John Cena Filmography

John Cena, the 16-time world champion has made quite a name in Hollywood. John Cena made his wrestling debut in the early 2000s. He was the face of WWE for almost 15 years. John Cena is often compared to the likes of Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair when it comes to his accomplishments, in-ring and mic skills. Cena has created a legacy and often returns to the ring for marquee matches. John Cena is one of the biggest names in both wrestling and movies. He plays the role of Peacemaker in DC Universe and of Jakob Toretto in Fast and Furious franchise.

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John Cena's entire Filmography

John Cena Films

Year	Title	Role
2000	Ready to Rumble	Gym Patron
2006	The Marine	John Triton
2009	12 Rounds	Danny Fisher
2010	Legendary	Mike Chetley
2010	Fred: The Movie	Dad Figglehorn
2011	The Reunion	Sam Cleary
2014	Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery	Himself (voice)
2015	The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!	John Cenastone (voice)
2015	Trainwreck	Steven
2015	Sisters	Pazuzu
2015	Daddy's Home	Roger
2017	Surf's Up 2: WaveMania	J.C. (voice)
2017	The Wall	Staff Sergeant Shane Matthews
2017	Daddy's Home 2	Roger
2017	Ferdinand	Ferdinand the Bull (voice)
2018	Blockers	Mitchell Mannes
2018	Bumblebee	Agent Jack Burns
2019	Playing with Fire	Jake "Supe" Carson
2020	Dolittle	Yoshi (voice)
2021	F9	Jakob Toretto
2021	The Suicide Squad	Christopher Smith / Peacemaker
2021	Vacation Friends	Ron
2022	The Bubble	Steve
2022	The Independent	Nate Sterling
2023	Fast X	Jakob Toretto
2023	Barbie	Kenmaid
2023	Hidden Strike	Chris Van Horne
2023	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Rocksteady (voice)
2023	Vacation Friends 2	Ron
2023	Freelance	Mason Pettis
2024	Argylle	Wyatt
2024	Ricky Stanicky	Rod / Ricky Stanicky
TBA	Grand Death Lotto	Noel
TBA	Heads of State
N/A	Coyote vs. Acme	Acme's lawyer

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John Cena TV Shows

Year	TV Show	Character
2001	Manhunt	Big Tim
2007	Extreme Makeover: Home Edition	Himself
	Deal or No Deal
	Punk'd
	Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race
2009, 2016, 2021	Saturday Night Live
2010	Psych	Ewan O'Hara
	Fred: The Movie	Dad Figglehorn
	True Jackson, VP	Himself
	Hannah Montana
	Generator Rex	Hunter Cain
2011	Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred	Dad Figglehorn
2012	Fred: The Show
	Fred 3: Camp Fred
2013–2018	Total Divas	Himself
2015	Parks and Recreation
	Legendários
2016–2017	American Grit	Host
2016	2016 ESPY Awards	Himself / Host
	The Edge & Christian Show	Himself
2016–2018	Total Bellas
2017	Southpaw Regional Wrestling	Lance Catamaran
	Tour de Pharmacy	Gustav Ditters
	Psych: The Movie	Ewan O'Hara
2018–2019	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Baron Draxum
2018	Dallas & Robo	Robo
2019	Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?	Host
	The Substitute	Himself
2020	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Himself
2020	The Eric Andre Show	Himself
2021–present	Wipeout	Himself / Host
2022–present	Peacemaker	Christopher Smith / Peacemaker
2023	Die Hart	Mr. 206

Awards Won by John Cena and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2017	CinemaCon	Action Star of the Year	—	Won
2017	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Male Athlete	—	Nominated
2018	People's Choice Awards	The Comedy Movie Star of 2018	Blockers	Nominated
2019	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Action Movie Actor	Bumblebee	Nominated
2020	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Host	Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?	Nominated
2022	Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actor in a Superhero Movie	The Suicide Squad	Nominated
2022	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Movie Actor	F9: The Fast Saga	Nominated
2022	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best Comedic Performance	Peacemaker	Nominated
2022	Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy	Peacemaker	Nominated
2023	Critics' Choice Super Awards	Best Actor in a Superhero Series	Peacemaker	Nominated

John Cena at the Oscars

On March 10, 2024, at the 96th Academy Awards aka The Oscars, John Cena caused quite a huge stir among the wrestling and Hollywood fans. To present the Award for Best Costume Design, he decided to show the importance of a costume, by showing up almost nude. Fans were surprised upon this and many praised Cena for his performance during the presentation.

Top 11 John Cena Movies

The Marine

John Cena was the main protagonist of the film and began his journey as an actor. The Marine is a story about a Triton who rescues his wife. The film is filled with thrilling action and it launched John Cena’s acting career. The Marine Franchise has grown over the years with the likes of The Miz, Shawn Michaels and Becky Lynch added to the cast.

Playing with Fire

John Cena has quite the fans amongst children and teens throughout his career. Cena did a movie that was targeted towards a less mature and childish audience, known as Playing with Fire. The story revolves around three firefighters who have to babysit kids instead of firefighting.

Daddy’s Home 2

The film stars Mark Wahlberg and Will Farell and is a sequel to Daddy’s Home. John Cena had a cameo in the first movie and a bit larger role in the sequel. John Cena is portrayed as a badass father who disapproves of the other stepdad.

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Ferdinand

John Cena has voiced the iconic Ferdinand, along with Peyton Manning, David Tennant, and Kate McKinnon. It was marked as Cena’s first lead role in an animated movie. Previously, John Cena voiced himself in a Scooby Dooby Doo movie.

Sisters

Cena can make various expressions but he had a straight face throughout the movie, Sisters. The movie stars Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, who are throwing one last party at their house. John Cena plays the role of one of the attendees who's a drug dealer.

The Wall

John Cena has been portrayed as an American hero throughout his tenure in WWE. It helped him, as his role in The Wall was about an American soldier. The Wall is a hard-hitting war film that featured John Cena and was praised for his acting skills.

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Blockers

John Cena is often known for his comedic timings and the blockers showed his comic potential to a certain extent. John Cena plays the role of a concerned father who wants to keep his children pure until marriage. Cena had great chemistry with his co-stars, Leslie Mann and Ike Barinholtz, in this teen comedy.

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Bumblebee

The transformers universe is growing and has been a crucial part of the mid-2000s. John Cena joined the growing franchise in Bumblebee and the movie was critically acclaimed. The movie made millions of dollars and Cena’s performance was praised.

Trainwreck

Amy Schumer wrote and starred in Trainwreck. However, the major attraction of the film was John Cena. Cena plays the role of her boyfriend and delivers the most hilarious lines in the movie. Trainwreck allowed Cena to showcase his skills beyond the wrestling ring.

The Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad is one of the best comic book movies in the past decade. John Cena’s Peacemaker was the highlight of the movie and by far the best character played by John Cena. The film revolves around a group of misfits who are sent on a government mission. Critics and the audience praised John Cena’s peacemaker and Cena will return as Peacemaker in his own show on HBO Max.

F9 (2021)

F9 or Fast and Furious 9 is the ninth installment in the Fast and Furious series and the first movie to feature John Cena. Cena plays the role of Jakob Toretto, who is the brother of Dominic Toretto, the main character in the franchise portrayed by Vin Diesel. The movie was made on a budget of around $200 Million and made more than $725 Million at the worldwide box office. Cena would go on to reprise his role in the next movie of the franchise.