10 actors you forgot were in the Transformers movies

From being associated with other works or due to have smaller roles, the Transformers Movies have many accomplished actors who are not typically remembered for their involvement in the long-running franchise. Other actors’ legacies are deeply intertwined with TransformersIncluding Peter Cullen, who voiced Optimus Prime in the 1980s animated series and in the live action movies. Decades later, 2007s Transformers Served as Megan Fox’s breakout role through her portrayal of the human character Mikaela Banes.

Many other actors are not primarily known for TransformersBut still contributed greatly to the franchise. In one of his final roles, Orson Welles voiced the formidable Unicron in The Transformers: The Movie. Hugo Weaving voiced Megatron as the Decepticon leader made his live-action debut, while Shia LaBeouf, Mark Wahlberg, Hailee Steinfeld and Anthony Hopkins played important human characters. Other human and transformer characters are played by famous actorsAlthough some of them are not commonly mentioned for these roles.

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Bernie Mac

Transformers (2007)

In the first live-fight Transformers movie, Bernie Mac plays an overzealous used car salesman named Bobby Bolivia Who runs Bolivia’s Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo. Bobby plays an important role in setting Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) on his hero’s journey due to the beat-up black and yellow Chevrolet Camaro he sells to Sam. The car is, of course, the Autobot known as Bumblebee, who becomes Sam’s guardian and further connects him to the ancient conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons.

Mac adds a lot of humor to a character that could be uninteresting if he were played by another actor, because the scene is more about connecting Sam with Bumblebee than about the car salesman. Bobby even delivers one from 2007 Transformers‘ best quoted when he says, “A Driver don’t pick the car, the car picks the driver. There is a mystical bond between man and machine.” Transformers Became one of Mac’s last roles before he died in 2008.

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Ryan Wilson

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

When Sam goes to college in Transformers: Revenge of the FallenHe takes an astronomy class taught by Professor Colan, played by The officeS. Rainn Wilson. Like Dwight Schrute, Professor Colan has a flair for the dramaticAnd can be restless. He begins his first lesson of the semester by saying the words, “Space, Time, Gravity,” Before you take a single bite out of an apple and let it fall to the floor, where it rolls to a student, whom he encourages to finish the apple for him.

Professor Colan takes an immediate dislike to Sam, who is experiencing visions of Cybertronian symbols caused by a skull from the Allspark. Sam interrupts Colan’s lecture and begins drawing symbols on the chalkboard and explaining concepts beyond human understanding, which gets him kicked out of the class. This is Wilson’s only scene in Revenge of the fallen And throughout the franchise, making it easy to forget the professor he played.

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Frances McDormand

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning Frances McDormand played Charlotte Mearing Transformers: Dark of the Moon. As the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, Mehring is involved in NESTA secret operation in which Autobots work with human strike teams from the US and the United Kingdom. Mering also has a personal history with recurring Transformers Character Seymour Simmons (John Turturro) that she is not fond of recalling or rekindling.

Although Mearing is an important character, McDormand is better known for her award-winning roles in Fargo, Three billboards outside Ebbing, MissouriAnd Nomadland. Unlike much of her work, which has been critically acclaimed but not necessarily a box office hit, Dark of the moonn was critically panned, receiving a 35% Tomatometer score on rotten tomatoes. According to Box Office Mojo, Dark of the moon was a significant box office success, grossing $1.124 billion against a $195 million budget.

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John Malkovich

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Despite helping the Autobots save Earth from the Decepticons twice, Sam has a hard time finding a job after graduating college, and is left with no choice but to work for the deeply unpleasant Bruce Brazos (John Malkovich). Brazos is the CEO of the telecommunications company Accurretta Systems and is highly controlling, insisting that every floor of the business is color coordinated, and getting upset when he sees an employee using a red cup from the red floor when they are on the yellow floor. He describes the incident as “A visual and, therefore, visceral betrayal.”

Brazos’ enjoyment of being overdramatic continues when he later delivers information to Sam’s apartment and sees Bumblebee and makes the mistake of provoking the Autobot. Like many of Malkovich’s roles, Brazos is an eccentric individualBut once Sam is embroiled in the main plot with the latest deception threat, Brazos becomes irrelevant to the story. Dark of the moon served as a reunion for Malkovich and McDormand after they previously worked on Burn after reading.

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Alan Tuddick

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Simmons returns Dark of the moonAccompanied by a personal assistant named Dutch, who is played by Alan Tudyk. When guns are pointed at him, Simmons and Sam in a Russian bar, Dutch effortlessly disarms his potential enemies, then apologizes for acting like “The old me.” In less life-threatening situations, Dutch is also a useful ally, as he helps manage Simmons’ life and his daily calendar after Simmons writes and publishes his book.

Tudik appeared to The AV Club That Dark of the moonS Dutch is the same character he previously played 11 years earlier In the Sandra Bullock movie 28 days. Despite the intriguing connection between these otherwise unrelated movies, Tudyk is best known for his roles in other movies and TV series. This includes the short-lived but beloved FireflyThe ongoing Resident alienAnd his motion capture works like the reprogrammed Imperial droid K-2SO in Rogue One: A Star Wars StoryA role that he will repeat Andr Season 2.

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Leonard Nimoy

Transformers: The Movie (1986) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Leonard Nimoy has the rare distinction of playing two different characters, with the first in 1986’s The Transformers: The Movie And the second decade later in Dark of the moon. in The Transformers: The MovieNimoy voices Galvatron, the new form Megatron takes in the animated story. in Dark of the moonNimoy voices the first Autobot leader Sentinel Primewhose whereabouts and motivations are integral to these Transformers‘ Third live-action installment.

Nimoy, of course, is best known for playing Spock in the original Star Trek series, along with continuing to play the iconic half-Vulcan character in many subsequent ones Star Trek Stories. 2013s Star Trek: Into Darkness Became Nimoy’s last movie role before the legendary science-fiction actor died in 2015. Dark of the moon saw him reuniting with Peter Cullen, who continued to voice Optimus Prime years after the 1980s Transformers Animated series and movie.

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Ken Jeong

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Ken Jeong plays Jerry Wang, a former NASA employee who works at Accuretta SystemsThe same company where Sam works. Jerry has insights into the Decepticons’ latest plan and tries to urge Sam to tell the government through his connections, but Sam doesn’t take Jerry seriously as he seems to be spouting nonsense conspiracy theories that only make sense in hindsight. When he is confronted by a Decepticon named Laserbeak, Jerry takes out two guns that he had stowed away, but is unable to do any damage before being pushed out of a window and to his death.

Even with his antics, Jerry isn’t Dark of the moons most memorable character, partly because he dies early in the story. Jeong is best known for his roles in The hangover films, Community, Crazy Rich Asiansand as a panelist on the reality series The masked singer. It speaks volumes Dark of the moons star-studded cast that there is a scene where Jeong and Malkovich’s characters have a confrontation, and it is not among the most memorable parts of the movie.

3

John Goodman

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) & Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

John Goodman voices Hound, an Autobot who appears in both Transformers: Age of Extinction and in Transformers: The Last KnightThe two Michaels directed movies With Cade Yeager (Wahlberg) replacing Sam Wi Transformers‘ New protagonist. Hunt is an important ally to Optimus Prime and serves as the Autobot leader’s second in command during Age of extinction. He consistently proves to be a loyal and formidable member of the Autobots.

Goodman’s guttural, loving delivery makes Hound a highlight Age of extinction And The last night. of The Emperor’s New Grove to Monsters. Inc.Goodman is no stranger to voice work, but he’s more connected to these roles than he is as Hound. Goodman is also more closely associated with some of the movies and television series where he has physically appeared, including the Coen Brothers. The Big Lebowski, RoseanneAnd The Conners.

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Angela Bassett

Bumblebee (2018)

Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated Angela Bassett votes shatterOne of the main villains in Bumblebee. Shatter is sent to Earth to hunt down Bumblebee and partners with another Decepticon, Dropkick, to try to reach their elusive goal. Bumblebee finally kills Shatter by triggering a flood, the destruction of which overwhelms Shatter, ending the threat that she poses to Bumblebee and Charlie Watson (Steinfeld).

Bassett brings an appropriately sinister edge to all of Shatter’s lines. before to BumblebeeBassett primarily performed in live-action projects, ranging from Boyz n the Hood And Malcolm X to American Horror Story and as Queen Ramonda in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She has since taken on more voice roles in Pixar soulAlong with Netflix’s Wendel & Wilde And Orion and the Dark, But it’s still easy not to recognize the acclaimed actor’s voice Bumblebee.

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Justin Theroux

Bumblebee (2018)

Shatter’s villainous partner, Dropkick, is also voiced by an amazing actor, with Justin Theroux lending his talents to bring the Decepticon to life. He works closely with Shatter to find Bumblebee, but is also ultimately unsuccessful in his pursuit. When fighting Bumblebee, the Autobot wraps a chain around Dropkick and pulls until the Decepticon is wrenched apart and explodes, enduring an ignominious end despite the dangers he previously faced.

From his leading role as Kevin Garvey in HBO’s critically acclaimed series The leftovers to his more recent role as Lydia Dates’ boyfriend Rory in Tim Burton’s legacy sequel Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceTheroux has run the gamut of excellent dramas and comedies. Regardless of the diverse works in which he starred, It’s still surprising to realize that Theroux is in BumblebeeEspecially because he has a great voice, as he uses in his other works. Theroux is one of many well-regarded actors whose Transformers Franchise role should not be forgotten.