John Cena
Known for Acting · 459 credits
- Born
- 1977-04-23 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- John Felix Anthony Cena · John Cena Jr. · 'Prototype' John Cena · Prototype · The Champ · Mr. HLR
Biography
John Felix Anthony Cena is a retired American professional wrestler and actor who was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2001 until his retirement. Over more than two decades, he became the defining star of WWE’s modern era, setting the company-recognized record with 17 world championship reigns. Cena wrestled his final match on December 13, 2025, at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII, where he was defeated by Gunther, officially closing his in-ring career.
Cena moved to California in 1998 with the goal of pursuing bodybuilding before transitioning into professional wrestling the following year. He debuted in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW) and signed with WWE in 2001, spending time in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and the Southern Tag Team Championship.
After joining WWE’s main roster in 2002, Cena broke out with a trash-talking rapper persona before reinventing himself in 2005 as the company’s long-term top babyface. He went on to headline major events and accumulate 17 world championships, including 13 WWE Championship reigns and three World Heavyweight Championship reigns, along with multiple United States and tag team title reigns, two Royal Rumble victories, and a Money in the Bank win. He headlined WrestleMania six times and maintained the longest uninterrupted run as a top babyface in WWE history.
Outside of wrestling, Cena built a successful acting career, beginning with The Marine and later earning praise for roles in Trainwreck, Blockers, and Bumblebee. He became a major franchise presence in the Fast & Furious series with F9 and Fast X, and gained widespread recognition portraying Peacemaker in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad and its HBO spin-off series Peacemaker, based on DC Comics.
Cena also released the rap album You Can't See Me in 2005, which debuted in the top 20 on the Billboard 200. Beyond entertainment, he is known for his extensive charitable work, particularly with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which he has granted more wishes than any individual in the organization’s history.
Known For
TV Shows (92)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as John Cena (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
The Bear
2022
as Samuel 'Sammy' Fak
Raw
1993
as John Cena / Himself
WWE Pay Per View
1985
as John Cena
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Steve
2017
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
WWE NXT
2010
as John Cena
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Psych
2006
as Ewan O'Hara
The Talk
2010
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
Parks and Recreation
2009
as John Cena
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as John Cena / Himself
Peacemaker
2022
as Christopher 'Chris' Smith / Peacemaker
WWE Main Event
2012
as John Cena
Pluribus
2025
as John Cena
WWE Superstars
2009
as (archive footage)
WWE Heat
1998
as John Cena
Hannah Montana
2006
as John Cena
Punk'd
2003
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
2003
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
WWE Rivals
2022
as John Cena
WWE 24
2015
as Himself
WWE NXT UK
2018
as (archive footage)
The Best of WWE
2020
as John Cena
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
Total Divas
2013
as Himself
Total Bellas
2016
as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
as Self (archive footage)
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as John Cena
WWE Confidential
2002
as John Cena
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2018
as Baron Draxum (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2003
as Self
WWE ECW
2006
as John Cena
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
as John Cena
WWE Backstage
2019
as John Cena
True Jackson, VP
2008
as Himself / Tate Blizzard
Kids' Choice Awards
1987
as Host
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as John Cena
WWF Jakked
1999
WWE: Unreal
2025
as John Cena
WWE's The Bump
2019
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Deal or No Deal
2005
as Self
Nashville Star
2003
Movies (367)
Little Brother
2026
as Rudd Landy
Superman
2025
as Peacemaker (uncredited)
Fast X
2023
as Jakob
The Suicide Squad
2021
as Peacemaker
Barbie
2023
as Ken
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023
as Rocksteady (voice)
Bumblebee
2018
as Jack Burns
Dolittle
2020
as Yoshi (voice)
Daddy's Home
2015
as Cool Dad
Daddy's Home 2
2017
as Roger
Heads of State
2025
as Will Derringer
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
2025
as John Cena
Hidden Strike
2023
as Chris
F9
2021
as Jakob Toretto
Backlash Tampa
2026
as John Cena
Fighting with My Family
2019
as John Cena (archive footage)
WWE Backlash 2025
2025
as John Cena
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
2017
as J.C. (voice)
Vacation Friends
2021
as Ron
Trainwreck
2015
as Steven
Argylle
2024
as Wyatt
Blockers
2018
as Mitchell
Playing with Fire
2019
as Jake
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
2026
as John Cena
Ferdinand
2017
as Ferdinand (voice)
The Wall
2017
as Matthews
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
2011
as Fred's Dad
Sisters
2015
as Pazuzu
Ricky Stanicky
2024
as Ricky Stanicky (Rod)
Batista - I Walk Alone
2009
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
as John Cena
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
2025
as John Cena
Freelance
2023
as Mason Pettits
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
2017
as John Cena
Tour de Pharmacy
2017
as Gustav Ditters
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
2026
as John Cena
Coyote vs ACME
2026
as Buddy Crane
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
2014
as Himself
Matchbox
2026
as Sean
Psych: The Movie
2017
as Ewan O'Hara
WrestleMania 39: Saturday
2023
as John Cena
The Marine
2006
as John Triton
WWE WrestleMania 33
2017
as John Cena
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
2003
as John Cena
WWE Fastlane 2023
2023
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
as John Cena
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
2014
as John Cena (voice)
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as John Cena
WWE Wrestlepalooza
2025
as John Cena
Jackpot!
2024
as Noel Cassidy
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
as Self (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
2011
as John Cena
WrestleMania XL Sunday
2024
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
2012
as John Cena
Vacation Friends 2
2023
as Ron
WWE Hall Of Fame 2026
2026
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
2008
as John Cena
FRED 3: Camp Fred
2012
as Fred's Dad
WWE Armageddon 2008
2008
as John Cena
WWE: Best of the 2000's
2017
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 23
2007
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 29
2013
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
2008
as John Cena
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
2012
as John Cena
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
2010
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
2020
as John Cena
WWE Survivor Series 2004
2004
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania XXV
2009
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 22
2006
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
2009
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
2007
as John Cena
The Bubble
2022
as Steve the Stunt Coordinator
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
2009
as John Cena
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
2011
as John Cena (WWE Champion)
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
2011
as John Cena
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
2009
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
as John Cena
Mick Foley: Have a Nice Night
2015
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
as John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2007
2007
as John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2008
2008
as John Cena
WWE Judgment Day 2007
2007
as John Cena
WWE No Mercy 2003
2003
as John Cena
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
as John Cena
12 Rounds
2009
as Danny Fisher
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
2010
as John Cena
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
2012
as Himself
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
as John Cena
WWE Unforgiven 2007
2007
as John Cena
WWE Survivor Series 2011
2011
as John Cena
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
as Self
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
2010
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
2012
as John Cena
WWE Backlash 2009
2009
as John Cena
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
2013
as John Cena
WWE Vengeance 2006
2006
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
as John Cena
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
as John Cena
Attack of the Doc!
2023
as Self
WWE Armageddon 2002
2002
as John Cena
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
2005
as John Cena
WWE Backlash 2007
2007
as John Cena
Ready to Rumble
2000
as Gymrat (Uncredited)
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
2011
as John Cena
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
2024
as John Cena (Appearance)
WWE SummerSlam 2013
2013
as John Cena
WWE Backlash 2008
2008
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2009
2009
as John Cena
WWE Armageddon 2006
2006
as John Cena
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
2010
as John Cena
WWE Unforgiven 2006
2006
as John Cena
WWE Survivor Series 2005
2005
as John Cena
WWE WrestleMania 32
2016
as John Cena (Appearance)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
as John Cena
About John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is a retired American professional wrestler and actor who was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2001 until his retirement. Over more than two decades, he became the defining star of WWE’s modern era, setting the company-recognized record with 17 world championship reigns. Cena wrestled his final match on December 13, 2025, at Saturday Night’s Main Event XLII, where he was defeated by Gunther, officially closing his in-ring career. Cena moved to California in 1998 with the goal of pursuing bodybuilding b… With 459 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, John Cena has appeared in 367 films and 92 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Cena Movies
- Little Brother (2026) — as Rudd Landy
- Superman (2025) — as Peacemaker (uncredited)
- Fast X (2023) — as Jakob
- The Suicide Squad (2021) — as Peacemaker
- Barbie (2023) — as Ken
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