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Joseph Ruud

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Joseph Ruud
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Joseph Ruud is an American actor and professional wrestler best known for his long tenure in WWE as Erick Rowan, where he was a multiple-time tag team champion and member of The Wyatt Family and The Wyatt Sicks. Standing 6’8", he has transitioned into film and television with roles in Ghosts of the Ozarks, Mayor of Kingstown, I Think You Should Leave, and It’s Florida, Man.
BornNovember 28, 1981
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BornNovember 28, 1981
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      • 1 win total

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    Known for

    David Arquette, Thomas Hobson, and Tim Blake Nelson in Ghosts of the Ozarks (2021)
    Ghosts of the Ozarks
    4.6
    • William
    • 2021
    CM Punk, Pentagon Jr., Joe Anoa'i, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)
    WWE Monday Night RAW
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Erick Rowan
    • Rowan
    Edie Falco and Jeremy Renner in Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
    Mayor of Kingstown
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Big Beard
    Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Chelsea Green, and Jacob Fatu in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
    WWE Smackdown!
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Erick Rowan
    • Rowan

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Wilkes County Line
      • Pre-production
    • The Outlaws of Mendocino
      • Huntley
      • Post-production
    • The Fix
      • Murray Knox
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Safe Travels
      • Leonard
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Randy Orton, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, Chelsea Green, and Jacob Fatu in WWE Smackdown! (1999)
      WWE Smackdown!
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Erick Rowan
      • Rowan
      • 2013–2026
    • Rey Mysterio, Marcel Barthel, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Hijo Del Vikingo, Je'Von Evans, Dominik Mysterio, Fenix, Pentagon Jr., Ethan Page, Valerie Loureda, and Dragon Lee in AAA Guerra de Titanes 2025 (2025)
      AAA Guerra de Titanes 2025
      7.3
      TV Special
      • Erick Rowan
      • 2025
    • It's Florida, Man (2024)
      It's Florida, Man
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Liam the Thug
      • 2025
    • Rey Mysterio, Psycho Clown, Marcel Barthel, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Faby Apache, Hijo Del Vikingo, Pagano, Mr. Iguana, Dominik Mysterio, Nattie Neidhart, Pentagon Jr., and Valerie Loureda in WWE x AAA Worlds Collide: Las Vegas (2025)
      WWE x AAA Worlds Collide: Las Vegas
      7.0
      TV Special
      • Erick Rowan (as Erick Rowan)
      • 2025
    • Adventure Tom (2025)
      Adventure Tom
      7.4
      • Drunk Man #1
      • 2025
    • Paul Heyman and Joe Anoa'i in WWE 2K25 (2025)
      WWE 2K25
      6.7
      Video Game
      • Erick Rowan
      • 2025
    • CM Punk, Pentagon Jr., Joe Anoa'i, Gionna Daddio, and Demi Bennett in WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)
      WWE Monday Night RAW
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Erick Rowan
      • Rowan
      • 2013–2024
    • Black Rain (2021)
      Black Rain
      Podcast Series
      • Amias Baz
      • 2021–2024
    • Sheryl (2023)
      Sheryl
      7.7
      • Jonathan 'Big Trucker' Brody
      • 2023
    • Insight
      6.2
      Podcast Series
      • Erick Redbeard
      • 2020–2023
    • Thales Corrêa in Doggy Bank (2023)
      Doggy Bank
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Dieter
      • 2023
    • Tim Robinson in I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)
      I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Toilet Truck
      • 2023
    • Tito (2022)
      Tito
      7.0
      Short
      • Hammer
      • 2022
    • AEW Revolution: BUY-IN (2022)
      AEW Revolution: BUY-IN
      6.7
      Video
      • Erick Redbeard
      • 2022
    • AEW Rampage (2021)
      AEW Rampage
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Erick Redbeard
      • 2022

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Erick Rowan
    • Height
      • 6′ 8″ (2.03 m)
    • Born
      • November 28, 1981
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Of Norwegian descent.
    • Trademarks
        Wears sheep mask to ring.
    • Nicknames
      • Big Red
      • Rambling Rabbit

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