Vernon Wells

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 31, 1945 (80 yrs)

place of birth

Rushworth, Victoria, Australia

also known as

Vernon George Wells

total credits

50 movies

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'.

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Known For

Filmography

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Commando
6.7

Commando

1985as Bennett
Mad Max 2
7.4

Mad Max 2

1981as Wez
Innerspace
6.8

Innerspace

1987as Mr. Igoe
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
6.4

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003as Acme VP, Child Labor
Space Truckers
5.5

Space Truckers

1996as Mister Cutt
Weird Science
6.5

Weird Science

1985as Lord General
Fortress
6.1

Fortress

1992as Maddox
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
6.4

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!

2010as Network Head (voice)
Blood and Snow
6.2

Blood and Snow

2023as The Professor
Debt Collectors
6.2

Debt Collectors

2020as Cyrus Skinner
The Horde
4.9

The Horde

2016as Earl
Jurassic Attack
4.5

Jurassic Attack

2013as Angent Grimaldi
The Price We Pay
5.8

The Price We Pay

2023as The Doctor
Green Street Hooligans 2
4.9

Green Street Hooligans 2

2009as Tankersley Governor
T-Force
5.5

T-Force

1994as Samuel Washington
Sunset
5.7

Sunset

1988as Australian Houseman
Vanished

Vanished

2025as Greg McBride
Thor: God of Thunder
6.1

Thor: God of Thunder

2022as Odin
Glass Jaw
6.3

Glass Jaw

2018as Happy
Sexual Response
4.9

Sexual Response

1992as Philip
ReVamped
3.9

ReVamped

2007as Wes
Fortress
6.9

Fortress

1985as Dabby Duck
Death House
3.6

Death House

2018as Nela
The Perfect Weapon
3.7

The Perfect Weapon

2016as The Interrogator
Jurassic City
4.3

Jurassic City

2015as Agent LaFranco
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
7.0

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

2019as Self
In Search of Tomorrow
6.6

In Search of Tomorrow

2022as Self - Interviewee
Undeclared War
6.5

Undeclared War

1990as Hannibal
Crossbreed
3.5

Crossbreed

2019as Murphy
Await the Dawn
4.1

Await the Dawn

2020as Zed
The Butcher
4.9

The Butcher

2009as 1970's IRA Commander
Hard Justice
6.0

Hard Justice

1995as Galaxy 500
Tales from the Other Side
4.3

Tales from the Other Side

2022as William
Frost
4.4

Frost

2022as Grant
World's End
3.1

World's End

2010as Corvin
Saurian
5.0

Saurian

2006as Alester Carvel
Circuitry Man
5.0

Circuitry Man

1990as Plughead
I Can
7.7

I Can

2023as Doctor Wells
The Dead Undead
4.0

The Dead Undead

2010as Raleigh
Shadows in Paradise
5.0

Shadows in Paradise

2010as General Ruth
The Gamble
3.4

The Gamble

1988as First Brother Podestà
Bearry
4.0

Bearry

2021as Detective Seahorn
Conan
6.7

Conan

1997as Morga
Blood Ranch
1.4

Blood Ranch

2006as Shotgun
King of the Ants
5.9

King of the Ants

2004as Beckett
Emerald Run
1.7

Emerald Run

2020as Dodson
Christmas Collision
4.5

Christmas Collision

2021as Ronan
End of Loyalty
5.0

End of Loyalty

2023as Rooker
Road Wars: Max Fury
3.2

Road Wars: Max Fury

2024as Shane McIntosh
Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control
8.5

Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control

2001as Ransik