Joseph Ruud

Biography

Joseph Ruud is an American professional wrestler. Since February 2011, Ruud has been signed to WWE, where he performs as Erick Rowan as part of the Wyatt Family.

Career Overview

Joseph Ruud has 68 screen credits in a career dating back to 1993. Signature works include NEW Wrestlefest 26, WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013, WWE Clash of Champions 2019. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

68

Birth Date

1981-11-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Known For

• NEW Wrestlefest 26
• WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
• 

  WWE Clash of Champions 2019
• 

  AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In
• 

  Sheryl
• 

  Tito

Frequent Collaborators

• Adam Scherr (2 collaborations)
• Tom Büdgen (2 collaborations)
• Pentagón Jr. (2 collaborations)
• Jon Huber (2 collaborations)
• Windham Rotunda (2 collaborations)
• Ron Killings (2 collaborations)
• Mark LoMonaco (1 collaborations)
• Eric Arndt (1 collaborations)
• Daniel Covell (1 collaborations)
• Jamin Pugh (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (68 credits)

  • AAA Guerra de Titanes 2025

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas

    Erik Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • WWE Clash in Paris 2025

    Eric Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday

    Erik Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • WWE Best of Raw 2024 Special

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Sheryl

    Jonathan "Big Trucker" Brody

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Tito

    Hammer

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • NEW Six Flags Slam Fest 2022

    Erick Redbeard

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • AEW Revolution 2022: The Buy-In

    Erick Redbeard

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Ghosts of the Ozarks

    William

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Northeast Wrestling WRESTLEFEST 26

    Erick Redbeard

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • NEW Wrestlefest 26

    Erick Redbeard

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • WrestleCade Supershow 2021

    Erick Redbeard

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Mayor of Kingstown

    - The Devil Is Us (2021) ... Big Beard actor actors

    - Along Came a Spider (2021) ... Big Beard actor actors
    2021
  • The Firefly Funhouse Match

    Erick Rowan (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • WWE Super ShowDown 2020

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • WWE Royal Rumble 2020

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • WWE Crown Jewel 2019

    Erick Rowan (Preshow)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE Hell in a Cell 2019

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE Clash of Champions 2019

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE Extreme Rules 2019

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE Stomping Grounds

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE Super ShowDown 2019

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE WrestleMania 35

    Rowan (Ringside)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE Fastlane 2019

    Rowan (Ringside)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • WWE Royal Rumble 2019

    Rowan (Appearance)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

    - December 30, 2020 (2020) ... Erick Redbeard actor actors
    2019
  • WWE SummerSlam 2018

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • WWE Extreme Rules 2018

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • WWE Money in the Bank 2018

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • WWE Greatest Royal Rumble

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • WWE WrestleMania 34

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • WWE Fastlane 2018

    Rowan (Appearance)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • WWE Clash of Champions 2017

    Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • WWE Backlash 2017

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • WWE Battleground 2016

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • WWE WrestleMania 32

    Eric Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • WWE Fastlane 2016

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • WWE Royal Rumble 2016

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015

    Eric Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • WWE Survivor Series 2015

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • WWE Hell in a Cell 2015

    Erick Rowan (Appearance)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • WWE WrestleMania 31

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • WWE Fastlane 2015

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Destruction of The Shield

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • WWE Royal Rumble 2015

    Erik Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE Survivor Series 2014

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE SummerSlam 2014

    Erick Rowan (Lumberjack)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE Battleground 2014

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE Money in the Bank 2014

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE Payback 2014

    Erick Rowan (Ringside)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE Extreme Rules 2014

    Eric Rowan (Ringside)

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE WrestleMania XXX

    Eric Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE Elimination Chamber 2014

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • WWE Survivor Series 2013

    Erick Rowan

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • WWE Hell in a Cell 2013

    Erick Rowan (Guest)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • WWE Battleground 2013

    Erick Rowan (Ringside)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • WWE SummerSlam 2013

    Erick Rowan (Ringside)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • WWE Main Event

    - February 19, 2026 (2026) ... actor actors

    - Main Event 58 (2013) ... Erick Rowan actor actors

    - Main Event 53 (2013) ... Erick Rowan actor actors

    - Main Event 49 (2013) ... Erick Rowan actor actors

    - Main Event 47 (2013) ... Erick Rowan actor actors
    2012
  • WWE NXT

    - February 12, 2014 (2014) ... actor actors

    - NXT 185 (2013) ... actor actors

    - NXT 178 (2013) ... actor actors

    - NXT 177 (2013) ... actor actors

    - NXT 176 (2013) ... actor actors
    2010
  • WWE Superstars

    - Superstars #299: January 1, 2015 (2015) ... Erick Rowan actor actors
    2009
  • WWE Friday Night SmackDown

    - April 17, 2026 (2026) ... actor actors

    - March 20, 2026 (2026) ... actor actors

    - March 13, 2026 (2026) ... actor actors

    - March 6, 2026 (2026) ... actor actors

    - February 27, 2026 (2026) ... actor actors
    1999
  • Raw

    - December 23, 2024 (2024) ... actor actors

    - December 9, 2024 (2024) ... actor actors

    - November 11, 2024 (2024) ... actor actors

    - October 21, 2024 (2024) ... actor actors

    - September 9, 2024 (2024) ... actor actors
    1993