John Cena
Acting
- Born:
- 1977-04-23
- Place of birth:
- West Newbury, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Matchbox the Movie
The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings
Coyote vs. Acme
Little Brother
Backlash Tampa
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday
WWE WrestleMania 42 – Saturday
WWE Hall Of Fame 2026
Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match
Survivor Series: WarGames
Pluribus
WWE Crown Jewel 2025
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
Supercar Saints
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
WWE: Unreal
Superman
WWE Night of Champions 2025
Heads of State
WWE Money in the Bank 2025
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX
WWE Backlash 2025
WWE Backlash 2025 Post Show
I demoni dello sport
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
WrestleMania 41 Sunday Post-Show
What's Your Story? With Steph McMahon
Stephanie's Places
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025 Post Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Post-Show
What Drives You with John Cena
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
WWE Best of Raw 2024 Special
WWE Raw Classics
Mr. McMahon
Jackpot!
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain
Die Hart 2: Die Harter
WrestleMania XL Sunday
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
Ricky Stanicky
Argylle
WWE Crown Jewel 2023
WWE Fastlane 2023
Freelance
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2023
WWE Payback 2023
Vacation Friends 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Barbie
Hidden Strike
WWE Money in the Bank 2023
Fast X
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled
Attack of the Doc!
WrestleMania 39: Saturday
The Bloodline: The Complete Story
The Independent
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Rivals
The Bear
The Bubble
WWE Evil
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Peacemaker
Podly: The Peacemaker Podcast
Vacation Friends
WWE SummerSlam 2021
The Suicide Squad
WWE Money in the Bank 2021
F9
Biography: WWE Legends
Wipeout
Birth of The Stunner
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Die Hart
WWE NXT Great American Bash
The Rock's Most Electrifying Matches
Undertaker: The Last Ride
The Firefly Funhouse Match
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
The Best of WWE
John Cena: Champion of the Ring
Ruthless Aggression
WWE Worlds Collide NXT vs. NXT UK
Dolittle
WWE WrestleMania's Legendary Moments
Playing with Fire
WWE Backstage
WWE's The Bump
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE WrestleMania 35
The Substitute
Fighting with My Family
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2018
Bumblebee
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
WWE Crown Jewel
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Shawn Michaels - The Showstopper Unreleased
WWE Untold
WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Dallas & Robo
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
WWE WrestleMania 34
WWE WrestleMania 34 Kickoff
Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments
Blockers
WWE Fastlane 2018
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
Ferdinand
Psych: The Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2017
Daddy's Home 2
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
WWE No Mercy 2017
Steve
WWE SummerSlam 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
WWE Battleground 2017
Tour de Pharmacy
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story
The Wall
WWE: Best of the 2000's
WWE WrestleMania 33
WWE: WrestleMania Monday
Southpaw Regional Wrestling
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
WWE Elimination Chamber 2017
WWE The Day Of
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
Harry
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
WWE No Mercy 2016
Total Bellas
WWE SummerSlam 2016
WWE Battleground 2016
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
CM Punk: Icon
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
American Grit
WWE WrestleMania 32
WWE 24: Wrestlemania Dallas
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
Daddy's Home
Sisters
WWE: Ring in the Holiday
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
WWE Live From MSG 2015
WWE Night of Champions 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
WWE SummerSlam 2015
WWE Battleground 2015
Trainwreck
WWE The Beast in the East
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
WWE Payback 2015
Mick Foley: Have a Nice Night
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
WWE WrestleMania 31
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
WWE Fastlane 2015
WWE 24
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014
WWE Rivalries
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014
WWE Battleground 2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
WWE Payback 2014
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Warrior's Greatest Matches
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Wrestlemania Rewind
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
WWE Survivor Series 2013
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
WWE SummerSlam 2013
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Total Divas
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
WWE Payback 2013
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
The Top 100 Moments In Raw History
The JBL and Cole Show
WWE Survivor Series 2012
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
CM Punk: Best in the World
WWE Main Event
WWE Night of Champions 2012
WWE: The Rock vs John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
WWE SummerSlam 2012
FRED 3: Camp Fred
WWE RAW 1000
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Vanilla Ice Archive
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
WWE No Way Out 2012
WWE Over The Limit 2012
The Eric Andre Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
The Epic Journey of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
WWE Survivor Series 2011
WWE Vengeance 2011
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
The Reunion
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
WWE Night of Champions 2011
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
WWE SummerSlam 2011
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
The John Cena Experience
The John Cena Experience
WWE Over The Limit 2011
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
WWE: DX: One Last Stand
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2010
FRED: The Movie
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE Survivor Series 2010
Conan
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
The Talk
WWE Hell In A Cell 2010
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho
WWE Night of Champions 2010
Legendary
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2009-2010
WWE SummerSlam 2010
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
YouShoot: Maria Kanellis
WWE Over the Limit 2010
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
WWE NXT
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2009
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
WWE Survivor Series 2009
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Batista - I Walk Alone
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
WWE Breaking Point 2009
WWE SummerSlam 2009
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
WWE Night of Champions 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
WWE The Bash 2009
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
WWE Judgment Day 2009
WWE Backlash 2009
WWE Superstars
Parks and Recreation
WWE WrestleMania XXV
12 Rounds
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
WWE No Way Out 2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
WWE Armageddon 2008
WWE Survivor Series 2008
WWE: Viva La Raza - The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero
True Jackson, VP
Florida Championship Wrestling
WWE SummerSlam 2008
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
WWE Night of Champions 2008
WWE: Triple H: The King of Kings - There is Only One
WWE One Night Stand 2008
WWE Judgment Day 2008
WWE Backlash 2008
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
WWE No Way Out 2008
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
WWE: John Cena - My Life
Death Grip: Inside Pro Wrestling
WWE Unforgiven 2007
WWE SummerSlam 2007
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
WWE: The Ladder Match
WWE One Night Stand 2007
WWE Judgment Day 2007
WWE Backlash 2007
WWE WrestleMania 23
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
The Graham Norton Show
WWE No Way Out 2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
WWE New Year's Revolution 2007
WWE Armageddon 2006
WWE Survivor Series 2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
The Marine
WWE Unforgiven 2006
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Psych
WWE Vengeance 2006
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
WWE ECW
ECW One Night Stand 2006
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
The American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story
WWE Backlash 2006
WWE WrestleMania 22
Hannah Montana
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
10 Ways
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
The Making of 'The Marine'
Deal or No Deal
WWE Survivor Series 2005
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
WWE RAW Homecoming
WWE Unforgiven 2005
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
WWE SummerSlam 2005
WWE Vengeance 2005
WWE Judgment Day 2005
WWE WrestleMania 21
WWE Hall of Fame
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
WWE No Way Out 2005
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
WWE: Jake 'The Snake' Roberts - Pick Your Poison
WWE Armageddon 2004
WWE Survivor Series 2004
WWE No Mercy 2004
WWE SummerSlam 2004
WWE The Great American Bash 2004
WWE Judgment Day 2004
WWE WrestleMania XX
WWE No Way Out 2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
The Celebrity Apprentice
John Cena - Word Life
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
WWE Survivor Series 2003
WWE No Mercy 2003
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
WWE Vengeance 2003
WWE Judgment Day 2003
WWE Backlash 2003
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Punk'd
Nashville Star
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
WWE Armageddon 2002
Ultimate Pro-Wrestling Training Volumes 1, 2 & 3
WWE Rebellion 2002
WWE Vengeance 2002
WWE Velocity
WWE Confidential
Manhunt
Inside Wrestling School
Ready to Rumble
WWF Jakked
Teen Choice Awards
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE Heat
EP Daily
The Daily Show
MADtv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Raw
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Kids' Choice Awards
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Officer Exchange
Killer Vacation
The Janson Directive
The Leading Man
One Attempt Remaining
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
The Family Disappears