Sylvester Stallone starred in a film.
Sylvester Stallone . He is well known for his Hollywood action roles , including boxer Rocky Balboa , the title character of the Rocky series ' seven films from 1976 to 2015 ; soldier John Rambo from the four Rambo films , released between 1982 and 2008 ; and Barney Ross in the three The Expendables films from 2010 to 2014 . He received critical raves , as well as his first Golden Globe Award win and third Academy Award nomination , for reprising the role of Rocky Balboa in Ryan Coogler 's 2015 film Creed . The Expendables 2 . It is the sequel to the 2010 action film The Expendables , and stars Sylvester Stallone , Jason Statham , Jet Li , Dolph Lundgren , Chuck Norris , Terry Crews , Randy Couture , Liam Hemsworth , Jean-Claude Van Damme , Bruce Willis , and Arnold Schwarzenegger .