Dwayne Johnson American Actor Known for Furious 7

Dwayne Johnson is an American actor and athlete born on 2 May 1972 in Hayward. Among the titles he is known for are Furious 7 (2015) and Fast Five (2011).

Early life

Rocky Johnson is his father. He went on to study at University of Miami (Bachelor of General Studies, physiology, criminology), finishing in 1995; Freedom High School; and McGavock Comprehensive High School.

Career

He appears in Star Trek: Voyager (1995), the earliest title among his listed credits. The Mummy Returns (2001, as Mathayus) and Hannah Montana (2006) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Fast & Furious 6 (2013, as Luke Hobbs) and The Fate of the Furious (2017, as Luke Hobbs). The 2020s brought Jungle Cruise (2021) and Black Adam (2022).

He has 48 films and 6 TV series on record from 1995 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (22), followed by comedy (13) and adventure (9). Moana (2026) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his 16 titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Furious 7 (2015) has the highest, at $1.52 billion.

Elsa Pataky appears in four of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Michelle Rodriguez (four titles) and Tyrese Gibson (four titles). Brad Peyton directed three of his titles on record, among them Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) and San Andreas (2015). Jake Kasdan is credited as director on three of them, including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).

Music credits on record are limited to It Doesn't Matter (2000). On the sports side, he played for Calgary Stampeders. He has 7M subscribers on YouTube, as counted in February 2025. Work listed as notable includes The Scorpion King, Rampage and Skyscraper.

Recognition

He won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. His other honours include the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and an award at the Teen Choice Awards. The records list 3 awards won and 4 nominations for him.

Personal life

He has been married to Lauren Hashian since 2019. Earlier marriages on record are to Dany Garcia (1997 to 2008, divorced). He is the father of Simone Johnson, and has 3 children in total.