Lou Ferrigno

Born: November 9, 1951 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Actor
Producer
miscellaneous

Louis Jude "Lou" Ferrigno (born November 9, 1951) is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron. As an actor, he is best known for portraying the title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk. He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Sinbad of the Seven Seas and Hercules, and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.

Filmography · 41 credits

2026Gym Rat · Actor (Lou Ferrigno) ★ 8.5
2026Hard Redemption · Actor (Rico) ★ 6.9
2025Little Angels · Actor (Cop Lou) ★ 3.9
2025The Hermit · Actor (The Hermit) ★ 3.5
2022Mission Peace: Staunch Moderates Documentary · Self (Self)
2021Mummy Dearest · Actor (Matthew Bradley) ★ 2.2
2019Purge of Kingdoms · Actor (Deadard) ★ 2.3
2019Ring Ring · Actor (Mr. Daniels) ★ 4.2
2019Cross: Rise of the Villains · Actor (Powerhouse) ★ 2.0
2019Surge of Dawn · Actor (Ion) ★ 7.1
2018Enter the Fire · Actor (Monroe) ★ 4.4
2016The Next Big Thing · Actor (Theo Captain) ★ 6.7
2016Standing in the Stars: The Peter Mayhew Story · Self (Self)
2013Generation Iron · Self (Self) ★ 7.0
2012Evolution of Bodybuilding · Self (Self) ★ 7.0
2011The Con · Self (Self) ★ 6.3
2010Gone Too Soon · Self (Self) ★ 5.0
2010Soupernatural · Actor (Lou) ★ 6.6
2008The Incredible Hulk · Actor (Security Guard) ★ 6.6
2008The Incredible Hulk · Actor (Voice of The Incredible Hulk) ★ 6.6
2008Why We Train · Self (Self) ★ 7.6
2006Karloff and Me · Self (Self) ★ 4.6
2002From Heaven to Hell · Actor ★ 7.1
2000Ping! · Actor (Dog Catcher) ★ 4.3
2000Nasser on the Way: Part Two · Self (Self)
1998The Godson · Actor (Bugsy) ★ 3.4
1997Stand Tall · Self (Self) ★ 6.6
1994Cage II · Actor (Billy Thomas) ★ 4.2
1992Frogtown II · Actor (Ranger Jones) ★ 3.4
1992IFBB Mr. Olympia XXVIII · Self (Self - Contestant (USA))
1989Sinbad of the Seven Seas · Actor (Sinbad) ★ 4.3
1989Cage · Actor (Billy Thomas) ★ 4.9
1989All's Fair · Actor (Klaus) ★ 3.7
1989Liberty & Bash · Actor (Bash) ★ 3.4
1988Desert Warrior · Actor (Zerak) ★ 3.5
1985The Adventures of Hercules · Actor (Hercules) ★ 4.0
1983Hercules · Actor (Hercules) ★ 4.2
1980Bride of the Incredible Hulk · Actor (The Incredible Hulk) ★ 6.1
1977Pumping Iron · Self (Self) ★ 7.3
—Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture · Actor (Colonel Van Pelt)
—Forgotten Fortune · Actor