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).
Known For
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
(2023)
Optimus Primal (voice)
Don't Look Up
(2021)
Benedict Drask
Tangled
(2010)
Stabbington Brother (voice)
The Retirement Plan
(2023)
Bobo
Sleepwalkers
(1992)
Captain Soames
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Ron Johner
Pacific Rim
(2013)
Hannibal Chau
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
Gnarlak
Monster Hunter
(2020)
Admiral
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
(2022)
Podesta (voice)
Blade II
(2002)
Dieter Reinhardt
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Bruno
Drive
(2011)
Nino
Hellboy
(2004)
Hellboy
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
The Book of Life
(2014)
Xibalba (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Quest for Fire
(1981)
Amoukar
The Ice Pirates
(1984)
Zeno
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Salvatore
The Abbey of Crime: Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose'
(1986)
Self (uncredited)
La rosa dei nomi
(1987)
Self
A Stoning in Fulham County
(1988)
Jacob Shuler
Sleepwalkers
(1992)
Captain Soames
Blind Man's Bluff
(1992)
Frank Cerrillo
The Adventures of Huck Finn
(1993)
Pap Finn
Cronos
(1993)
Angel de la Guardia
Romeo Is Bleeding
(1993)
Jack's Attorney
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
(1994)
Konstantine Konali
Sensation
(1994)
Detective Pantella
When the Bough Breaks
(1994)
Dr. Douglas Eben
The Cisco Kid
(1994)
Lt. Col. Delacroix
Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
(1994)
Graft
Double Exposure
(1994)
John McClure
Original Sins
(1995)
Chas Bradley
Fluke
(1995)
Sylvester
Tiny Toon Night Ghoulery
(1995)
Mr. Scratch (voice)
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
(1995)
Lord Vox of Vestron
The City of Lost Children
(1995)
One
Mr. Stitch
(1995)
Doctor Frederick Texarian
Lightning
(1995)
Gambler
The Last Supper
(1995)
Norman Arbuthnot
The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1996)
Sayer of the Law
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff
(1996)
Satan (voice)
Prince Valiant
(1997)
Boltar
Tinseltown
(1997)
Cliff
Betty
(1997)
Donnie Shank
The Second Civil War
(1997)
Alan Manieski
Body Armor
(1997)
Dr. Ramsey Krago
Alien Resurrection
(1997)
Ron Johner
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
(1998)
Cemetery Caretaker
Frogs for Snakes
(1998)
Gascone
A Town Has Turned to Dust
(1998)
Jerry Paul
Houdini
(1998)
Booking Agent
An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
(1998)
Grasping (voice)
Supreme Sanction
(1999)
The Director
Primal Force
(1999)
Frank Brodie
Happy, Texas
(1999)
Marshal Nalhober
Bread and Roses
(2000)
Party Guest (uncredited)
Titan A.E.
(2000)
Prof. Sam Tucker (voice)
The Trial of Old Drum
(2000)
Charles Burden Sr.
Operation Sandman
(2000)
Dr. Harlan Jessup
The King's Guard
(2000)
Lord Morton
Price of Glory
(2000)
Nick Everson
Down
(2001)
Mitchell
Night Class
(2001)
Morgan
Enemy at the Gates
(2001)
Koulikov
Blade II
(2002)
Dieter Reinhardt
Shakedown
(2002)
Christopher Bellows
Star Trek: Nemesis
(2002)
The Reman Viceroy
Rats
(2003)
Dr. William Winslow
Two Soldiers
(2003)
Colonel McKellog
Hoodlum & Son
(2003)
'Ugly' Jim McCrae
Absolon
(2003)
Murchison
Boys on the Run
(2003)
Captain
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien: Resurrection
(2003)
Self
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
(2003)
Acme VP, Never Learning
Quiet Kill
(2004)
Detective Sergeant Perry
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
(2004)
Self
Hellboy
(2004)
Hellboy
Missing in America
(2005)
Red
Tarzan II
(2005)
Kago (voice)
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 5: Sports Spooktacular
(2005)
(voice)
The Second Front
(2005)
General von Binding
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?
(2005)
Hotep / Ancient One #2 (voice)
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
(2006)
Vito
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
(2006)
Hellboy (voice)
The Last Winter
(2006)
Ed Pollack
Pro-Life
(2006)
Dwayne Burcell
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
(2006)
Captain Skunkbeard / Biff Wellington (voice)
Local Color
(2006)
Curtis Sunday
Working with a Master: Mick Garris
(2006)
Desperation
(2006)
Collie Entragian
Hellboy Animated: Iron Shoes
(2007)
Hellboy (voice)
Battle for Terra
(2007)
Elder Vorin (voice)
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
(2007)
Hellboy (voice)
5ive Girls
(2007)
Father Drake
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
(2007)
Norick
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
(2008)
Self - Hellboy, Hellboy 1 & 2
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
(2008)
Self
Uncross The Stars
(2008)
Bobby
Mutant Chronicles
(2008)
Brother Samuel
I Sell the Dead
(2008)
Father Duffy
Outlander
(2008)
Gunnar
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
(2008)
Hellboy
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Red Cap (voice) (uncredited)
The Devil's Tomb
(2009)
Wesley
The Job
(2009)
Jim
Dark Country
(2009)
Sheriff
The Legend of Secret Pass
(2010)
Parker (voice)
Dark Metropolis
(2010)
Tangled
(2010)
Stabbington Brother (voice)
Acts of Violence
(2010)
Priest Bill
Killer by Nature
(2010)
Dr. Julian
Bunraku
(2010)
Nicola
The Littlest Angel
(2011)
God
Drive
(2011)
Nino
Conan the Barbarian
(2011)
Corin
Season of the Witch
(2011)
Felson
Bad Ass
(2012)
Mayor Williams
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
(2012)
Horus
3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom
(2012)
Phyllis
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry
(2012)
Big Mike
Forget Us Not
(2013)
Narrator
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
(2013)
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke (voice)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
(2013)
Polyphemus (voice)
Crave
(2013)
Pete
Pacific Rim
(2013)
Hannibal Chau
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Nfinity Champions League Cheerleading Event
(2014)
Narrator (voice)
Skin Trade
(2014)
Viktor Dragovic
Desiree
(2014)
Anslinger
Poker Night
(2014)
Calabrese
The Book of Life
(2014)
Xibalba (voice)
Savage Mutts
(2014)
Terry 'Shotgun' Coburn
13 Sins
(2014)
Det. Chilcoat
Tbilisi, I Love You
(2014)
The Virginian
(2014)
Judge Henry South
Kid Cannabis
(2014)
Barry Lerner
Before I Disappear
(2014)
Bill
Moonwalkers
(2015)
Kidman
Stonewall
(2015)
Ed Murphy
Howard Lovecraft & the Frozen Kingdom
(2016)
Shoggoth (voice)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
Gnarlak
Prison Fighters: Five Rounds to Freedom
(2017)
Narrator
Chuck
(2017)
Al Braverman
Pottersville
(2017)
Sheriff Jack
Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom
(2017)
Shoggoth (voice)
After the Screaming Stops
(2018)
Self
Transformers: Power of the Primes
(2018)
Optimus Primal / Optimal Optimus (voice)
Asher
(2018)
Asher
The Escape of Prisoner 614
(2018)
The Sheriff
Sergio and Sergei
(2018)
Peter
The Steam Engines of Oz
(2018)
Magnus (voice)
Westside vs the World
(2019)
Narrator
Run with the Hunted
(2019)
Birdie
The Great War
(2019)
General Pershing
Havana Kyrie
(2019)
Henry
Hell on the Border
(2019)
Charlie Storm
Go Fish
(2019)
Bernardo (voice)
Monster Hunter
(2020)
Admiral
Clover
(2020)
Mr. Wiley
The Big Ugly
(2020)
Preston
A Place Among the Dead
(2020)
RP
The Innocent Butler
(2021)
Self
This Game's Called Murder
(2021)
Mr. Wallendorf
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
(2021)
Self
Don't Look Up
(2021)
Benedict Drask
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Bruno
There Are No Saints
(2022)
Sans
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
(2022)
Podesta (voice)
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
(2022)
Self
The Last Victim
(2022)
Sheriff Hickey
How I Got There
(2022)
The Merc
The Baker
(2023)
Pappi
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
(2023)
Optimus Primal (voice)
The Retirement Plan
(2023)
Bobo
Day of the Fight
(2023)
Heroes of the Golden Masks
(2023)
Kunyi (voice)
Thug
(2024)
The Instigators
(2024)
Scream Before You Die
(2024)
Governor Starks
Production
All Nighter
(2017)
Executive Producer
All I See Is You
(2017)
Executive Producer
Pottersville
(2017)
Producer
Asher
(2018)
Producer
Sergio and Sergei
(2018)
Executive Producer
The Escape of Prisoner 614
(2018)
Executive Producer
To Dust
(2019)
Producer
Run with the Hunted
(2019)
Executive Producer
The Big Ugly
(2020)
Executive Producer