--- title: Dwayne Johnson: Fate of the Furious Star The Rock in Photos description: Hollywood powerhouse Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has three major blockbusters, including the upcoming The Fate of the Furious, due out in 2017 canonical: https://time.com/4733833/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-fate-of-the-furious/ author: Kenneth Bachor article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-13T15:49:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:56.267Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: See the Evolution of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Photos og:description: From the wrestling ring to the driver's seat og:url: https://time.com/4733833/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-fate-of-the-furious/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ee81aa7abeb68f2/6988c2468fd2eedb0935687d/the-rock-fb-3.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: the-rock-fb-3 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See the Evolution of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Photos twitter:description: From the wrestling ring to the driver's seat twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ee81aa7abeb68f2/6988c2468fd2eedb0935687d/the-rock-fb-3.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See the Evolution of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in Photos by [Kenneth Bachor](https://time.com/author/kenneth-bachor/) ## Kenneth Bachor Apr 13, 2017 3:49 PM UTC  Dwayne Johnson plays Hercules in HERCULES, from Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. H-00293R Dwayne Johnson plays Hercules in HERCULES, from Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. H-00293RParamount Pictures; Photo Illustration by Kenneth Bachor for TIME by [Kenneth Bachor](https://time.com/author/kenneth-bachor/) ## Kenneth Bachor Apr 13, 2017 3:49 PM UTC Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a Hollywood powerhouse. He has 82.6 million [Instagram followers](https://www.instagram.com/therock/?hl=en) and has starred in dozens of films — with three major blockbusters, including the upcoming _The Fate of the_ _Furious_, due out in 2017_._ Johnson’s meteoric rise has made him one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood, with [_Forbes_ reporting](https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2016/08/25/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2016-the-rock-leads-with-knockout-64-5-million-year/#363f6de275a9) his annual earnings rising to $64.5 million in 2016\. He became a New York _Times_ bestselling author with his 2000 memoir [_The Rock Says…_](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwjZy7OW-JzTAhVIRiYKHR7NDmIQFggcMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRock-Says%2Fdp%2F0060392983&usg=AFQjCNGzB6fy296G962c1SpY9ttAaBS5LA&sig2=P-OpSpyaIkOzeP7V8xpeog)and earned a plethora of championship titles in the WWE, where he is considered one of the [greatest wrestlers](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/996259-is-the-rock-the-greatest-wrestler-or-sports-entertainer-in-wwe-history) in the company’s history. He has inspired (and [endorsed](http://ew.com/article/2016/06/10/dwayne-johnson-seth-rogen-fanny-pack-photo/)) Internet memes, hosted awards shows and even called the idea of [running for president](http://time.com/4355140/dwayne-johnson-the-rock-president/) “alluring.” In 2016, when [TIME named Johnson](http://time.com/collection-post/4299718/dwayne-johnson-2016-time-100/) as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, he [responded on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BEdc0-ioh8U/?hl=en) with his typical optimism: “The best thing about making this list is tomorrow morning, I get to wake up, have my cup of unleaded, jump in my pick up truck, put in the hard work and do this dance all over again.”  Dwayne Johnson, with the University of Miami Hurricanes in 1992\. The college football star won a national championship with the team in 1991. Miami/Collegiate Images/Getty Images  An early promotional photo of Johnson, when he made his WWF debut as Rocky Maivia in 1996. Jim Sulley—WWF  Topher Grace and Johnson in a promotional image for the "That Wrestling Show" episode of That '70s Show in 1999. 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection  Johnson, as The Rock, at a signing for his book The Rock Says... in 2000\. The book debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Arnaldo Magnani—Getty Images  The Rock during his WWF days in Los Angeles, on June 12, 2000. Getty Images  Johnson as Mathayus in The Scorpion King, one of his first feature films, in 2001. Universal Pictures  Johnson as Bigfoot and Will Ferrell as Neil Diamond in a sketch while Johnson hosts Saturday Night Live in 2002. Norman Ng—NBC/Getty Images  Johnson as Joe Kingman and Madison Pettis as Peyton Kelly in The Game Plan in 2007. Ron Phillips—Walt Disney Pictures  Johnson as Agent 23 and Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart in Get Smart, 2008. Tracy Bennett—Warner Bros. Pictures  Johnson in Tooth Fairy, 2010. 20th Century Fox  Johnson as James Cullen/Driver in Faster, 2010. Chuck Hodes—CBS Films  Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs in Fast Five, his first appearance in the Fast and Furious franchise, in 2011. Jaimie Trueblood—Universal Pictures  Johnson and Melina Kanakaredes in Snitch, 2013. Steve Dietl—Summit Entertainment  Johnson as Marvin F. Hinton/Roadblock in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, 2013. Jaimie Trueblood—Paramount Pictures  Johnson as Luke Hobbs and Ludacris as Tej Parker in Fast & Furious 6 in 2013. Giles Keyte—Universal Pictures  Johnson as Hercules in Hercules, 2014. Paramount Pictures  Johnson and Carla Gugino in San Andreas, 2015. Jasin Boland—Warner Bros. Pictures  Johnson, reprising his role as Luke Hobbs in Furious 7, 2015. Scott Garfield—Universal Pictures  Johnson and Kevin Hart in the 2016 comedy Central Intelligence. Claire Folger—Warner Bros. Pictures  Tattooed demigod Maui, voiced by Johnson in Disney's Moana, 2016. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures  Johnson as Luke Hobbs in The Fate of the Furious, 2017. 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