Vernon Wells is an American actor of Australian descent. He starred in many action films and thrillers. He could also be seen in the series. The audience knows him best from the main role in the film "The Last Hero".
Biography
Vernon Wells was born on December 31, 1945 in the Australian city of Rushworth, Victoria. He subsequently received American citizenship. Vernon grew up in the family of Eva Maud, née Jackson, and Michael Wells. In his youth, he studied music. At the age of 14, Vernon played in a band. After graduating from high school, Wells went to college. The actor has a degree in telecommunications. Before his acting career, Vernon worked as a salesman.
Career
In the 1970s, Vernon began acting in theater and television shows such as Murder and Matlock Police, and historical miniseries such as Against the Wind. Also, the future celebrity could be seen in various commercials and in print ads.
In the 1980s, his acting career began to develop more actively. In 1981, Wells starred as the killer biker Vez in Mad Max 2. For this role, he is best known to an international audience. Vernon was then invited to play Bennett alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the acclaimed 1985 film Commando.
Filmography
In 1985, he starred in the film Strange Science by John Hughes. It stars Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith and Kelly LeBrock. In the same year, he worked in the thriller Fortress, directed by Arka Nicholson. This is a story about how a teacher and her class were taken hostage by armed criminals. He then played Kathleen in MacGyver. This action-adventure spy thriller was directed by Lee David Zlotof. The main roles are played by Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Lerner and Dana Elkar.
In 1987, he plays Mr. Igo in Joe Dante's sci-fi comedy film Inner Space. In the same year, he starred in the action movie "The Last Hero" by Damian Lee and starred in the thriller "Private Investigations" by Nigel Dick. A year later, he played Paul Donney in Blake Edwards' action movie Sunset. This is followed by Vernon's work in the 1989 action movie American Eagle, the 1990 post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie Circuit Technician directed by Stephen Catch, and Michael Gottlieb's comedy Shrimp on a Barbie.
In 1994, the famous actor played Gerard Richter in Ultimatum and Professor Sorenson in Manosaur. In 1996, Wells starred as Mr. Cutt in the American, British and Irish co-produced sci-fi comedy Space Truckers. Two years later, Vernon could be seen as Otto von Sloan in the comedy horror film Billy Frankenstein, directed by Fred Olen Rey.
In 2001, he plays a constable in the film "Under Loch Ness", and a year later - in the horror film "Massacre of the Miner". In 2003, Vernon was invited to the film "Devil Knight" as a performer of the role of Frank and to the crime thriller "The King of Ant" as Beckett. After 2 years, he plays a trucker in the film "Chastity". A year later, he works in the psychological thriller The Strange Story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
