Vernon Wells

Vernon Wells

Born 1945-12-31 (age 80) Rushworth, Victoria, Australia
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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

Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2

1981

as Wez

Commando
Commando

1985

as Bennett

Space Truckers
Space Truckers

1996

as Mister Cutt

Weird Science
Weird Science

1985

as Lord General

Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003

as Acme VP, Child Labor

Innerspace
Innerspace

1987

as Mr. Igoe

Fortress
Fortress

1992

as Maddox

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!

2010

as Network Head (voice)

The Horde
The Horde

2016

as Earl

Blood and Snow
Blood and Snow

2023

as The Professor

Jurassic Attack
Jurassic Attack

2013

as Angent Grimaldi

Green Street Hooligans 2
Green Street Hooligans 2

2009

as Tankersley Governor

Debt Collectors
Debt Collectors

2020

as Cyrus Skinner

The Price We Pay
The Price We Pay

2023

as The Doctor

T-Force
T-Force

1994

as Samuel Washington

Glass Jaw
Glass Jaw

2018

as Happy

Fortress
Fortress

1985

as Dabby Duck

Sunset
Sunset

1988

as Australian Houseman

Jurassic City
Jurassic City

2015

as Agent LaFranco

The Butcher
The Butcher

2009

as 1970's IRA Commander