You may’t see me? Nicely, we are able to truly see John Cena all over the place these days, however nobody’s complaining. Extra Cena, extra enjoyable. Whether or not it’s in WWE matches (an space he’s quickly set to step away from completely) or in motion pictures, TV reveals, and discuss reveals, Cena retains working. Nonetheless, the large display screen continues to be his main space of focus, with the wrestler-turned-actor showing in a whopping 16 motion pictures within the 2020s alone.
Nevertheless, as a result of John Cena tends to make higher use of his 24 hours than most of us, he has had loads of tv gigs, too. In the meanwhile, he’s driving excessive with the second season of Peacemaker — a present that has typically served as one of the best showcase of his performing abilities (watch how bewildered he seems whereas in a parallel dimension in episode 1 of Season 2). Even James Gunn admitted to being awed by the star’s abilities.
This is each TV function John Cena has performed to date, ranked.
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Himself
‘True Jackson, VP’ (2008 – 2011)
The Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP, stars Keke Palmer as a classy teenager compelled to juggle college work and company obligations after touchdown a job as Vice President of Youth Attire on the vogue firm Mad Fashion. Within the Season 2 episode, “Pajama Celebration,” her greatest good friend, Ryan, and Jimmy, a mail deliverer on the firm, meet John Cena on the premiere of his motion film.
An Pointless Reminder That Cena Is a Massive Deal
Cena might be something. He might be yobbish, and he might be each pitiable and sympathetic, with a touch of measured, wounded innocence. Watching him play a dodo-brained model of himself is thus unimpressive. He’d have been higher off enjoying an enthralling, cool-headed love curiosity to a sultry brunette, or one thing of the type, not trying to point out Ryan and Jimmy how cool he’s (he takes them on wild rides throughout city), but they’re conscious of that. However, as all the time, Cena offers his all, and for a present focused at audiences, his arc achieves its meant function.
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Sammy Fak
‘The Bear’ (2022 – Current)
The Bear stars Jeremy Allene White as a gifted haute delicacies chef, Carmy, who leaves the world of Michelin-starred eating places behind to inherit his household’s failing Italian beef sandwich store after the demise of his brother. John Cena has a cameo within the Season 3 episode, “Youngsters,” as Sammy Fak, a brother of the Fak siblings who typically work on the restaurant.
Out of Place
Based on Matty Matheson, who performs Neil, Cena was wonderful on set. He mentioned, “He was a professional. Confirmed up, did not even take a look at the script, was simply absolutely ready. Genuinely very inspiring, like, that is how I wish to present up on one other set.” However though Cena was nice through the shoot (it reveals how effortlessly he delivers his strains), he appears misplaced within the completed product, maybe too cool for the likable, unkempt regulars. He doesn’t appear like a Fak bro. As compared, a visitor star like Bob Odenkirk actually regarded like he belonged to this world.
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Himself
‘Hannah Montana’ (2006 – 2011)
Hannah Montana facilities on Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus), an adolescent residing a double life as a pop star and a pupil. Within the Season 4 episode, “Love That Lets Go,” her brother Jackson (Jason Earles) tries to placed on a troublesome man picture whereas pursuing an alluring woman, so he challenges John Cena (somewhat than search tutelage from the star) at one level.
Might Have Been Higher
It was nice watching Hannah Montana journey on Cena’s WWE fame at a time when he hadn’t made nice steps into Hollywood. Having him as a troublesome man in a present meant for youthful audiences is a good suggestion since an enormous chunk of his fanbase consists of children. However Cena is sort of a dolphin in soiled water right here. Whereas his efficiency is first rate, the episode is hardly intriguing. The one factor the present by no means actually mastered is the artwork of narrative development. “Love That Lets Go” is so disjointed it feels as if the entire thing was thrown collectively on the set, or somebody randomly assembled it within the enhancing room from advert hoc videotape.
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Baron Draxum
‘Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (2018 – 2019)
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an animated reimagining of the favored superhero turtle story by which the brothers uncover new powers and historic weapons. In contrast to the movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the place he voices Rocksteady, John Cena voices Baron Draxum, a villain within the sequence who goals to show all people into mutants.
Simply One other Peculiar Villain
Based mostly on the unique lore, Rise strays removed from realism, but it’s a triumph of noir storytelling. Cena does properly as an archetypal cartoon villain, unleashing armies of lackeys and flaunting varied devices and scientific innovations, whereas making outrageous remarks. Nevertheless, nothing separates Baron Draxum from many different antagonists we’ve seen earlier than. Worse nonetheless, Cena didn’t reprise his function in Season 2, suggesting both boredom on his half, or a decent schedule.
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Gustav Ditters
‘Tour de Pharmacy’ (2017)
Tour de Pharmacy is a mockumentary tv movie that aired on HBO, satirizing doping in skilled biking. Introduced in ESPN-style, the movie circles again to the 1982 Tour de France competitors, the place nearly each bicycle owner (together with an Austrian bicycle owner performed by John Cena) is caught utilizing medication.
A Maniacal, Juiced-Up Bike owner
It’s all the time fascinating to observe athletes do every part to outfox their pesky rivals in sports activities comedy motion pictures, and Tour de Pharmacy is sort of the deal with. This isn’t the type of movie that questions the morality of its characters. Its method is especially non-didactic and non-judgmental, neither justifying nor condemning the actions of its disgraced sports activities stars. Regrettably, Cena is underutilized (Dolph Lundgren performs his character’s older self). Moreover, Gustav is depicted as unstable and aggressive, a trope-tied characterization that provides nothing new.
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Himself
‘Parks & Recreation’ (2009 – 2015)
Parks & Recreation covers the triumphs and tribulations of Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) in her function because the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation Division within the fictional city of Pawnee, Indiana. Cena performs a villainous model of himself in a section of The Johnny Karate Tremendous Superior Musical Explosion Present, a show-within-a-show present within the sitcom’s universe.
Blink and You Miss Him
Johnny Karate must be some of the impressed appropriations of the martial arts format (it’s primarily based on the Karate Child franchise), gliding drunkenly between skilled criticism, humor, and surreal farce as its hero’s tedious errands preserve morphing into wild odysseys of slapstick and self-discovery. However Cena’s cameo is simply too quick, leaving him with little area to showcase his performing prowess. And even in these jiffy, he seems as a ‘villain’ who will get dunked, leaving little for viewers to be impressed with.
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Ewan O’Hara
The ‘Psych’ Franchise
The Psych franchise (present and revival motion pictures) follows Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez), a witty, observant slacker who convinces the authorities on the Santa Barbara Police Division to rent him as a psychic detective. Cena performs Ewan, the older soldier brother of Detective Julia O’Hara (Maggie Lawson), within the Season 4 episode, “You Can’t Deal with This,” and the TV film, Psych: The Film.
Cena as a Serviceman As soon as Once more
“You Can’t Deal with This” and Psych: The Film are hella entertaining, however how a lot of their awesomeness is right down to John Cena, and the way a lot might be attributed to the sensation-oriented plots that the writers constantly churn out with out fail? It’s arduous to inform whether or not every other actor may have created an eternal delusion out of a gun-toting soldier, however there have been all the time ensures with Cena. In any case, he has performed army characters earlier than (notably in The Marine and The Wall) and has been concerned in actual world causes involving veterans. Right here, the actor channels each his grit, charisma, and internal “humorous man,” leading to an pleasing, all-round efficiency.
5
Robo
‘Dallas & Robo’ (2018)
Dallas Moonshiner (voiced by Kat Dennings), a thrill-loving area trucker, and her accomplice Robo (voiced by John Cena), a humble warrior-poet robotic, haul cargo throughout harmful galactic territories in Dallas and Robo. From shady smugglers to cosmic hazards, they all the time have a recent downside to cope with.
One other Enjoyable House Journey
Dennings is okay within the title function, however that is strictly a John Cena affair. Put in your seatbelt and revel in. His character is bizarre, however he epitomizes our most fervent wishes for journey and free-living. Total, the animated sequence is like Rick & Morty with a Quick & Livid spice. Why it solely lasted a single season is a thriller. Raunchy humor is completely blended with space-western components, parodying each sci-fi tropes and American transport tradition. We’ve seen a human and a robotic get alongside properly earlier than, however Cena all the time is aware of learn how to say sentences with a reflective tone that makes you care greater than it is best to.
4
Dad Figglehorn
The ‘Fred’ Franchise
The Fred franchise, airing on Nickelodeon, relies on Lucas Cruikshank’s YouTube character Fred Figglehorn. The titular character is an eccentric teen with wild adventures and a shrill voice, typically getting caught up in misadventures. Cena performs Fred’s imaginary dad, who the character conjures as a alternative for his absent organic father.
Dad Cena
Cena holds us in his thrall with one among his most important, heartwarming and interesting performances in years, leaving viewers in little question that there isn’t any faking within the love-for-kids perspective that he all the time channels in WWE. Right here, his character sees one thing magic behind Fred’s conflicted and sometimes mousy exterior. Quickly sufficient, he transforms Fred right into a assured younger lad. He retains it easy, with direct strains and fatherly expressions, reminding us all that the Fred franchise has all the time been a enjoyable, heady riff on parenthood, that is tailored for youthful audiences.
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Hunter Cain
‘Generator Rex’ (2010 – 2013)
Generator Rex introduces us to a world the place microscopic machines referred to as “nanites” have infiltrated the our bodies of all its natural life. Dwelling beings with activated nanites are labeled Exponentially Variegated Organisms (E.V.O.), and within the Season 1 episode, “Hunter,” the antagonistic Cain targets contaminated people. His hatred of EVOs stems from a tearful occasion when his spouse was one among them.
A Prejudiced Vigilante
‘Generator Rex’ creates a darkly hilarious and transferring satire of 1 man’s obsession with genocidal warfare in a dystopian society. A lot credit score goes to Cena, whose highly effective voice offers Cain a commanding presence and provides weight to his misguided motives. The character is the right foil to the hero, Rex, mercilessly breaking all the principles and manipulating the general public into turning on somebody they’ve all the time adored. As a complete, Cena’s function serves as a critique of vigilante justice, in addition to prejudice and public manipulation.