Twisted Metal’s Sweet Tooth actor shares the acting advice he received from wrestling legend Dave Bautista. With the upcoming premiere ofTwisted Metalseason 2landing July 31 on Peacock, one of the show’s stars, Joe Seanoa, known to wrestling fans as Samoa Joe, will be returning as the chaotic Sweet Tooth. The former child star turned killer clown has been featured prominently in a main cast role, and Joe’s return ensures the chaos will continue.
Seanoa is not the first professional wrestler turned actor, joining the likes of John Cena, Dwayne Johnson, and Dave Bautista. During a set visit withScreenRant’s Brennan Klein, and ahead ofTwisted Metal’s season 2 premiere,Seanoa broke down the best piece of advice Bautista gave him when entering acting: “Just keep your eyes and ears open.” Check out the full advice below:
He said… ‘Just keep eyes and ears open. Just absorb as much as you can from the process, because the more that you understand about the process in its entirety, the better actor you are.’ And that’s great advice.
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Seanoa, currently signed with AEW, is a former AEW, TNA, and NXT World Champion, among many other accolades in his career that started over two decades ago.The role of Sweet Tooth marks his first on-screen role, and while he’s voiced some video game characters, it’s possible The Samoan Submission Machine will want to branch into other avenues of Hollywood.
Bautista, a former multi-time WWE Champion, left WWE in 2014 and began a successful and lucrative career in Hollywood. After landing asDrax in 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy, Bautista is viewed by some asthe most diverse actor in his generation of wrestlers turned actors, taking roles in 2021’sDuneand this year’sIn The Lost Lands.
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Acting seems like a logical next step after a professional wrestling career wraps up, and Joe “Samoa Joe” Seanoaseems apt to take that step into Hollywood when his time with AEW comes to an end.Bautista, arguably the most successful behind Cena and Johnson, gave Seanoa a positive and important guiding step for his next career move.
Seanoa has yet to have any speaking role inTwisted Metal, as the character is voiced by Will Arnett, but his promo skills in wrestling have been celebrated, including a famous and controversial interaction with Brock Lesnar in 2017, and one with MJF last year. If Seanoa’s in-ring skills are evidence of his ability to take on a protagonist or antagonist role on the screen or in film, Seanoa joins good company with Bautista and Johnson, starting with his time onTwisted Metal.
