Johnson as began acting in 1999. In 2004, he stopped wresting so that he could focus on acting. During this time, he was in many movies. He was also a guest star in some television series. He usually played himself in these episodes. He played the Scorpion King in "The Mummy Returns" and "The Scorpion King". He was also in the movies "Race to Witch Mountain", "The Other Guys", "" and "G.I. Joe - Retaliation". He is set to play Shazam! villain Black Adam in the DC Extended Universe movies, staring with his own movie titled "Black Adam" in 2022.