Thursday, July 15, 2021

Wrestlers who can act in TV/Movies

In their down time, sometimes wrestlers take up acting as a way of relaxing or recovering from injuries or because it's something fun to do. Here are some wrestlers who have acted in one capacity or another.

WWE wrestlers in Films - IMDb

The 25 Best Wrestler-Turned-Actors Who Found Hollywood Success (ranker.com)

21 TV Appearances Featuring WWE Wrestlers You Probably Missed - GameSpot

Roderick Toombs aka "Roddy Piper"

The One and Only (1978). Character: Leatherneck Joe Brady (uncredited)

Body Slam (1986). Character: Quick Rick Roberts

The Highwayman (TV series, 1987). Character: Preacher

They Live (1988). Character: Nada


Zorro (TV series, 1990-1991). Character: Will Adams/Bishop


Jungleground (1995). Character: Lt. Jacob "Jake" Cornell


Marked Man (1996). Character: Frank Gibson


Walker, Texas Ranger (1998). Character: Cody "The Crusader" Conway

Bret Hart

Lonesome Dove: The Series (TV series, 1995) / Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Series (1995-1996). Character: Luther Root


The Adventures of Sinbad (TV series, 1996). Character: Eyolf


The Simpsons (TV series 1997). Character: Bret "Hitman" Hart


The Immortal (TV series, 2000). Character: Randall







Mark Calaway aka "The Undertaker"

Suburban Commando (1991). Character: Hutch (right)

Hulk Hogan

Rocky III (1982). Character: Thunderlips


No Holds Barred (1989). Character: Rip


Suburban Commando (1991). Character: Shep Ramsey

Mr. Nanny (1993). Character: Sean Armstrong


Thunder in Paradise (TV series 1994). Character: Randolph J "Hurricane" Spencer

Walker, Texas Ranger (2001). Character: Boomer Knight

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). Character: Terrafirminator (voice)


"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

The Condemned (2007). Character: Conrad


The Expendables (2010). Character: Paine


The Longest Yard (2007). Character: Guard Durham


Maximum Conviction (2012). Character: Manning


Kevin Nash

Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (1991). Character: Super Shredder


Sabrina, The Teenaged Witch (1997). Character: The Giant


The Punisher (2004). Character: The Russian


The Longest Yard (2005). Character: Guard Englehart


Rock of Ages (2012). Character: Stacee's Bodyguard


Magic Mike (2012) / Magic Mike XXL (2015). Character: Tarzan


John Wick (2014). Character: Francis













Bill Goldberg

The Longest Yard (2005). Character: Battle


Universal Soldier: The Return (1999). Character: Romeo


NCIS: Los Angeles (2018-2020). Character: Lance Hamilton






Dwayne Johnson

Moana (2016). Character: Maui


G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013). Character: Roadblock


The Fate of the Furious (2017). Character: Hobbs


San Andreas (2015). Character: Raymond Gaines


Doom (2005). Character: Sarge


Walking Tall (2004). Character: Chris Vaughn


The Scorpion King (2002). Character: Mathayus


The Mummy Returns (2001). Character: The Scorpion King






John Cena

Bumblebee (2018): Character: Agent Burns


12 Rounds (2009). Character: Danny Fisher


The Marine (2006). Character: John Triton


F9: The Fast Saga (2021). Character: Jakob


Ferdinand (2017). Character: Ferdinand




Marcus Alexander Bagwell aka "Buff Bagwell"

Charmed (TV series, 1998). "Wrestling with Demons"

Charmed (TV series, 1998). "Wrestling with Demons"






Robert Booker Tio Huffman aka "Booker T" / Scott Rechsteiner aka "Scott Steiner"

Charmed (TV series, 1998), "Wrestling with Demons"

Robert Booker Tio Huffington aka "Booker T". Charmed (TV series, 1998, "Wrestling with Demons)

Scott Rechsteiner, aka "Scott Steiner". Charmed (TV series, 1998, "Wrestling with Demons")











Adam Copeland aka "Edge"

Vikings (TV show, 2017-2020). Character: Kjetill Flatnose


Haven (TV show, 2011-2015). Character: Dwight Hendrickson



Glenn Jacobs aka "Kane"

Smallville (TV series, 2007). Character: Titan

Steve Borden aka "Sting"

Thunder in Paradise (TV series, 1994). Character: Adam "Hammerhead" McCall


Walker, Texas Ranger (2001). Character: Grangus


Revelation Road: The End of the Beginning (2013). Character: Junkyard






Paul Levesque aka "Triple H"

Scooby Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (Animated, 2016). Character: Triple H

Scooby Doo! WrestleMania Mystery (Animated, 2014). Character: Triple H


Blade: Trinity (2004). Character: Jarko Grimwood




Dave Bautista

Army of the Dead (2021). Character: Scott Ward


Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019). Character: Trent Derosa


Hotel Artemis (2018). Character: Everest



Blade Runner 2049 (2017). Character: Sapper Morton


Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (2017). Character: Drax / Avengers: Endgame (2019). Character: Drax


Enter the Warriors Gate (2016). Character: Arun


Marauders (2016). Character: Stockwell


Spectre (2015). Characer: Hinx


Riddick (2013). Character: Diaz






Andre the Giant

BJ and the Bear (1979). Character: Andre

Conan the Destroyer (1984). Character: Dagoth (uncredited)

The Princess Bride (1987). Character: Fezzik






Randy Orton

Changeland (2019). Character: Martin


12 Rounds 2: Reloaded (2013). Character: Nick Malloy


That's What I Am (2011). Character: Ed Freel







Kurt Angle

Chasing Molly (2019). Character: Mr. Black

Beyond the Mat (2013). Character: Coach Kamen

Death from Above (2012). Character: Thule


River of Darkness (2011). Character: Sheriff Will Logan


Warrior (2011). Character: Koba


End Game (2009). Character: Mayfield





Jesse Ventura

Predator (1987). Character: Blain


The Running Man (1987). Character: Capt. Freedom

Hunter (TV series, 1985-1990). Character: Phil Slade / Jesse

Ricochet (1991). Character: Chewalski

Demolition Man (1993). Character: CryoCon



Batman & Robin (1997). Character: Arkham Asylum Guard

Paul Wight aka "The Giant" or "Big Show"

Jingle All the Way (1996). Character: Huge Santa

The Waterboy (1998). Character: Capt. Insano

Royal Pains (TV series, 2010). Character: Donald Green / Garbage Collector

Burn Notice (TV series, 2011). Character: Griffin Black

Vendetta (2015). Character: Victor Abbott

Diamond Dallas Page

First Daughter (TV movie, 1999). Character: Dirk Lindman

The Devil's Rejects (2005). Character: Billy Ray Snapper

Vengeance (2006). Character: Spider Benson

Splinter (2006). Character: Det. Stiles

Driftwood (2006). Character: Capt. Doug Kennedy

Sensory Perception (2019). Character: Mr. Harrington

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