John Cena filmography

John Cena filmography
Cena in 2018
Film35
Television film5
Television series26
Music videos1
Others7 video games

John Cena is an American actor, retired professional wrestler and former rapper. The following are his roles in films, television series and video games. The filmography does not include his professional wrestling appearances in any form of media or featured televised productions.

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Ready to Rumble Gym Patron Uncredited extra
2006 The Marine John Triton
2009 12 Rounds Danny Fisher
2010 Legendary Mike Chetley
2011 The Reunion Sam Cleary
2014 Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery Himself (voice)
2015 The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! John Cenastone (voice)
Trainwreck Steven
Sisters Pazuzu
Daddy's Home Roger Cameo
2017 Surf's Up 2: WaveMania J.C. (voice)
The Wall Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews
Daddy's Home 2 Roger
Ferdinand Ferdinand the Bull (voice)
2018 Blockers Mitchell Mannes
Bumblebee Agent Jack Burns
2019 Playing with Fire Jake "Supe" Carson
2020 Dolittle Yoshi (voice)
2021 F9 Jakob Toretto
The Suicide Squad Christopher Smith / Peacemaker
Vacation Friends Ron
2022 The Bubble Steve Cameo
The Independent Nate Sterling Also executive producer
2023 Fast X Jakob Toretto
Barbie Kenmaid Cameo
Hidden Strike Chris Van Horne
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Rocksteady (voice)
Vacation Friends 2 Ron
Freelance Mason Pettis
2024 Argylle Wyatt
Ricky Stanicky Rod / Ricky Stanicky
Jackpot! Noel Also executive producer
2025 Heads of State Will Derringer
Superman Christopher Smith / Peacemaker Cameo appearance
2026 Coyote vs. Acme Buddy Crane
Matchbox: The Movie Sean Post-production
Little Brother Post-production[1]
TBA One Attempt Remaining Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Manhunt Big Tim
2007 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Himself Episode: "The Noyola Family"
Deal or No Deal Episode: "March 4, 2007"
Punk'd Episode: "May 29, 2007"
Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race 7 episodes
2009, 2016, 2021 Saturday Night Live 3 episodes
Season 34, episode 18 (guest)
Season 42, episode 9 (host)[2]
Season 47, episode 2 (guest)
2010 Psych Ewan O'Hara Episode: "You Can't Handle This Episode"
Fred: The Movie Dad Figglehorn Television film
True Jackson, VP Himself Episode: "Pajama Party"
Hannah Montana Episode: "Love That Lets Go"
Generator Rex Hunter Cain Voice; Episode: "The Hunter"
2011 Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred Dad Figglehorn Television film
2012 Fred: The Show Recurring
Fred 3: Camp Fred Television film
2013–2018 Total Divas Himself Recurring (seasons 1–6), Guest (season 7)
2015 Parks and Recreation Episode: "The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show"
Legendários Interview[3]
2016–2017 American Grit Host Also executive producer[4]
2016 2016 ESPY Awards Himself / Host
The Edge & Christian Show Himself 2 episodes
2016–2018 Total Bellas Main cast (seasons 1–3)
2017 Southpaw Regional Wrestling Lance Catamaran Web mini-series
Tour de Pharmacy Gustav Ditters Television film
Psych: The Movie Ewan O'Hara
2018–2019 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Baron Draxum Voice; Recurring role; season one only; 8 episodes
2018 Dallas & Robo Robo Voice; also executive producer
2019 Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Host
The Substitute Himself Episode 1.3[5]
2020 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Episode: "Conspiracy Theories about COVID-19"
The Eric Andre Show Episode: "The ASAP Ferg Show"
2021–2025 Wipeout Himself / Host Also executive producer[6]
2022–2025 Peacemaker Christopher Smith / Peacemaker Lead role; also co-executive producer[7]
2023 Die Hart Mr. 206 3 episodes
2024 The Bear Sammy Fak Episode: "Children"
The Simpsons Himself Episode "Bart's Birthday"
2025 Pluribus Episode "HDP"[8]
What Drives You With John Cena (TV series) Host

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref.
2024 "Electric Energy" Ariana DeBose, Boy George and Nile Rodgers Himself [9]

Video games

Professional wrestling

Year Title Notes
2003 WWE WrestleMania XIX Video game debut
WWE Raw 2
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
2004 WWE Day of Reckoning
WWE Survivor Series Cover athlete
WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw
2005 WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE Aftershock
WWE Day of Reckoning 2 Cover athlete
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
2006 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007
2007 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
2008 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
2009 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 Cover athlete
2010 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
2011 WWE All Stars
WWE '12
2012 WWE WrestleFest
WWE '13
2013 WWE 2K14
2014 WWE 2K15 Cover athlete
WWE SuperCard
2015 WWE Immortals
WWE 2K16
2016 WWE 2K17
2017 WWE Champions
WWE Tap Mania
WWE 2K18
WWE Mayhem
2018 WWE 2K19
2019 WWE 2K20
2020 WWE 2K Battlegrounds Cover athlete
2022 WWE 2K22
2023 WWE 2K23 Cover athlete[10]
2024 WWE 2K24
2025 WWE 2K25

Other

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff Himself Voice
2016 Marvel Avengers Academy Hulk
2017 Brawlhalla Himself DLC
2020 The King of Fighters All Star DLC[11]
2022 Fortnite
2023 Mortal Kombat 1 Christopher Smith / Peacemaker DLC
PGA Tour 2K23 Himself
Mortal Kombat: Onslaught Christopher Smith / Peacemaker

References

  1. ^ Stephan, Katcy (July 14, 2025). "Chris Meloni, Ego Nwodim, Sherry Cola, Caleb Hearon and Ben Ahlers Join 'Little Brother' Netflix Comedy Feature (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (December 2, 2016). "John Cena, Casey Affleck, Emma Stone to Host 'SNL' This Month". Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ FelipePS2juju (April 12, 2015). "Juju Salimeni grava na #WWE e ainda ganha cinturão das divas. #Legendários:11/4/2015" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "AMERICAN GRIT STARRING JOHN CENA TO AIR IN 2016". Fox.com. Fox. November 18, 2015. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Harnick, Chris (September 18, 2019). "John Cena Undergoes Huge Transformation All for Pranks". E! Online.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (September 10, 2020). "Wipeout: John Cena & Nicole Byer To Host TBS' Revival Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Gunn, James [@jamesgunn] (September 23, 2020). "I'm over-the-moon excited to be working on #PEACEMAKER with my pals @JohnCena & #TheSuicideSquad producer Peter Safran on this new @hbomax original series from @warnerbrostv @DCComics" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a69636125/pluribus-episode-6-john-cena-cameo-explained/
  9. ^ Anthony Hernandez, Brian (January 26, 2024). "Bryan Cranston, Samuel L. Jackson and Catherine O'Hara Lip-Sync for Their Lives in 'Electric Energy' Music Video". People. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Currier, Joseph (January 23, 2023). "John Cena revealed as WWE 2K23 cover star". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  11. ^ "KOF ALLSTAR×WWE COLLABORATION - THE KING OF FIGHTERS". kofallstar.netmarblw.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.