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



