Ron Perlman American Actor Born 1950 in Washington Heights

Ron Perlman is an American actor born on 13 April 1950 in Washington Heights. He is known for Blade II (2002) and Hellboy (2004).

Early life

Ron Perlman was educated at University of Minnesota (master's degree), finishing in 1973; George Washington Educational Campus; and Lehman College (Bachelor of Fine Arts, theatre).

Career

The earliest credit on record for Ron Perlman is Quest for Fire (1981), as Amoukar. During the 1980s, he worked on The Name of the Rose (1986, as Salvatore) and Beauty and the Beast (1987). Work from the 2000s includes Enemy at the Gates (2001, as Koulikov) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). Drive (2011) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) are among his 2010s credits. In the 2020s, he appeared in Don't Look Up (2021, as Colonel Benedict Drask) and Nightmare Alley (2021).

His filmography here covers 100 films and 5 TV series from 1981 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (17), followed by drama (12) and thriller (12). The most recent title listed is Come With Me (2026). Of his nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) has the highest, at $814 million.

Santiago Segura appears in four of his listed titles, including Pacific Rim (2013) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Cate Blanchett (two titles) and Guillermo del Toro (two titles). Guillermo del Toro directed five of his titles on record. Notable work listed for him includes Fallout.

Recognition

In 2018, he won a Time Machine Award. Ron Perlman also earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1988 for Beauty and the Beast. Awards come to 1 win and 4 nominations in total.

Personal life

He is the father of Brandon Perlman, and has 2 children in total.