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

Innerspace
Innerspace

1987

as Mr. Igoe

Weird Science
Weird Science

1985

as Lord General

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

2003

as Acme VP, Child Labor

Fortress
Fortress

1992

as Maddox

Sunset
Sunset

1988

as Australian Houseman

Vanished
Hard Justice
Hard Justice

1995

as Galaxy 500

Debt Collectors
Debt Collectors

2020

as Cyrus Skinner

Space Truckers
Space Truckers

1996

as Mister Cutt

Blood Ranch
Blood Ranch

2006

as Shotgun

The Butcher
The Butcher

2009

as 1970's IRA Commander

Wasteland Justice
Wasteland Justice

1999

as Tarnak

The Price We Pay
The Price We Pay

2023

as The Doctor

Green Street Hooligans 2
Green Street Hooligans 2

2009

as Tankersley Governor

Crossbreed
Crossbreed

2019

as Murphy

Camp Twilight
Camp Twilight

2020

as Detective Bennett

Kill Giggles
Kill Giggles

2020

as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles

In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of Tomorrow

2022

as Self - Interviewee