Come Lay The Smackdown! Match All The Rock's Characters To Their Movies
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has not only become one of the most successful wrestlers in the world but also an increasingly popular actor in Hollywood. Born in 1972, Dwayne’s parents included Rocky Johnson, a professional wrestler from Nova Scotia, and Ata, a Samoan woman whose father Peter Fanene Maivia did professional wrestling as well. Though Dwayne traveled a lot at a young age, his first interest was football which he pursued both in high school and college. In fact, he got a full-time scholarship from the University of Miami and would’ve gotten into the NFL had it not been for a terrible back injury that cost Dwayne that opportunity in 1995.
So instead, Dwayne turned to wrestling and debuted under the name Flex Kavanah in the USWA tag team championship. Then in 1997, Dwayne started calling himself Rocky Maivia when he joined the WWE and then eventually “The Rock” after taking over the Nation of Dominion group. After that, he joined another group called the Corporation and began a ‘feud’ with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. In the year 2000, though, Dwayne briefly left the WWE to appear in his first movie which in turn launched the current film career he now has. Now test your knowledge of Dwayne Johnson movies by matching each character he plays with their respective movie!
Which character does The Rock play as in Longshot?
Typical teen Alex Taylor plays basketball at his high school, but gets teased for missing a winning shot during a game. Things don’t get better when his older brother Jack gets in trouble for having an affair with a corrupt businessman’s wife, and is forced to travel with him to New York City. The purpose of this trip is so Jack can seduce a widower who’s on the verge of losing her company as part of a deal he made with the corrupt businessman.
Which character does The Rock play as in The Scorpion King?
In the prehistoric world, one man named Memnon sought to take over the land that would become Egypt though King Pheron of the free tribes opposed him. In the midst of this, three Akkadians known as Mathayus Jesup and Rama are hired by Pheron to take down the sorcerer who aids Memnon. But before Mathayus can commit the deed, he discovers the sorcerer is actually a woman named Cassandra. Unfortunately, Memnon catches Mathayus and buries him in the desert after slaying his half-brother Jesup.
Which character does The Rock play as in The Rundown?
A bounty hunter by trade, Beck specializes in retrieving special items for a price. But after his latest job results in him being unexpectedly attacked, he confronts his boss Billy Walker who sends him on a final mission to retrieve his son Travis from Brazil. After being promised a lot of money, Beck accepts the job which turns out to be more complicated than he expected as Travis has not only discovered a golden artifact but the head of a mining operation named Cornelius Hatcher is also interested in it.
Which character does The Rock play as in Walking Tall?
War veteran Chris Vaughn returns to his hometown located in Kitsap County, Washington and discovers that much has changed. The cedar mill that once existed is now gone and in its place stands a casino which most of the town’s economy is based around. But Chris quickly finds out the people that run the casino are corrupt, and the local law enforcement refuse to do anything about it. So he tries to take the law into his own hands, which gets him arrested and put on trial.
Which character does The Rock play as in Be Cool?
Filmmaker Chili Palmer decides to go into the music industry and save his deceased friend’s record company from drowning in its enormous debt while also trying to avoid offing attempts by the Russian Mob. Another complication involves his attempt at trying to get an up-and-coming singer named Linda Moon out of her contract with producers Nick Carr and Raji, who have a bodyguard named Elliott and a hitman named Joe "Loop" Lupino who’s sent to take out Chili before he can arrange a debut concert for Linda.
Which character does The Rock play as in Doom?
In the distant future, a mysterious portal is discovered in Nevada leading directly to Mars. There, an ancient city is found containing the remains of humanoid beings that have been genetically enhanced. So the Union Aerospace Corporation set up a research facility on Mars to research the remains and experiment with a substance found on them called C24, or the Martian Chromosome. Then when the facility is attacked by something, a group of marines are sent in to investigate the situation.
Which character does The Rock play in The Mummy Returns?
After the immortal priest Imhotep was defeated at the end of the 1999 Mummy film, the protagonists Rick and Evelyn got married and now have a son named Alexander. But while exploring a temple, Alexander finds a cursed bracelet that contains instructions to a hidden pyramid. But there is an Egyptian cult who also seek this pyramid because it contains an ancient evil called the Scorpion King who tried to take over the world long ago by selling his soul to Anubis in exchange for an undefeated army of jackal-like warriors.
Which character does The Rock play as in Southland Tales?
Following a Third World War in an alternate history, Los Angeles has become a seething brew of chaos in the year 2008 as an actor named Boxer Santaros with amnesia gets involved with a psychic named Krysta. He becomes a wanted man for unknown reasons. On top of that, he also has a screenplay which is actually a prophecy that foretells how the world will end. Meanwhile, the twins Roland and Ronald Taverner play an important role as well.
Which character does The Rock play as in Gridiron Gang?
A man named Sean Porter who worked at a detention center decided to create a football team to help the center's delinquents focus on something more beneficial as a means to deal with the various issues they had. Calling it the Kilpatrick Mustangs, Porter picks several kids that he thinks could benefit the most, though two of them don’t get along because of their affiliations with rival gangs. However, the group manages to work well as a team and make it to the playoffs.
Which character does The Rock play as in Reno 911!: Miami?
After being invited to a police convention in Miami, the Reno Sheriff’s Department officers head down there only to find out they’re not on the guest list. After staying in a motel and partying all night, they wake up with hangovers and try to straighten things out regarding their tickets only to find the convention has been caught up in a bio-chemical attack and most of the Miami Sheriff’s Department officers are trapped inside forcing the Reno group to temporarily take over their responsibilities.
Which character does The Rock play as in The Game Plan?
Following a successful game, football quarterback Joe Kingman is surprised by the sudden appearance of a little girl named Peyton Kelly claiming she’s his biological daughter and that her mother, whom Kingman divorced, sent her there to meet him. This, in, turn upsets his public image, though he tries to make things up to Peyton by taking her to a ballet school run by a woman he starts a relationship with. While this is going on, an endorsement deal rides on the success of his upcoming games.
Which character does The Rock play as in Get Smart (2008)?
Despite being one of the best analysts for the top-secret government agency CONTROL, Maxwell "Max" Smart really wants to be a field agent. Yet no matter how well he scores on the tests, Max is always denied. But when the rival group KAOS expose the identities of all the active field agents except one, CONTROL decide to temporarily appoint Max as Agent 86. But his partner, Agent 99, isn’t too thrilled to have him along as they try to uncover the conspiracy behind KAOS’ attack.
Which character does The Rock play as in Race to Witch Mountain?
While a UFO crash-lands near Searchlight, Nevada, a former getaway driver named Jack Bruno drives a taxi in Las Vegas to avoid prison. After avoiding members of a mob boss who try to recruit him, he finds two teenagers named Sara and Seth in his car. Just as they offer him a large sum to get them somewhere, a group of government agents led by Henry Burke arrive causing Jack to drive away. He quickly learns that the teens have unusual powers as they’re actually aliens from a planet.
Which character does The Rock voice in Planet 51?
On a planet occupied by green slug-like beings, a teen called Lem works part-time at the planetarium while crushing on his neighbor Neera. Meanwhile, an unknown spacecraft lands in her backyard and from it emerges a human named Charles T. "Chuck" Baker. But once he realizes the planet is inhabited, Chuck panics and hides in the planetarium where he’s eventually found by Lem. Realizing the ‘alien’ is harmless, Lem agrees to hide Chuck as the Planetary Army look for him.
Which character does The Rock play as in Tooth Fairy?
When professional hockey player Derek Thompson takes away a dollar bill from his girlfriend’s daughter which she got after losing her tooth, claiming the Tooth Fairy doesn’t exist, he finds himself transported to the land of the tooth fairies where the head fairy Lily punishes Derek for his terrible deed by having him be a Tooth Fairy for two weeks. After getting his supplies, he’s sent back home where he tries to be nicer to his girlfriend’s kids including her older son while fulfilling his Tooth Fairy responsibilities.
Which character does The Rock play as in The Other Guys?
Of the various NYPD detectives, the two with the controversial reputations are Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz with the former being mild-mannered while the other is short-tempered. But when the best detectives on the force named Chris Danson and P. K. Highsmith leap off a building during a pursuit, they don’t survive thus leading everyone to wonder who will replace them. Meanwhile, Allen and Terry begin an investigation revolving around Sir David Ershon and the amount of money he owes to the company Lendl Global.
Which character does The Rock play as in You Again?
Back in high school, Marni Olsen was a geeky sophomore who was constantly bullied by her peers though primarily from a girl named J-J. In the present, she’s a successful businesswoman who recently got a promotion. But when she heads back to her hometown to attend her brother Will’s wedding, she learns he’s marrying Joanna, which was J-J's real name. Meanwhile, Marni’s mother Gail has a similar story going on when she reunites with Joanna’s aunt Ramona who humiliated her during their senior prom.
Which character does The Rock play as in Faster?
After breaking out of prison, a man identified as “Driver” picks up a car and drives to Bakersfield, California. There, he visits the guy who gave him the car and demands a list of names from him. Meanwhile, a detective named Cicero and her partner Cop are tracking Driver’s movements while a hitman with no name is sent to go after Driver. As Driver takes out people from the list, Cicero and Cop discover he was double-crossed during a bank job.
Which character does The Rock debut as in Fast Five?
Following the events in Fast & Furious, Dominic "Dom" Toretto is being transported to prison when his sister Mia and friend Brian O’Conner attack the prison bus and allow him to escape. Reuniting with the rest of his crew in Rio de Janeiro, Dom participates in a heist to steal cars from a train though one car takes precedence over the others. The reason being that it contains a computer chip with information on crime lord Hernan Reyes’ finances and the location of $100 million dollars worth of stolen money.
Which character does The Rock play as in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island?
Four years after Sean Anderson’s subterranean adventure in Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), he gets in trouble for trespassing into a satellite research center which displeases his mother Elizabeth and stepfather Hank. But the reason he did this was to try deciphering a code from his grandfather Alexander who’s been missing. With Hank’s help, Sean discovers the code refers to three books, one of which is the Jules Verne novel Mysterious Island, and figures they’re all referring to a real island.
Which character does The Rock play as in Snitch?
After the son of his ex-wife is arrested for the possession of illegal substances, construction company owner John Matthews is forced to become an informant in order to reduce his son’s sentence. Meanwhile, Agent Cooper of the DEA, who arrested John’s son to begin with, assigns a task force to watch John in his dealings to accumulate enough evidence to arrest the perpetrators. Using a fellow employee’s connections, John hooks up with a local dealer and offers to run the substances using his company’s trucks.
Which character does The Rock play as in G.I. Joe: Retaliation?
Right after The Rise of Cobra, Cobra Commander’s minion Zartan impersonates the United States' leader and frames the G.I. Joe unit for stealing nuclear warheads. Afterwards, the unit is wiped out in a military air strike along with its leader Duke. However, some members survive including Roadblock, Flint, and Lady Jaye. Together, they seek out help from General Joseph Colton, the original G.I. Joe, while the ninja Storm Shadow and mercenary Firefly break Cobra Commander out of prison in Germany.
Which character does The Rock play as in Empire State?
Failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis decides to apply for a security guard job at the Empire State Armored Truck Company in New York City. Unintentionally, though, he mentions to his friend Eddie that the company’s security is pretty lax. As a result, Chris gets involved in a major heist where $11 million dollars worth of cash is stolen from the company, leading an NYPD detective named James Ransone to be sent on the case and the local crime bosses to get riled up.
Which character does The Rock play as in Pain & Gain?
Released in 1995, scheming convict Daniel Lugo is hired by John Mese, owner of the Sun Gym, to increase its membership. In six weeks’ time, Lugo has increased the gym’s membership by 75% but starts growing envious of a client named Victor Kershaw. With fellow trainer Adrian Doorbal and Paul Doyle, an addict-turned-Christian, Lugo plans to kidnap Kershaw and extort him of all his money under the threat of torture. While Kershaw complies with the Sun Gym gang's demands, he manages to get away from them.
Which character does The Rock play as in Fast & Furious 6?
Following their successful heist in Fast Five, Dom Toretto’s gang have gone their separate ways and are happily retired despite being wanted fugitives. Meanwhile, DSS agent Luke Hobbs and his partner Riley Hicks are busy investigating the destruction of a Russian military convoy caused by rogue British soldier Owen Shaw. On top of that, it’s revealed that one of Shaw’s crew happens to be a former girlfriend of Dom’s named Letty Ortiz (who seemingly perished in an explosion) leading Hobbs to seek Dom out for help.
Which character does The Rock play as in Hercules (2014)?
In 358 BC Northern Greece, a man named Hercules and his band of mercenaries have just finished saving his nephew Iolaus and are in the process of celebrating this successful mission when they are approached by a woman named Ergenia whose father King Cotys wants to hire them to train his armies to defend the Kingdom of Thrace from the warlord Rhesus. Accepting her offer, Hercules and his comrades head for Thrace where they are welcomed with open arms by Cotys.
Which character does The Rock play as in Furious 7?
While Dom and his gang have been pardoned of their past crimes and returned to US soil following the successful capture of Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6, Owen's older brother Deckard finds out what happened and sets out to avenge him. First, he breaks into DSS headquarters in order to dig up information on Dom’s gang when he’s confronted by Hobbs. The two fight until Deckard escapes by detonating a bomb which hurts Hobbs enough for him to end up in the hospital.
Which character does The Rock play as in San Andreas?
At the Hoover Dam, seismologists Dr. Lawrence Hayes and Dr. Kim Park are doing research for an earthquake predicting system when a sudden rupture occurs collapsing the entire dam in the process. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter pilot named Raymond "Ray" Gaines is called in response to the earthquake and has to cancel a trip he planned with his daughter Blake to go to San Francisco while he and his wife Emma are in the middle of settling a divorce.
Which character does The Rock play as in Jem and the Holograms (2015)?
After losing her father, Jerrica Benton and her sister Kimber are taken in by their Aunt Bailey along with two foster sisters named Aja and Shana. But due to financial issues, Aunt Bailey’s being forced to sell her house much to Jerrica’s frustration. Though she’s usually camera-shy, Jerrica records herself playing a song which gets posted online without her permission. But the video does really well and attracts record producer Erica Raymond of Starlight Productions who offers Jerrica and the girls a record deal.
Which character does The Rock play as in Central Intelligence?
Back in 1996, high school athlete Calvin Joyner and his girlfriend Maggie Johnson took pity on a kid named Robbie Weirdicht who was forced into an embarrassing situation by some bullies. Though twenty years later, Calvin’s unhappy with his job as a forensic accountant and his marriage with Maggie is falling apart. Then he gets unexpectedly visited by a man named Bob Stone, who’s actually Weirdicht, and he’s now a CIA agent trying to catch a criminal while on the run from the law.
Which character does The Rock voice in Moana?
Long ago, the inhabitants of Motunui worshipped the ocean goddess Te Fiti until a trickster demigod named Maui stole a stone that served as her source of power but lost it when he was attacked by the volcanic demon Te Kā. In the present, the daughter of Motunui’s chief Moana is chosen by the ocean itself to find the stone and bring it back to Te Fiti though her parents don’t want her going near the ocean despite the blight that is currently plaguing the island.
Which character does The Rock play as in The Fate of the Furious?
After Dom Toretto and his girlfriend Letty Ortiz get married following the events in Furious 7, they’re in Havana having their honeymoon when he’s approached by a woman codenamed Cipher who wants him to work for her. Afterwards, Dom and his crew are hired by Hobbs to retrieve an EMP in Germany. But during the mission Dom steals the EMP and brings it to Cipher. As a result, Hobbs is framed for the theft and sent to the same prison Deckard was incarcerated.
Which character does The Rock play as in Baywatch (2017)?
At Emerald Bay, Florida, an elite group of lifeguards collectively known as Baywatch patrol the beaches vigorously under the leadership of Lt. Mitch Buchannon along with his second-in-command Stephanie Holden and C. J. Parker who’s a veteran lifeguard. Together, they get involved with three new recruits that have tried out for Baywatch including Summer Quinn, Ronnie Greenbaum, and Matt Brody as they start unraveling a conspiracy involving the local Huntley Club owned by a prospective businesswoman and a illegal substance-related scheme.
Which character does The Rock play as in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle?
When high school students Spencer, Fridge, Bethany and Martha are forced to serve detention for various incidents, they discover an old video game titled “Jumanji” which allows up to five players to select different characters to play as. Once the teens pick their respective ones, they get transported into the game and actually become the characters they selected. As a result, Spencer is now explorer Smolder Bravestone, Fridge is zoologist Franklin "Mouse" Finbar, Bethany is intellectual Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon, and Martha is commando Ruby Roundhouse.
Which character does The Rock play as in Rampage?
Formerly a member of the US Special Forces, Davis Okoye now works as a primatologist at the San Diego Wildlife Sanctuary where he befriends an albino gorilla named George. But when a strange canister falls from the sky, it afflicts George with a virus that causes him to grow considerably larger and more aggressive. However, he’s not the only one as two other animals have been affected as well as these canisters actually came from an orbiting research space station that was recently destroyed.