Portrait of John Cena

John Cena

Acting

Biography

John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor and professional wrestler. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2001 and is a record 17-time world champion as recognized by WWE. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers ever. Cena moved to California in 1998 to pursue a bodybuilding career and switched to professional wrestling in 1999, making his debut for Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW). In 2001, he signed with WWE (then WWF). He was assigned to its developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship and OVW Southern Tag Team Championship. After moving up to WWE's main roster on SmackDown in 2002, he became a breakout success after adopting the character of a villainous trash-talking rapper. After winning his first WWE Championship in 2005, he underwent a gimmick change into a heroic character, which he described as a "goody-two shoes Superman". Cena led the company as its franchise player and public face from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. His face run from 2003 to 2025 is the longest in the history of WWE. Cena has held the WWE Championship 13 times and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. He is also a five-time WWE United States Champion, a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion, a two-time World Tag Team Champion, a two-time Royal Rumble winner, and a one-time Money in the Bank winner. He has headlined multiple major WWE pay-per-views, including its flagship event WrestleMania six times (22, 23, 27, 28, 29 and 41). His career has been met with mixed critical and audience reception, with praise for his character work and promotional skills but criticism for his perceived over-representation and on-screen dominance relative to other wrestlers. Cena's first starring film role was in The Marine (2006), and he gained praise for his performances in Trainwreck (2015), Ferdinand (2017), Blockers (2018), and Bumblebee (2018). He starred in F9 (2021) and Fast X (2023) and portrayed Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad (2021) and the eponymous television series (2022–present). He released his only studio album, You Can't See Me, in 2005, which peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. Outside of his work in entertainment, Cena is known for his involvement in charitable causes and has granted the most wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at over 650. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Cena, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: April 23, 1977

Place of Birth: West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

Filmography

2026
Coyote vs. Acme

as Buddy Crane

2025
2025
WWE Wrestlepalooza

as John Cena

2025
2025
2025
WWE: Unreal

as John Cena

2025
Superman

as Peacemaker (uncredited)

2025
Heads of State

as Will Derringer

2025
WWE Backlash 2025

as John Cena

2025
2025
2025
WWE Raw Classics

as John Cena

2024
2024
Jackpot!

as Noel Cassidy

2024
WWE Money in the Bank 2024

as John Cena (Appearance)

2024
Duro de Atuar 2

as Mr. 206

2024
2024
Ricky Stanicky

as Ricky Stanicky (Rod)

2024
Argylle

as Wyatt

2023
WWE Crown Jewel

as John Cena

2023
WWE Fastlane 2023

as John Cena

2023
Freelance

as Mason Pettits

2023
WWE Payback 2023

as John Cena

2023
Barbie

as Ken

2023
2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2023

as John Cena (Appearance)

2023
Fast X

as Jakob Toretto

2022
The Independent

as Nate Sterling

2022
WWE This Is Awesome

as John Cena (archive footage)

2022
The Bear

as Samuel 'Sammy' Fak

2022
The Bubble

as Steve the Stunt Coordinator

2022
WWE Evil

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Peacemaker

as Christopher 'Chris' Smith / Peacemaker

2021
2021
The Suicide Squad

as Peacemaker

2021
WWE Money in the Bank 2021

as John Cena (Appearance)

2021
F9

as Jakob Toretto

2021
Wipeout

as Self - Host

2020
Die Hart

as Mr. 206

2020
WWE NXT Great American Bash

as (archive footage)

2020
The Best of WWE

as John Cena

2020
2020
2020
Dolittle

as Yoshi (voice)

2019
Playing with Fire

as Jake “Soup” Carson

2019
WWE Backstage

as John Cena

2019
2019
The Substitute

as Himself

2019
Fighting with My Family

as John Cena (archive footage)

2018
Bumblebee

as Jack Burns

2018
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II

as (archive footage)

2018
WWE Crown Jewel

as John Cena

2018
WWE NXT UK

as (archive footage)

2018
2018
2018
2018
Blockers

as Mitchell

2018
WWE Fastlane 2018

as John Cena

2018
2017
Ferdinand

as Ferdinand (voice)

2017
Psych: The Movie

as Ewan O'Hara

2017
2017
2017
WWE No Mercy 2017

as John Cena

2017
2017
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

as John Cena (archive footage)

2017
2017
Tour de Pharmacy

as Gustav Ditters

2017
The Wall

as Matthews

2017
2017
2017
2017
Southpaw Regional Wrestling

as Lance Catamaran

2017
2017
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania

as J.C. (voice)

2016
WWE No Mercy 2016

as John Cena

2016
2016
2016
CM Punk: Icon

as WWE Champion John Cena

2016
2016
2016
WWE WrestleMania 32

as John Cena (Appearance)

2015
Daddy's Home

as Cool Dad

2015
Sisters

as Pazuzu

2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
Trainwreck

as Steven

2015
WWE Payback 2015

as John Cena

2015
2015
2015
WWE Fastlane 2015

as John Cena

2015
WWE 24

as Himself

2015
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
WWE Payback 2014

as John Cena

2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
Total Divas

as Himself

2013
WWE Payback 2013

as John Cena

2013
2013
2013
2012
2012
WWE Main Event

as John Cena

2012
2012
FRED 3: Camp Fred

as Fred's Dad

2012
2012
2012
2012
2012
2011
2011
WWE Vengeance 2011

as John Cena

2011
The Reunion

as Sam Cleary

2011
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011

as John Cena (WWE Champion)

2011
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator

as John Cena (archive footage)

2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2010
FRED: The Movie

as Fred's Dad

2010
WWE Survivor Series 2010

as John Cena (Special Guest Referee)

2010
2010
2010
Legendary

as Mike Chetley

2010
2010
2010
YouShoot: Maria Kanellis

as (archive footage)

2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
WWE The Bash 2009

as John Cena

2009
2009
2009
WWE Backlash 2009

as John Cena

2009
WWE Superstars

as (archive footage)

2009
2009
2009
12 Rounds

as Danny Fisher

2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
True Jackson, VP

as Himself / Tate Blizzard

2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
WWE Backlash 2007

as John Cena

2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
2006
2006
The Marine

as John Triton

2006
2006
2006
Psych

as Ewan O'Hara

2006
WWE Vengeance 2006

as John Cena

2006
2006
WWE Backlash 2006

as John Cena

2006
2006
Hannah Montana

as John Cena

2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
2005
WWE Vengeance 2005

as John Cena

2005
2005
2005
2005
2004
2004
2004
WWE No Mercy 2004

as John Cena

2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2003
2003
WWE No Mercy 2003

as John Cena

2003
WWE Vengeance 2003

as John Cena

2003
2003
WWE Backlash 2003

as John Cena

2003
2003
Punk'd

as Self

2003
2002
2002
WWE Rebellion 2002

as John Cena

2002
WWE Vengeance 2002

as John Cena

2002
WWE Confidential

as John Cena

2002
WWE Velocity

as John Cena

2000
Ready to Rumble

as Gymrat (Uncredited)

1999
WWE SmackDown

as John Cena

1999
WWE SmackDown

as Himself

1998
WWE Heat

as John Cena

1996
1995
MADtv

as Self

1993
Raw

as John Cena

1993
Raw

as Himself

1993
1989
The Simpsons

as John Cena (voice)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1953
The Oscars

as Self

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The Janson Directive

as Paul Janson