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

Commando
Commando

1985

as Bennett

Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2

1981

as Wez

Weird Science
Weird Science

1985

as Lord General

Innerspace
Innerspace

1987

as Mr. Igoe

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

2003

as Acme VP, Child Labor

Landfall
Landfall

2017

as Wexler

Fortress
Fortress

1992

as Maddox

Westbrick Murders
Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film
Red Snow
Red Snow

2021

as Julius King

Space Truckers
Space Truckers

1996

as Mister Cutt

The Horde
The Horde

2016

as Earl

Vulcan
Vulcan

1997

as Greg Mitchum

Stranglehold
Stranglehold

1994

as Gerald Richter

Wine Thief
Wine Thief

as Winston T Graham

Debt Collectors
Debt Collectors

2020

as Cyrus Skinner

Harvest
Harvest

2024

as Jim Mansfield

The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon

2016

as The Interrogator

Like a Bat Outta Hell
Green Street Hooligans 2
Green Street Hooligans 2

2009

as Tankersley Governor