The Rock Photos: Dwayne Johnson's Career in Pictures, for Hercules

Although he's primarily an actor now, Dwayne Johnson started off his entertainment career as the professional wrestler known as The Rock. Above, he is seen holding his championship belt during the World Wrestling Federation's Wrestlemania XV at First Union Center in Philadelphia, PA, March 28, 1999.

Steven E. Sutton—Duomo/Corbis

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His big screen debut came in the 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns as the Scorpion King.

Universal Pictures

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Johnson traded his ancient Egyptian weapons for high-powered assault rifles to play Sarge in the 2005 adaptation of the classic computer game Doom.

Universal Pictures

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He starred opposite Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in the 2008 spy comedy as Agent 23 in Get Smart.

Tracy Bennett—Warner Bros.

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Jaimie Trueblood—Universal Pictures

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The Rock became a Joe in 2013 when he played Roadblock in G.I. Joe Retaliation.

Paramount

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Johnson's plays the titular character in Hercules out on July 25. 2014 in his latest movie.

Kerry Brown—Paramount

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