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John Cena

John Cena

Acting · Production

Born April 23, 1977, West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA

John Cena (born April 23, 1977) is an American actor, retired professional wrestler, and former rapper. He is signed to WWE as a brand ambassador. Cena wrestled for WWE for 24 years, becoming a record-setting 17-time world champion, before transitioning fully into his acting career. Cena began professional wrestling in 1999 and signed with the World Wrestling Federation in 2001, where he began in its then-developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling. After debuting on the main roster on WWE SmackDown! in 2002, he rose to prominence as a brash heel rapper, before becoming the company's franchise player from the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s. He wrestled on a part-time schedule from 2017 until his retirement in 2025. His run as a face from 2003 to 2025 was the longest continuous portrayal of a heroic character in WWE history. Cena held numerous championships and accomplishments in WWE, including the WWE Championship a record 14 times, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the WWE United States Championship five times, the WWE Intercontinental Championship once, the World Tag Team Championship twice, and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice. He is the 35th Triple Crown and 25th Grand Slam champion, won the Royal Rumble match twice, the Elimination Chamber match four times, the Money in the Bank match once, and headlined multiple major WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming events. Cena's full-time career received 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. In contrast, his later career was more positively received. Cena began acting in 2006 and has done both comedy and action films, receiving praise for his roles in Trainwreck, Blockers, and The Suicide Squad. He has also starred in films such as The Marine, Bumblebee, and F9, as well as portraying the title character on the TV series Peacemaker. In music, he released the rap album You Can't See Me in 2005, which peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200. Cena is also known for his charity work, granting more than 650 wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the most in the organization's history.

Filmography

Appearances as themselves (99)
  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest
  • I demoni dello sport — Self
  • Stephanie's Places — Self
  • 2025Supercar Saints — Self
  • 2025WWE Backlash 2025 Post Show — Self
  • What's Your Story? With Steph McMahon — Self - Guest
  • 2024Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal — Self
  • Mr. McMahon — Self
  • 2024WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain — Self
  • 2023Attack of the Doc! — Self
  • 2023Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled — Self
  • 2023The Bloodline: The Complete Story — Self
  • Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast — Self
  • 2021Birth of The Stunner — Self
  • 2020John Cena: Champion of the Ring — Self
  • Undertaker: The Last Ride — Self
  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
  • Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader — Himself - Host
  • Dark Side of the Ring — Self (archive footage)
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
  • The Substitute — Himself
  • 2019WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018 — Himself
  • 2018WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017 — Himself
  • 2018WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017 — Himself
  • 2018WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches — Himself
  • 2018Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments — Self
  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series — Self
  • 2017Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story — Self
  • Steve — Self
  • 2017WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016 — Himself
  • 2016Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat — Himself
  • Harry — Self - Guest
  • 2016Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars — Himself
  • 2016Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere — Himself
  • Total Bellas — Self
  • 2016WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 — Himself
  • 2016WWE SummerSlam 2016 — Self
  • 2016WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 — Himself
  • 2015Mick Foley: Have a Nice Night — Himself
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
  • 2015The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J — Himself
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Self
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
  • 2014Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania — Himself
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
  • WWE Rivalries — Self
  • 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2 — Himself
  • 2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3 — Himself
  • 2014WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show — Himself
  • 2014Warrior's Greatest Matches — Self
  • 2013The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment — Self
  • Total Divas — Himself, Self
  • 2013WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1 — Himself
  • 2012CM Punk: Best in the World — Himself
  • 2012The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — Self - Host
  • The Eric Andre Show — Self
  • 2012Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)
  • 2012WWE Money In The Bank 2012 — Himself
  • 2012WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! — Himself
  • 2012WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012 — Himself
  • 2012WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011 — Himself
  • 2012You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge — Himself
  • 2011Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time — Himself (Host)
  • 2011The John Cena Experience — Self
  • 2010Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho — Himself
  • Conan — Self - Guest
  • The Talk — Self
  • 2010WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey — Himself
  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
  • 2009The History of the World Heavyweight Championship — Himself
  • 2009WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event — Himself
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
  • True Jackson, VP — Himself / Tate Blizzard
  • 2008WWE Backlash 2008 — Himself
  • 2008WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence — Himself
  • 2008WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One — Himself
  • 2008WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero — Himself
  • 2007Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling — Self
  • The Graham Norton Show — Self
  • 2007WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary — Himself
  • 2007WWE: The Ladder Match — Himself
  • 2007WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph — Himself
  • 2006ECW One Night Stand 2006 — Self
  • 2006The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story — Self
  • 2006The Making of 'The Marine' — Self
  • Deal or No Deal — Self
  • 2005WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker — Himself
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
  • Punk'd — Self
  • 2003WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain — Self
  • 2000Inside Wrestling School — Self
  • Teen Choice Awards — Self, Self - Host, Self - Presenter
  • The Daily Show — Self - Guest
  • MADtv — Self
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
  • MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self - Presenter
  • The Oscars — Self
  • OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History — Self
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