Vernon 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'. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Wells(actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
JAG
1995
MacGyver
1985
MacGyver
1985
Knight Rider
1982
Power Rangers
1993
Hunter
1984
Mad Max 2
1981
Commando
1985
Weird Science
1985
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Cinema Insomnia
Fortress
1992
Filmography
JAG
as Toohey · 1995
MacGyver
as Catlin · 1985
MacGyver
as Paul Donnay · 1985
Knight Rider
as Wilson · 1982
Power Rangers
as Ransik · 1993
Hunter
as Sonny Zajak · 1984
Mad Max 2
as Wez · 1981
Commando
as Bennett · 1985
Weird Science
as Lord General · 1985
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as Acme VP, Child Labor · 2003
Cinema Insomnia
as Self
Fortress
as Maddox · 1992
Innerspace
as Mr. Igoe · 1987
Debt Collectors
as Cyrus Skinner · 2020
The Price We Pay
as The Doctor · 2023
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!
as Network Head (voice) · 2010
Space Truckers
as Mister Cutt · 1996
Undeclared War
as Hannibal · 1990
Green Street Hooligans 2
as Tankersley Governor · 2009
Thor: God of Thunder
as Odin · 2022
The Perfect Weapon
as The Interrogator · 2016
Stranglehold
as Gerald Richter · 1994
LeapFrog
as General Irving
Fortress
as Dabby Duck · 1985
Glass Jaw
as Happy · 2018
Jurassic Attack
as Angent Grimaldi · 2013
The Horde
as Earl · 2016
Tru Loved
as Coach Wesley · 2008
King of the Ants
as Beckett · 2004
Blood and Snow
as The Professor · 2023
No Solicitors
as Sam · 2015
The Shrimp on the Barbie
as Bruce · 1990
Tales from the Other Side
as William · 2022
Road Wars: Max Fury
as Shane McIntosh · 2024
Sunset
as Australian Houseman · 1988
Timber the Treasure Dog
as Wolf (voice) · 2016
Wine Thief
as Winston T Graham
Bird
as Fred · 2020
Westbrick Murders
as Max · 2010
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
as Plughead · 1994
T-Force
as Samuel Washington · 1994
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee · 2022
Red Snow
as Julius King · 2021
Curse of the Forty-Niner
as Jeremiah Stone · 2002
Harvest
as Jim Mansfield · 2024
Censor Addiction
as Wizard · 2026
Jurassic City
as Agent LaFranco · 2015
No Name and Dynamite
as Black Jack Bennett · 2022
Transmission
as Frank Tadross Roth · 2023
Await the Dawn
as Zed · 2020
Someone's Knocking at the Door
as Dr. Tolstoy · 2009
Beneath Loch Ness
as Constable · 2001
The Dead Undead
as Raleigh · 2010
I Can
as Doctor Wells · 2023
The Butcher
as 1970's IRA Commander · 2009
Sexual Response
as Philip · 1992
The City of Gold
as The Inquisitor · 2018
End of Loyalty
as Rooker · 2023
The Bad Pack
as Biker · 1997
Sally Floss: Digital Detective
as Papa · 2022
Trouble Is My Business
as Detective Barry Tate · 2018
Vanished
as Greg McBride · 2025
Shadows in Paradise
as General Ruth · 2010
Silent Night, Zombie Night
as Paul Irwin · 2009
Heartland Harmony
as Lemmy LaRoux · 2023
Of the Devil
as Father Bennet · 2022
Showdown in Yesteryear
as Orson Kane · 2022
Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween
as Guy Hunsinger · 2015
Circuitry Man
as Plughead · 1990
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Dennis Lanyon · 2006
P.I. Private Investigations
as Detective North · 1987
Alien Danger 2! With Raven Van Slender
as The Shadow Knight · 2021
Gladiators
as Avitus · 2024
Last Man Standing
as Roo Marcus · 1987
100,000 Zombie Heads
as Lubhoc · 2012
Throwback
as Detective McNab · 2014
The Gamble
as First Brother Podestà · 1988
Charlie's Christmas Wish
as Hank Wentworth · 2020
Power Rangers Time Force: Quantum Ranger - Clash for Control
as Ransik · 2001
Saurian
as Alester Carvel · 2006
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Mr. Enfield · 2017
Vulcan
as Greg Mitchum · 1997
Misfit Patrol
as Captain Cook · 1996
Landfall
as Wexler · 2017
Hard Justice
as Galaxy 500 · 1995
Days of Sodom: A Crow Fan Film
as Mayor Minos · 2026
Death House
as Nela · 2018
Kringle Time
as Herb · 2021
Heavy Weapon
as Cypress
Power Rangers Time Force: Force from the Future
as Ransik · 2001
Conan
as Morga · 1997
Cursed Waters
as Prosecutor · 2026
Crossbreed
as Murphy · 2019
The Sector
as Shamrock · 2016
World's End
as Corvin · 2010
Horror Icon: Inside Michael's Mask with Tony Moran
as Self · 2015
Vagabond
as Ivan · 2006
Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs
as Marcus · 2015
Professor Kimmer's Initiation
as Cypress · 2024
American Eagle
as Johnny Burke · 1989
Charlie Valentine
as Broad · 2009
Meet Me in Miami
as Mr. Abbott · 2005
2002: The Rape of Eden
as Mercenary Soldier · 1994
The Charisma Killers
as The Old Man · 2024
Frost
as Grant · 2022
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
as Self · 2016
Crossing the Line
as Steve Sinclair · 1990
Power Rangers Time Force: The End of Time
as Ransik · 2002
Curse of Pirate Death
as Vernon · 2006
Amber Road
as Sheriff Taylor · 2022
Apex Predators 2: The Spawning
as Bartender Wells · 2024
Nam Angels
as Chard · 1989
The Education of a Vampire
as Captain Andrew Collins · 2001
Memoirs of a Fighter
as Pastor · 2022
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
as Self · 2019
Rum Runners
as Louie · 2016
Clutch
as Fuentes · 2025
Under the Palm Tree
as Det. Scott · 2021
ReVamped
as Wes · 2007
Relentless Justice
as Jason Macendale · 2014
Power Rangers Time Force: Dawn of Destiny
as Ransik · 2002
Island in the Stars
as Argentum
Like a Bat Outta Hell
as Simson · 2013
The Dead Rose
as Cypress · 2024
Emerald Run
as Dodson · 2020
Billy Frankenstein
as Otto · 1998
The Lackey
as Mr. Dechlan · 2012
Impact Event
as Ed · 2018
The Christmas Tapes
as Santa · 2022
Starforce
as Squad Leader · 2000
Escape from Paradise
as Gus
Edgar Allan Poe's Lighthouse Keeper
as Walsh · 2016
Transmutation: Deep Water Horizon
as Robert · 2016
Cheer Bloody Murder
as Yanny
Murder Syndicate
as Roddy · 2023
Valley of the Horntak
as Gordon · 2026
Loss Prevention
as CEO Reginald Bachman · 2018
Never Look Back
as Nick · 2000
Survive the End
as The President
Alien Hunger
as Sheriff Tom Baker · 2017
Fear of the Woods
as Father · 2020
Hide and Go Seek
as Bill · 2018
Bring Me A Skin For Dancing In
as Richard Daniels · 2024
The Silent Natural
as Sarah's Father · 2019
Bearry
as Detective Seahorn · 2021
Blood Ranch
as Shotgun · 2006
Ultimatum
as Gerard · 1994
Christmas Collision
as Ronan · 2021
Social Distance
as Gil Oldman Jr. · 2020
Wasteland Justice
as Tarnak · 1999
Kick of Death
as Paulie · 1997
Black Asylum
as Sheriff · 2013
The Blue-Eyed Boy and Mister Death
as George · 2024
The Beast Inside
as Father Geoffrey · 2024
No Chance
as Barrett Transformed · 2020
Shadows
as Cliff · 2022
Root
as Scott · 2023
Lilith
as Phillip · 2018
Kill Giggles
as Malcolm Fossor / Giggles · 2020
Realm of Shadows
as Cypress · 2024
American Bigfoot
as Truman Shaw · 2022
We Meet Again
as Stone · 2025
The Electric Man
as Doogie · 2022
Enemy Unseen
as Steiger · 1989
Alien Horde
as Senator Latta
Jack Be Nimble
as Jack · 2022
Werewolf Cabal
as Henry Sullivan · 2022
A Reluctant Heart
as Stuart Knapp · 2025
Mothman Vs Bigfoot
as Detective Thomas · 2026
Bigfoot Down Under
as Self · 2019
Forbearance
as Dr. George Ross · 2022
Circle of Fear
as Allan Bainbridge · 1989
Camp Twilight
as Detective Bennett · 2020
7th Revelation
as Gil Oldman Jr. · 2020
Area 5150
as Rocco
Western X
as The General · 2016
Devil's Knight
as Frank · 2003
Ghost
as Jeremiah · 2023
Hollywood Confidential
as Lt. Stone · 2008
Soul Cage
as The Persuader · 2022
Manosaurus
as Professor Sorenson · 1994
? (Question-mark)
as Willkins · 2016
The Damnation
as The Major (voice)