It would be a shame if Dwayne Johnson just stayed at the WWE. But some forces in the Universe took care of him, and he became one of the most popular movie actors in the world.
The Rock is now one of the most charismatic actors and one of the best-known actors out there. He is lovable, interesting, badass, and funny. He has become more popular in the movie business than he ever did in WWE.
We have made a list of the 10 best roles that Dwayne Johnson played, so you can have everything in one place. And maybe this will give you some inspiration on what to watch next. Here is the list:
1. Raymond Gaines ( San Andreas )
In the movie, San Andreas Dwayne Johnson plays Raymond Gaines, a helicopter rescue pilot that works for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The Rock is a real badass in this movie, and he does a lot of impossible things. He jumps with a parachute into the earthquake zone, he lands his helicopter without gearboxes, but he also rides boats, and he rides them directly into tsunamis. He is trying to save his family in this movie and of course, he is successful.
2. Davis Okoye ( Rampage )
Just like in real life, this Dwayne’s’ character, Davis Okoye is a guy with multiple skills. He was once a Special Forces soldier, an anti-poaching ranger, and a gorilla handler at the San Diego Wildfire Sanctuary. He survives a deadly plane crash and escapes the military while being handcuffed. But that’s not all, he manages to steal a chopper, he gets shot, but he survives. And that’s not all he survives, he survives a building falling on top of him, and he still manages to be badass.
3. Hercules ( Hercules )
When you now imagine the almighty Hercules from a Greek myth, you imagine Dwayne Johnson. He wears sandals and a looks like a typical guy from Greek mythology, but he gives the character a twist, The Rock twist. This Hercules is badass and he proves to everyone that he is the one and that the legend was true. He fights with the ones that killed his family and him vengeances their death.
4. Chris Vaughn ( Walking Tall )
This movie is a bit off based on a true story Sheriff Bufford Pusser. Dwayne is playing Chris Vaughn who is a former soldier that returns to his small hometown in Washington. But once he returns he finds the town filled with local gangsters and drugs. Those local gangsters torture him but he manages to fight them. After that, he runs for sheriff and he fixes the whole town.
5. Roadblock ( G.I.JOE: RETALIATION )
The G.I.Joe’s are a cult unit, and everybody loved them. In this movie Roadblock is one of the last surviving members of this elite unit and he leads the other surviving members. Their mission is to stop the Cobra, who infiltrated the US government and who replaced the US President with an imposter. This role is as badass as most of Dwayne’s roles, and when you imagine a G.I.Joe you imagine The Rock.
6. Sean Porter ( Gridiron Gang )
The Gridiron Gang is another movie that is based on a true story. He plays Sean Porter who works with the young people that are detained at the Kilpatrick Detention Center in Los Angeles. He tried to mentor a young man but a gang killed him. After that, he decides to help the kids, and lower the reincarceration rate of 75%. And he does that by coaching a football team at the detention center. He teaches them how to respect each other, how to work together, and how to be better men.
7. Christopher Danson ( The Other Guys )
In this movie, The Rock plays a cop, Christopher Danson. He is not the main character of this movie, but he is an important character. Christopher Danson and his partner Highsmith decide to jump off of a roof to catch some bad guys, but the unfortunately die. The other two detectives in this movie try to be just like them and they try to step up and be like the badass cops that just died.
8. Gunnery Sergeant Asher “Sarge” Mahonin ( Doom )
Dwayne Johnson is playing the Sarge, the leader of the Rapid Response Tactical Squad. The movie is interesting and the most interesting part is the gun that Dwayne uses. The gun is called the Bio Force Gun, but that wasn’t the first name of the gun. The first word was Big, not Bio, so you can imagine what was the second word, it wasn’t Force.
9. Luke Hobbs ( Fast & Furious Franchise )
One of the ultimate movies that Dwayne played in was the Fast & Furious Franchise. The Rock is the biggest star in these movies, and now he even has his own movie coming out. Luke Hobbs is a Diplomatic Security Service agent, who catches some really bad criminals. He is the best at what he does, he is fast and he is furious and he is badass. At the end of the eight movies, he quits his job, and even when they ask him to come back he refuses so he spends more time with his daughter. But that is not the end of Luke Hobbs.
10. Beck ( The Rundown – Welcome to the Jungle )
The Rock is playing Beck, a muscle guy. Again he is a badass, but there isn’t a lot of information about him. He is working with some bad guys and wrong people. He is an aspiring chef that is hired to bring home a mobster’s son from the Amazon. But besides that, he starts searching for the legendary treasure.
And this is the end of our list. If you haven’t seen some of these movies, be sure to do that. Every movie is special, and Dwayne Johnson is great in every one of them. If you decide to watch one of these movies or all of them you will enjoy them for sure.
