Vernon Wells
Known for Acting · 180 credits
- Born
- 1945-12-31 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Rushworth, Victoria, Australia
- Also known as
- Vernon George 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'.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (174)
Mad Max 2
1981
as Wez
Commando
1985
as Bennett
Weird Science
1985
as Lord General
Innerspace
1987
as Mr. Igoe
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Acme VP, Child Labor
Landfall
2017
as Wexler
Fortress
1992
as Maddox
Red Snow
2021
as Julius King
Vulcan
1997
as Greg Mitchum
Debt Collectors
2020
as Cyrus Skinner
Wine Thief
as Winston T Graham
Westbrick Murders
2010
as Max
Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film
2026
as Mayor Minos
Stranglehold
1994
as Gerald Richter
The Horde
2016
as Earl
The Price We Pay
2023
as The Doctor
Vagabond
2006
as Ivan
The Perfect Weapon
2016
as The Interrogator
Space Truckers
1996
as Mister Cutt
Like a Bat Outta Hell
2013
as Simson
Harvest
2024
as Jim Mansfield
Tru Loved
2008
as Coach Wesley
Jurassic Attack
2013
as Angent Grimaldi
No Solicitors
2015
as Sam
Green Street Hooligans 2
2009
as Tankersley Governor
2002: The Rape of Eden
1994
as Mercenary Soldier
Transmission
2023
as Frank Tadross Roth
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Beneath Loch Ness
2001
as Constable
Showdown in Yesteryear
2022
as Orson Kane
Bird
2020
as Fred
Last Man Standing
1987
as Roo Marcus
Undeclared War
1990
as Hannibal
Sunset
1988
as Australian Houseman
Hard Justice
1995
as Galaxy 500
Blood and Snow
2023
as The Professor
Escape from Paradise
as Gus
Jurassic City
2015
as Agent LaFranco
The Butcher
2009
as 1970's IRA Commander
Sexual Response
1992
as Philip
The Bad Pack
1997
as Biker
Saurian
2006
as Alester Carvel
Kringle Time
2021
as Herb
Curse of the Forty-Niner
2002
as Jeremiah Stone
Vanished
2025
as Greg McBride
No Name and Dynamite
2022
as Black Jack Bennett
Fortress
1985
as Dabby Duck
Rum Runners
2016
as Louie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2017
as Mr. Enfield
Throwback
2014
as Detective McNab
The Lackey
2012
as Mr. Dechlan
Charlie Valentine
2009
as Broad
The Dead Rose
2024
as Cypress
The Christmas Tapes
2022
as Santa
Relentless Justice
2014
as Jason Macendale
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
2010
as Network Head (voice)
Timber the Treasure Dog
2016
as Wolf (voice)
Road Wars: Max Fury
2024
as Shane McIntosh
Glass Jaw
2018
as Happy
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs
2015
as Marcus
King of the Ants
2004
as Beckett
Trouble Is My Business
2018
as Detective Barry Tate
The Shrimp on the Barbie
1990
as Bruce
Root
2023
as Scott
T-Force
1994
as Samuel Washington
Tales from the Other Side
2022
as William
Death House
2018
as Nela
The Education of a Vampire
2001
as Captain Andrew Collins
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
1994
as Plughead
Charlie's Christmas Wish
2020
as Hank Wentworth
Circuitry Man
1990
as Plughead
Thor: God of Thunder
2022
as Odin
Shadows in Paradise
2010
as General Ruth
We Meet Again
2025
as Stone
P.I. Private Investigations
1987
as Detective North
Crossing the Line
1990
as Steve Sinclair
I Can
2023
as Doctor Wells
The City of Gold
2018
as The Inquisitor
Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time
2002
as Ransik
Gladiators
2024
as Avitus
Christmas Collision
2021
as Ronan
Await the Dawn
2020
as Zed
Survive the End
as The President
Starforce
2000
as Squad Leader
Billy Frankenstein
1998
as Otto
The Sector
2016
as Shamrock
Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny
2002
as Ransik
The Dead Undead
2010
as Raleigh
Bigfoot Down Under
2019
as Self
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
2019
as Self
Bearry
2021
as Detective Seahorn
Nam Angels
1989
as Chard
ReVamped
2007
as Wes
Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper
2016
as Walsh
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2006
as Dr. Dennis Lanyon
No Chance
2020
as Barrett Transformed
Black Asylum
2013
as Sheriff
American Eagle
1989
as Johnny Burke
End of Loyalty
2023
as Rooker
The Charisma Killers
2024
as The Old Man
Cheer Bloody Murder
as Yanny
Kick of Death
1997
as Paulie
Devil's Knight
2003
as Frank
The Apex Predators Club
Never Look Back
2000
as Nick
Memoirs of a Fighter
2022
as Pastor
Someone's Knocking at the Door
2009
as Dr. Tolstoy
The Electric Man
2022
as Doogie
Impact Event
2018
as Ed
Crossbreed
2019
as Murphy
Island in the Stars
as Argentum
Blood Ranch
2006
as Shotgun
Murder Syndicate
2023
as Roddy
Kill Giggles
2020
as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles
Meet Me in Miami
2005
as Mr. Abbott
Censor Addiction
as Wizard
Emerald Run
2020
as Dodson
Wasteland Justice
1999
as Tarnak
Misfit Patrol
1996
as Captain Cook
Under the Palm Tree
2021
as Det. Scott
About 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 Benne… With 180 credits spanning from 1981 to 2026, Vernon Wells has appeared in 174 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Vernon Wells Movies
- Mad Max 2 (1981) — as Wez
- Commando (1985) — as Bennett
- Weird Science (1985) — as Lord General
- Innerspace (1987) — as Mr. Igoe
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) — as Acme VP, Child Labor
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