Wesley Mann

Acting

Wesley Mann

Born September 6, 1963USA39 credits

Wesley Mann (born September 6, 1963) is an American character actor, best known for his role as the caterpillar on Adventures in Wonderland and for playing the spluttering teacher-turned-principal Mr. Lawler on That's So Raven. Many of Mann's roles are minor and he frequently delivers only a handful of lines, but he has a somewhat distinctive appearance, that of a long-suffering, vaguely glib demeanor that makes him easily recognizable whenever he shows up in a film or on television. He is, by definition, a character actor, and thus he has never performed a lead role. His acting career began in the early 1980s, landing guest roles on mainstay sitcoms The Golden Girls and Night Court, and appearances in Who's Harry Crumb? and My Stepmother Is An Alien. His distinctive face and demeanor were featured prominently in 1989's Back to the Future Part II, as the high school student who thinks that Marty has just robbed Biff of his wallet. As Biff regains consciousness after having been knocked out by George, Mann (credited as "CPR Kid," but later labeled by fans as the Wallet Guy) shouts "I think he took your wallet!" after Biff, then turns back to the other onlookers and repeats "I think he took his wallet." Mann has also appeared in the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival in Garrison, New York, for nine seasons.

Known For

Filmography

You're Cordially Invited
2025You're Cordially Invited
as Pastor JerryMovie
Palm Royale
2024Palm Royale
as Benny BarnhillTV
Lucifer
2016Lucifer
as BondsmanTV
Soul Surfer
2011Soul Surfer
as CalvinMovie
Pair of Kings
2010Pair of Kings
as CounselorTV
Veronica Mars
2004Veronica Mars
as Ned Flanders TypeTV
Drake & Josh
2004Drake & Josh
as BleminTV
That's So Raven
2003That's So Raven
as Mr. LawlerTV
Race to Space
2001Race to Space
as RudolphMovie
Even Stevens
2000Even Stevens
as Mr. CrappiziTV
Hefner: Unauthorized
1999Hefner: Unauthorized
as Mad ScientistMovie
Popular
1999Popular
as SnuffTV
Get Real
1999Get Real
as Balloon BobTV
Every Dog Has Its Day
1998Every Dog Has Its Day
as Jail KeepMovie
Angus
1995Angus
as Mr. KesslerMovie
The Shadow
1994The Shadow
as BellboyMovie
Home Improvement
1991Home Improvement
as AJ SandersTV
L.A. Story
1991L.A. Story
as TonyMovie
Chattahoochee
1990Chattahoochee
as Cop No. 1Movie
Family Matters
1989Family Matters
as Professor GatesTV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
as Purdy Lee Dreyfus (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")TV
The Wonder Years
1988The Wonder Years
as Mr. LivelyTV
Night Court
1984Night Court
as Mr. DanielsonTV