Ron Perlman Biography

Fast Facts

• Made his off-Broadway debut in a 1976 production of The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria, followed by his Broadway debut in the dark fable Teibele and Her Demon in 1979
• Nominated for a 1982 Genie Award for Best Foreign Actor for the prehistoric drama Quest for Fire, his big-screen acting debut
• Underwent four hours of makeup each day for his role as Vincent in the late-1980s fantasy series Beauty and the Beast
• Frequently appears in Mexican director Guillermo del Toro's films, including vampire drama Cronos (1993), action-horror flick Blade II (2002) and the Hellboy series
• Joined the cable series Sons of Anarchy in 2008, playing the lead character's stepfather, a man who, in Perlman's words, was "born to dominate
• " Active in the Young Storytellers Foundation, which promotes literacy and runs in-school programs
• Has provided voice work for such animated series as Afro Samurai, Danny Phantom and Batman: The Animated Series