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



