoot2026 · as Detective Thomas
- Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film2026 · as Mayor Minos
- Vanished2025 · as Greg McBride
- Clutch2025 · as Fuentes
- A Reluctant Heart2025 · as Stuart Knapp
- The Beast Inside2024 · as Father Geoffrey
- Gladiators2024 · as Avitus
- Apex Predators 2: The Spawning2024 · as Bartender Wells
- The Charisma Killers2024 · as The Old Man
- The Dead Rose2024 · as Cypress
- Harvest2024 · as Jim Mansfield
- Professor Kimmer's Initiation2024 · as Cypress
- Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In2024 · as Richard Daniels
- Road Wars: Max Fury2024 · as Shane McIntosh
- Realm of Shadows2024 · as Cypress
- The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death2024 · as George
- Blood and Snow2023 · as The Professor
- Heartland Harmony2023 · as Lemmy LaRoux
- I Can2023 · as Doctor Wells
- Transmission2023 · as Frank Tadross Roth
- Ghost2023 · as Jeremiah
- Murder Syndicate2023 · as Roddy
- End of Loyalty2023 · as Rooker
- Root2023 · as Scott
- The Price We Pay2023 · as The Doctor
- Amber Road2022 · as Sheriff Taylor
- The Christmas Tapes2022 · as Santa
- Werewolf Cabal2022 · as Henry Sullivan
- Frost2022 · as Grant
- American Bigfoot2022 · as Truman Shaw
- Forbearance2022 · as Dr. George Ross
- Showdown in Yesteryear2022 · as Orson Kane
- Of the Devil2022 · as Father Bennet
- Soul Cage2022 · as The Persuader
- Memoirs of a Fighter2022 · as Pastor
- Thor: God of Thunder2022 · as Odin
- Sally Floss: Digital Detective2022 · as Papa
- Tales from the Other Side2022 · as William
- Shadows2022 · as Cliff
- No Name and Dynamite2022 · as Black Jack Bennett
- In Search of Tomorrow2022 · as Self - Interviewee
- The Electric Man2022 · as Doogie
- Jack Be Nimble2022 · as Jack
- Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender2021 · as The Shadow Knight
- Christmas Collision2021 · as Ronan
- Kringle Time2021 · as Herb
- Under the Palm Tree2021 · as Det. Scott
- Bearry2021 · as Detective Seahorn
- Red Snow2021 · as Julius King
- Bird2020 · as Fred
- 7th Revelation2020 · as Gil Oldman Jr.
- Charlie's Christmas Wish2020 · as Hank Wentworth
- Camp Twilight2020 · as Detective Bennett
- Social Distance2020 · as Gil Oldman Jr.
- Fear of the Woods2020 · as Father
- Await the Dawn2020 · as Zed
- Kill Giggles2020 · as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
- Debt Collectors2020 · as Cyrus Skinner
- Emerald Run2020 · as Dodson
- No Chance2020 · as Barrett Transformed
- Bigfoot Down Under2019 · as Self
- In Search of the Last Action Heroes2019 · as Self
- The Silent Natural2019 · as Sarah's Father
- Crossbreed2019 · as Murphy
- The City of Gold2018 · as The Inquisitor
- Loss Prevention2018 · as CEO Reginald Bachman
- Glass Jaw2018 · as Happy
- Hide and Go Seek2018 · as Bill
- Lilith2018 · as Phillip
- Impact Event2018 · as Ed
- Trouble Is My Business2018 · as Detective Barry Tate
- Death House2018 · as Nela
- Landfall2017 · as Wexler
- Alien Hunger2017 · as Sheriff Tom Baker
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2017 · as Mr. Enfield
- Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon2016 · as Robert
- Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'2016 · as Self
- ? (Question-mark)2016 · as Willkins
- The Perfect Weapon2016 · as The Interrogator
- The Sector2016 · as Shamrock
- Western X2016 · as The General
- The Horde2016 · as Earl
- Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper2016 · as Walsh
- Timber the Treasure Dog2016 · as Wolf (voice)
- Rum Runners2016 · as Louie
- Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween2015 · as Guy Hunsinger
- Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs2015 · as Marcus
- No Solicitors2015 · as Sam
- Jurassic City2015 · as Agent LaFranco
- Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran2015 · as Self
- Throwback2014 · as Detective McNab
- Relentless Justice2014 · as Jason Macendale
- Black Asylum2013 · as Sheriff
- Like a Bat Outta Hell2013 · as Simson
- Jurassic Attack2013 · as Angent Grimaldi
- The Lackey2012 · as Mr. Dechlan
- The Dead Undead2010 · as Raleigh
- Westbrick Murders2010 · as Max
- The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!2010 · as Network Head (voice)
- World's End2010 · as Corvin
- Shadows in Paradise2010 · as General Ruth
- Silent Night, Zombie Night2009 · as Paul Irwin
- Someone's Knocking at the Door2009 · as Dr. Tolstoy
- The Butcher2009 · as 1970's IRA Commander
- Green Street Hooligans 22009 · as Tankersley Governor
- Charlie Valentine2009 · as Broad
- Tru Loved2008 · as Coach Wesley
- Hollywood Confidential2008 · as Lt. Stone
- ReVamped2007 · as Wes
- Vagabond2006 · as Ivan
- Curse of Pirate Death2006 · as Vernon
- Blood Ranch2006 · as Shotgun
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde2006 · as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
- Saurian2006 · as Alester Carvel
- Meet Me in Miami2005 · as Mr. Abbott
- King of the Ants2004 · as Beckett
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action2003 · as Acme VP, Child Labor
- Devil's Knight2003 · as Frank
- Curse of the Forty-Niner2002 · as Jeremiah Stone
- Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time2002 · as Ransik
- Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny2002 · as Ransik
- Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control2001 · as Ransik
- Beneath Loch Ness2001 · as Constable
- Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future2001 · as Ransik
- The Education of a Vampire2001 · as Captain Andrew Collins
- Starforce2000 · as Squad Leader
- Never Look Back2000 · as Nick
- Wasteland Justice1999 · as Tarnak
- Billy Frankenstein1998 · as Otto
- The Bad Pack1997 · as Biker
- Vulcan1997 · as Greg Mitchum
- Conan1997 · as Morga
- Kick of Death1997 · as Paulie
- Misfit Patrol1996 · as Captain Cook
- Space Truckers1996 · as Mister Cutt
- Hard Justice1995 · as Galaxy 500
- T-Force1994 · as Samuel Washington
- Manosaurus1994 · as Professor Sorenson
- Ultimatum1994 · as Gerard
- Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II1994 · as Plughead
- 2002: The Rape of Eden1994 · as Mercenary Soldier
- Stranglehold1994 · as Gerald Richter
- Fortress1992 · as Maddox
- Sexual Response1992 · as Philip
- Undeclared War1990 · as Hannibal
- The Shrimp on the Barbie1990 · as Bruce
- Crossing the Line1990 · as Steve Sinclair
- Circuitry Man1990 · as Plughead
- American Eagle1989 · as Johnny Burke
- Nam Angels1989 · as Chard
- Enemy Unseen1989 · as Steiger
- Circle of Fear1989 · as Allan Bainbridge
- The Gamble1988 · as First Brother Podestà
- Sunset1988 · as Australian Houseman
- Last Man Standing1987 · as Roo Marcus
- Innerspace1987 · as Mr. Igoe
- P.I. Private Investigations1987 · as Detective North
- Fortress1985 · as Dabby Duck
- Commando1985 · as Bennett
- Weird Science1985 · as Lord General
- Mad Max 21981 · as Wez
- Area 5150— · as Rocco
- Escape from Paradise— · as Gus
- Cheer Bloody Murder— · as Yanny
- Island in the Stars— · as Argentum
- Cursed Waters— · as Prosecutor
- Censor Addiction— · as Wizard
- Alien Horde— · as Senator Latta
- The Damnation— · as The Major (voice)
- The Apex Predators Club—
- Survive the End— · as The President
- Wine Thief— · as Winston T Graham
All TV Shows (7)
- JAG1995 · as Toohey
- Power Rangers1993 · as Ransik
- MacGyver1985 · as Catlin
- MacGyver1985 · as Paul Donnay
- Hunter1984 · as Sonny Zajak
- Knight Rider1982 · as Wilson
- Cinema Insomnia— · as Self