Acting · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA · Born April 13, 1950
Ronald Perlman (born April 13, 1950) is an American actor and voice-over actor. His best known roles are as Clay Morrow on Sons of Anarchy (2008–2013), Hellboy in Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Vincent on the series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990) for which he won a Golden Globe Award, Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Nino in Drive (2011), and Benedict Drask in Don't Look Up (2021). Perlman is also known as a collaborator of Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro, having roles in the del Toro films Cronos (1993), Blade II (2002), Pacific Rim (2013) and Nightmare Alley (2021). His voice-over work includes the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout (1997–present), Clayface in the DC Animated Universe, Slade in Teen Titans (2003–2006), Mr. Lancer in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Lord Hood in the video games Halo 2 (2004) and Halo 3 (2007), the Stabbington brothers in Tangled (2010), The Lich in Adventure Time (2011–2017), Xibalba in The Book of Life (2014) and Optimus Prime in both the Transformers: Power of the Primes (2018) animated series, and the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
TVCape Fear
2026
as Max Cady's father
MovieThe Way Things Seem to Be
2026
as Self
The Saviors
2026
as Mr. Harrison
MovieMeister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
2025
as Self
MovieThe Gentleman
2025
as Theo
MovieAsteroid
2025
MovieCottonmouth
2025
as Victor Cain
MovieParadise Records
2025
as The Chief
MovieSaurus City
2025
as Slade Klossus (voice)
MoviePlay Dirty
2025
as Murray
MovieScream Before You Die
2024
as Governor Starks
MovieDay of the Fight
2024
as Stevie
MovieAbsolution
2024
as Charlie Conner
MovieSuccubus
2024
as Dr. Orion Zephyr
MovieThe Instigators
2024
as Mayor Miccelli
MovieJoe Baby
2024
as Prentice Stanton
MovieChuck Zito: An American Story
2024
as Self
TVFallout
2024
as Super Mutant
TVMr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
as Toby Hellinger
TVAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Lich (voice)
MovieThe Retirement Plan
2023
as Bobo
MovieThe Baker
2023
as Pappi
MovieHeroes of the Golden Mask
2023
as Kunyi (voice)
MovieTransformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
as Optimus Primal (voice)
TVPoker Face
2023
as Sterling Frost Sr.
MovieHow I Got There
2022
as The Merc
MovieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Podesta (voice)
MovieAmerican Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
MovieMike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022
as Self
An Oral History of: The Name of the Rose
2022
as Self
MovieThere Are No Saints
2022
as Sans
MovieThe Last Victim
2022
as Sheriff Hickey
MovieDon't Look Up
2021
as Benedict Drask
MovieThis Game's Called Murder
2021
as Mr. Wallendorf
MovieNightmare Alley
2021
as Bruno
MovieThe Innocent Butler
2021
as Self
MovieBoris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self
MovieMonster Hunter
2020
as Admiral
MovieA Place Among the Dead
2020
as RP
MovieThe Big Ugly
2020
as Preston
TVAdventure Time: Distant Lands
2020
as The Lich (voice)
TVReno 911!
2020
as DUI Detainee
MovieClover
2020
as Mr. Wiley
MovieHavana Kyrie
2019
as Henry
MovieHell on the Border
2019
as Charlie Storm
MovieThe Great War
2019
as General Pershing
MovieGo Fish
2019
as Bernardo (voice)
TVReprisal
2019
as Big Graham
MovieRun with the Hunted
2019
as Birdie
TVGame Changer
2019
as Self - Special Guest Star
TVThe Capture
2019
as Frank Napier
MovieWestside vs the World
2019
as Narrator
MovieAsher
2018
as Asher
MovieAfter the Screaming Stops
2018
as Self
MovieThe Steam Engines of Oz
2018
as Magnus (voice)
MovieTransformers: Power of the Primes
2018
as Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
MovieThe Escape of Prisoner 614
2018
as The Sheriff
MovieSergio and Sergei
2018
as Peter
MoviePottersville
2017
as Sheriff Jack
MovieHoward Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
2017
as Shoggoth (voice)
MovieChuck
2017
as Al Braverman
TVRapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as The Stabbington Brothers (voice)
MoviePrison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom
2017
as Narrator
TVTrollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016
as Bular (voice)
MovieFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016
as Gnarlak
TVStartUp
2016
as Wes Chandler
MovieHoward Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
2016
as Shoggoth (voice)
MovieStonewall
2015
as Ed Murphy
MovieMoonwalkers
2015
as Kidman
TVThe Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
2015
as Self - Guest Panelist
Savage Mutts
2014
as Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
MoviePoker Night
2014
as Calabrese
MovieSkin Trade
2014
as Viktor Dragovic
MovieBefore I Disappear
2014
as Bill
MovieThe Book of Life
2014
as Xibalba (voice)
TVHand of God
2014
as Judge Pernell Harris
MovieLost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDesiree
2014
as Anslinger
MovieElwood
2014
as Louie the Jaw
MovieKid Cannabis
2014
as Barry Lerner
Movie13 Sins
2014
as Det. Chilcoat
MovieNfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieTbilisi, I Love You
2014
as nameless rider
MovieThe Virginian
2014
as Judge Henry South
TVTurbo FAST
2013
as Darryl (voice)
MovieCrave
2013
as Pete
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Luther Braxton
MoviePercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013
as Polyphemus (voice)
MovieForget Us Not
2013
as Narrator
MovieJustice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
as Deathstroke / Slade (voice)
MoviePacific Rim
2013
as Hannibal Chau
TVMaron
2013
as Mel
TVThe Frame
2013
as Hannibal Chau
Movie3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
2012
as Phyllis
MovieThe Punisher: Dirty Laundry
2012
as Big Mike
MovieBad Ass
2012
as Mayor Williams
MovieThe Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
2012
as Horus
TVGreen Lantern: The Animated Series
2011
as Sinestro (voice)
TVNew Teen Titans
2011
as Slade (voice)
MovieThe Littlest Angel
2011
as God
MovieDrive
2011
as Nino
MovieConan the Barbarian
2011
as Corin
MovieSeason of the Witch
2011
as Felson
MovieDark Metropolis
2010
MovieTangled
2010
as Stabbington Brother (voice)
MovieThe Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010
as Self
MovieThe Legend of Secret Pass
2010
as Parker (voice)
MovieBunraku
2010
as Nicola
MovieActs of Violence
2010
as Priest Bill
TVAdventure Time
2010
as The Lich (voice)
MovieKiller by Nature
2010
as Dr. Julian
MovieDark Country
2009
as Sheriff
MovieThe Job
2009
as Jim
TVArcher
2009
as Ramon Limon (voice)
MovieThe Devil's Tomb
2009
as Wesley
TV1000 Ways to Die
2009
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieLocal Color
2008
as Curtis Sunday
TVBatman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Double X / Dr. Ecks (voice)
MovieHellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
as Self
TVStar Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Gha Nachkt (voice)
TVSons of Anarchy
2008
as Clay Morrow
MovieI Sell the Dead
2008
as Father Duffy
MovieMutant Chronicles
2008
as Brother Samuel
MovieHellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
as Hellboy
MovieStarz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
as Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
MovieOutlander
2008
as Gunnar
MovieThe Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
MovieUncross the Stars
2008
as Bobby
MovieIn the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
as Norick
TVChowder
2007
as Arbor (voice)
MovieAfro Samurai the Movie
2007
MovieThe Making of 'The Last Winter'
2007
as Self
MovieBattle for Terra
2007
as Elder Vorin (voice)
MovieNo. 6
2007
as The Man in the Hat
MovieHellboy Animated: Iron Shoes
2007
as Hellboy (voice)
MovieHellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2007
as Hellboy (voice)
Movie5ive Girls
2007
as Father Drake
TVAfro Samurai
2007
as Justice (voice)
MoviePro-Life
2006
as Dwayne Burcell
MovieHellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
2006
as Hellboy (voice)
MovieThe Last Winter
2006
as Ed Pollack
MovieScooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
2006
as Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
MovieHow to Go Out on a Date in Queens
2006
as Vito
MovieDesperation
2006
as Collie Entragian
MovieWorking with a Master: Mick Garris
2006
TVMasters of Horror
2005
MovieDanny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005
as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
MovieWhat's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular
2005
as (voice)
MovieTarzan II
2005
as Kago (voice)
MovieScooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
2005
as Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
MovieThe Second Front
2005
as General von Binding
TVAvatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Sozin (voice)
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Monster Hunter (voice)
MovieMissing in America
2005
as Red
TV100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
TVThe Batman
2004
as Rumor / Killer Croc (voice)
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Orion (voice)
MovieHellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004
as Self
MovieQuiet Kill
2004
as Detective Sergeant Perry
TVDanny Phantom
2004
as Vice Principal Lancer (voice)
MovieHellboy
2004
as Hellboy
MovieComic Book: The Movie
2004
as Ron Perlman
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
MovieOne Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
2003
as Self
MovieLooney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
as Acme VP, Never Learning
MovieHoodlum & Son
2003
as 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
MovieTwo Soldiers
2003
as Colonel McKellog
TVTeen Titans
2003
as Slade (voice)
MovieBoys on the Run
2003
as Captain
MovieAbsolon
2003
as Murchison
L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin
2003
as Self - Narrator
MovieRats
2003
as Dr. William Winslow
MovieShakedown
2002
as Christopher Bellows
MovieStar Trek: Nemesis
2002
as Viceroy Vkruk
TVWhat's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
as Inspector Malpumpkin / Joe / Frozen Fiend (voice)
MovieThe Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002
as Self
TVKim Possible
2002
as Warhawk (voice)
MovieBlade II
2002
as Reinhardt
TVJustice League
2001
as Orion (voice)
TVThe Tick
2001
as Fiery Blaze
MovieNight Class
2001
as Morgan
MovieDown
2001
as Mitchell
TVThe Legend of Tarzan
2001
as Colonel Nikolas Rokoff (voice)
MovieEnemy at the Gates
2001
as Koulikov
TVBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Leader (voice)
TVStatic Shock
2000
as Heavyman / Koenig (voice)
MovieBread and Roses
2000
as Party Guest (uncredited)
TVJackie Chan Adventures
2000
as Karl Nivor (voice)
MovieThe King's Guard
2000
as Lord Morton
MovieTitan A.E.
2000
as Sam Tucker (voice)
MovieThe Trial of Old Drum
2000
as Charles Burden Sr.
MoviePrice of Glory
2000
as Nick Everson
MovieOperation Sandman
2000
as Dr. Harlan Jessup
MovieHappy, Texas
1999
as Marshal Nalhober
TVFamily Law
1999
as Roy
TVThe Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
1999
MoviePrimal Force
1999
as Frank Brodie
MovieSupreme Sanction
1999
as The Director
MovieHoudini
1998
as Booking Agent
TVCharmed
1998
as Mr. Kellman
MovieI Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Cemetery Caretaker
TVThe Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Wild Horse (voice)
MovieFrogs for Snakes
1998
as Gascone
MovieA Town Has Turned to Dust
1998
as Jerry Paul
MovieAn American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1998
as Grasping (voice)
TVThe Magnificent Seven
1998
as Josiah Sanchez
MovieThe Protector
1997
as Dr. Ramsey Krago
MovieThe Second Civil War
1997
as Alan Manieski
MovieAlien Resurrection
1997
as Johner
TVThe New Batman Adventures
1997
as Clayface (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MoviePrince Valiant
1997
as Boltar
TVPerversions of Science
1997
as 40132
MovieBetty
1997
as Donnie Shank
MovieTinseltown
1997
as Cliff
TVHey Arnold!
1996
as Mickey Kaline (voice)
TVMortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
1996
as Kurtis Striker (voice)
TVWing Commander Academy
1996
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as Jax-Ur (voice)
MovieThe Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
as Sayer of the Law
MovieAnimaniacs: Spooky Stuff
1996
as Satan (voice)
TVTracey Takes On...
1996
as Stuart
MovieThe Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
1995
as Lord Vox of Vestron
MovieMr. Stitch
1995
as Doctor Frederick Texarian
MoviePicture Windows: Lightning
1995
as Gambler
MovieThe Last Supper
1995
as Norman Arbuthnot
MovieFluke
1995
as Sylvester
MovieTiny Toon Night Ghoulery
1995
as Mr. Scratch (voice)
MovieThe City of Lost Children
1995
as One
MovieOriginal Sins
1995
as Chas Bradley
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Lt. Col. Brandon Grace
MoviePhantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
1994
as Graft
TVFantastic Four
1994
as Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (voice)
TVIron Man
1994
as Hulk (voice)
MovieSensation
1994
as Detective Pantella
MoviePolice Academy: Mission to Moscow
1994
as Konstantine Konali
MovieWhen the Bough Breaks
1994
as Dr. Douglas Eben
MovieDouble Exposure
1994
as John McClure
TVDuckman
1994
as Roland Thompson (voice)
MovieThe Cisco Kid
1994
as Lt. Col. Delacroix
TVAladdin
1994
MovieCronos
1993
as Angel de la Guardia
MovieRomeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Jack's Attorney
TVAnimaniacs
1993
as Satan (voice)
TVBonkers
1993
as Sgt. Grating (voice)
MovieThe Adventures of Huck Finn
1993
as Pap Finn
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as The Messenger
TVThe Little Mermaid
1992
as Apollo (voice)
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Driller (voice)
MovieSleepwalkers
1992
as Captain Soames
MovieBlind Man's Bluff
1992
as Frank Cerrillo
TVThe Legend of Prince Valiant
1991
MovieA Stoning in Fulham County
1988
as Jacob Shuler
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVBeauty and the Beast
1987
as Vincent
MovieLa rosa dei nomi
1987
as Self
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
1986
as Self (uncredited)
MovieThe Name of the Rose
1986
as Salvatore
TVMacGruder and Loud
1985
as Attorney
TVMiami Vice
1984
as John Ruger
MovieThe Ice Pirates
1984
as Zeno
MovieQuest for Fire
1981
as Amoukar
TVThe Fall Guy
1981
À propos de 'La guerre du feu'
1981
as Self
Carrier
as Eli Pierson
MovieAuxiliary Man
as Maury Goldman
Out Late
as Angelo
Stranglehold
Come with Me
as Dalton Kirby
MovieLegacy
as Mr. Carter
MovieMichael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
as Self
Suburban Psycho
Horrified
Foster
as Brooks
Fortitude
Godshot
Sonny Lovejoy
as Father Carlton
Hellhound
MovieI, Chihuahua
as Rock Powers (voice)
I Passed This Way
Beg The Devil
Lies We Follow
as Beau
