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13 sports stars who successfully made the jump to acting

Ayomikun AdekaiyeroJan 16, 2023, 18:16 IST

Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwayne Johnson.Greg Doherty / Getty Randy Holmes / ABC via Getty Images / Karwai Tang / WireImage / Getty

There are some sports stars who have forged successful acting careers for themselves.
This includes wrestlers like Dwayne Johnson and football stars like Terry Crews.

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam.Warner Bros. Pictures

John Cena

John Cena at Comic-Con 2021.Bill Watters/Getty Images

Dave Bautista

Dave Bautista as Duke Cody holding his phone.Netflix

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger next to a Terminator robot.Dominique Charriau / Stringer

Jason Statham

Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw in "Furious 7."Universal Pictures

Terry Crews

Terry Crews in "Tales of The Walking Dead."Curtis Bonds Baker/AMC

Gina Carano

Gina Carano in "The Mandalorian."Lucasfilm

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers as Greef Carga on "The Mandalorian."Disney/Lucasfilm

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme.Jeff Kravitz/Getty

Lou Ferrigno

Lou Ferrigno played the Incredible Hulk in the 1970s series.Ari Perilstein/Getty

Sonja Henie

Norwegian-born American Sonja Henie leaping through the air in Switzerland on Jan. 1933.AP

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris is 82 years old.Frank Masi/Lionsgate

Bubba Smith

Former pro football player and actor Bubba Smith poses for a portrait at home circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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