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