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Vernon Wells

Highest Rated: 100% Trouble Is My Business (2017)

Lowest Rated: 17% Space Truckers (1997)

Birthday: Dec 31, 1945

Birthplace: Rushworth, Victoria, Australia

Australian character actor Vernon Wells built a lasting career playing tough-guy parts, including memorable villains in such films as "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" and "Commando." As a teenager, he was the lead singer for a band while he studied telecommunications. Upon graduation, he abandoned technical pursuits to become a model before moving into acting, first for commercials and then on Australian television shows. A starring role in a successful run of the play "Hosanna" led to an interview with director George Miller and Wells' most popular role, as the nefarious biker Wez who pursues Mel Gibson in "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior." Due to the popularity of his character, he earned the chance to parody the part a few years later in the science-fiction comedy "Weird Science," directed by John Hughes. For "Commando," he played another villain, this time opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, cementing his status in the '80s action-movie pantheon. Wells invaded the body of Martin Short in "Innerspace" before moving on to less memorable fare, such as "Circuitry Man" and its sequel. He has worked on several films with director Stuart Gordon of "Re-Animator" fame, and held a recurring role on the popular science-fiction series "Power Rangers Time Force."

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Highest rated movies

100% 95% Trouble Is My Business Watchlist
93% 86% Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Watchlist
83% Young, Sexy, and Dead Watchlist
82% 65% Innerspace
Watchlist
80% 87% Red Snow Watchlist Realm of Shadows Watchlist
68% 68% Commando
Watchlist
53% 30% The Price We Pay Watchlist
38% 40% Fortress
Watchlist
17% 31% Space Truckers
Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Apex Predators 2: The Spawning Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Realm of Shadows Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harvest Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Charisma Killers Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Road Wars: Max Fury Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suicide by Cop Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gladiators Unknown (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bring Me a Skin for Dancing In Richard Daniels (Character) - 2024
83% No Score Yet Young, Sexy, and Dead Eric (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ghost Jeremiah (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 66% Murder Syndicate Roddy (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet End of Loyalty Rooker (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Transmission Unknown (Character),
Producer
- 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Green Oak Guardian Unknown (Character),
Producer
- 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Blood and Snow The Professor (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Beast Inside Unknown (Character) - 2022
53% 30% The Price We Pay The Doctor (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Christmas Tapes Unknown (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 29% Frost Grant (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Forbearance Dr. George Ross (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showdown in Yesteryear Orsone Kane (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sally Floss: Digital Detective Papa (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Electric Man Doogie (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jack Be Nimble Jack (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Bachelor's Valentine Stuart Knapp (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 12% Thor: God of Thunder Odin (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Name and Dynamite Black Jack Bennett (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 70% Shadows Cliff (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales From the Other Side William (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Soul Cage The Persuader (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Of the Devil Father Bennet (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Werewolf Cabal Captain Henry Sullivan (Character) - 2022
80% 87% Red Snow Julius King (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Christmas Collision Ronan (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kringle Time Herb (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bearry Detective Seahorn (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hide and Go Seek Bill (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Starspawn: Overture Randolph Sutton (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bird Fred (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Social Distance Unknown (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie's Christmas Wish Hank Wentworth (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Camp Twilight Detective Bennett (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Impact Event Ed (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 100% Emerald Run Dodson (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kill Giggles Malcolm Fossor (Giggles) (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 83% In Search of the Last Action Heroes Self - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Silent Natural Sarah's Father (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet 71% Crossbreed Murphy (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Await the Dawn Zed (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lilith Phillip (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet City of Gold The Inquisitor (Character),
Producer
- 2018
No Score Yet 94% Glass Jaw Happy (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Landfall Wexler (Character),
Co-Producer
- 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Mr. Enfield (Character) - 2017
100% 95% Trouble Is My Business Detective Barry Tate (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 33% Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper Walsh (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rum Runners Louie (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 61% The Horde Earl (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 15% The Perfect Weapon The interrogator (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 0% The Sector Shamrock (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 43% Caesar & Otto's Paranormal Halloween Guy Hunsinger (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 19% Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs Marcus (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Relentless Justice Jason Macendale (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 22% Throwback Detective McNab (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Savior of None Pauli (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Like a Bat Outta Hell Simson (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 12% Jurassic Attack Agent Grimaldi (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lackey Mr. Dechlan (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet 33% Shadows in Paradise General Ruth (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 18% Westbrick Murders Max (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 13% The Dead Undead Raleigh (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 40% Drop Dead Gorgeous Unknown (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 49% The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! Network Head (Voice) - 2010
No Score Yet 35% Someone's Knocking at the Door Dr. Tolstoy (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 17% Silent Night, Zombie Night Paul Irwin (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet No Score Yet It's a Wonderful Death Big Tony (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 22% The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Unknown (Character) $19.1K 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Saurian Alester Carvel (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 20% Curse of the Forty-Niner Jeremiah Stone (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 57% King of the Ants Beckett (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 10% Beneath Loch Ness Constable (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Starforce Squad Leader (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Billy Frankenstein Otto (Character) - 1998
17% 31% Space Truckers Mister Cutt (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vulcan Greg Mitchum (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet 46% Hard Justice Galaxy 500 (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 43% T-Force Samuel Washington (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stranglehold Gerald Richter (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet 0% Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II Plughead (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ultimatum Gerard Richter (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bounty Hunter 2002 Mercenary Soldier (Character) - 1994
38% 40% Fortress Maddox (Character) $6.5M 1992
No Score Yet 44% Sexual Response Philip (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 31% Circuitry Man Plughead (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 41% The Shrimp on the Barbie Bruce (Character) $402.1K 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Undeclared War Hannibal (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Eagle Johnny Burke (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Circle of Fear Allan Bainbridge (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crossing the Line Steve Sinclair (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Enemy Unseen Steiger (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet 11% 'Nam Angels Chard (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gamble Unknown (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Man Standing Roo Marcus (Character) - 1987
82% 65% Innerspace Mr. Igoe (Character) $25.9M 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet P.I. Private Investigations Detective North (Character) $21.3K 1987
68% 68% Commando Bennett (Character) $34.9M 1985
93% 86% Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Wez (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Amber Road Sherriff Taylor (Character) -

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 79% Power Rangers Ransik (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Exposure Unknown (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet JAG Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
81% 67% Conan Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet 70% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1985 1988
No Score Yet 80% Knight Rider Wilson (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hunter Sonny Zajak (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fall Guy Unknown (Guest Star) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cash and Company Trooper 6 (Character) 1975