Posted 48 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down19 Athletes Who Nailed The Transition To HollywoodThese athletes have so much range.by Michele BirdBuzzFeed ContributorFacebookPinterestLink Becoming a sports star is no easy feat, and neither is making it as a Hollywood actor. But these men and women have proven they can do both! Here are the football players, wrestlers, and more athletes who proved they had skills on *and* off the big screen: 1. To start, John Cena is a 17-time WWE world champion and had his first major acting role in 2006's The Marine.