2012
The Shield
Roman Reigns appears as part of the WWE group.
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Roman Reigns: from the ring to the screen
Joe Anoaʻi, known to wrestling audiences as Roman Reigns, has brought his physical presence from the WWE ring to films including Hobbs & Shaw and Street Fighter.
A career in performance and action
Anoaʻi is a professional wrestler and actor from the Anoaʻi wrestling family. Before establishing himself in WWE, he played American football.
As Roman Reigns, he rose to prominence in WWE as a member of The Shield before becoming a singles champion. His in-ring persona and long-running stories made him a central figure in the promotion.
In Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw he played Mateo Hobbs, a brother of Dwayne Johnson’s character Luke Hobbs. The film offered a screen role within an action franchise.
He also plays Akuma in the live-action Street Fighter. In an interview, Anoaʻi discussed the physical preparation behind adapting the video-game fighter for film. Explore his available credits on FLM.RED below.
Selected milestones
2019
Hobbs & Shaw
He plays Mateo Hobbs in the action film.
2026
Street Fighter
He portrays Akuma in the live-action adaptation.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.