Ron Perlman Ronald Francis Perlman , known simply as Ron Perlman , is the actor who played the Reman Reman Viceroy in . He is perhaps best known for his role as Clarence " Clay " Morrow on TV ' s " Sons of Anarchy " , his role as Vincent on TV ' s " Beauty and the Beast , " and for portraying the title role in " Hellboy " ( 2004 ) and its sequel , " Hellboy II : The Golden Army " ( 2008 ) . Personal life . Perlman was born in Washington Heights , New York . He graduated from New York City ' s Lehman College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre in 1971 . He later graduated from the University of Minnesota with a master ' s degree in theater arts . Perlman has been married to Opal Stone since 14 February 1981 . They have two children : a daughter , Blake Amanda Perlman ( born 1984 ) , and a son , Brandon Avery Perlman ( born 1990 ) . Career . 1979 – 1990 . Perlman made his television debut on the soap opera " Ryan ' s Hope " in 1979 , where he worked with Daniel Hugh Kelly . From December 1979 through January 1980 , he appeared on Broadway opposite fellow " Star Trek " film villain F . Murray Abraham in the play " Teibele and Her Demon " . He made his feature film debut playing Amoukar in Jean - Jacques Annaud ' s acclaimed 1981 drama " Quest for Fire " . For his performance in this film , Perlman was nominated by the Canadian Genie Awards for " Best Performance by a Foreign Actor . " Annaud later cast Perlman in the 1986 film " The Name of the Rose " , in which Perlman again acted with F . Murray Abraham . Christian Slater also starred in this film . Perlman co - starred with Mary Crosby in the cult 1984 science fiction film " The Ice Pirates " . Ian Abercrombie and Robert Symonds had roles in this film , as well . Perlman then made several television appearances , including guest spots on " The Fall Guy " ( with Robert Costanzo ) , " Miami Vice " ( with Kevin Conway ) , and " Max Headroom " ( starring Matt Frewer and George Coe ) . In 1987 , Perlman was acting alongside Jonathan Frakes in a play called " My Life in Art " ( along with Bruce Gray ) when Perlman received word that he won the role of Vincent for the CBS fantasy drama series " Beauty and the Beast " . Coincidentally , Frakes learned he won the role of William T . Riker on that same day . Perlman and Frakes reunited fifteen years later on the set of " Star Trek Nemesis " . Perlman starred on " Beauty and the Beast " for three seasons , from 1987 through 1990 . He was nominated for two Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Vincent on the series , and also won a Golden Globe . A number of " Star Trek " alumni had recurring roles on the show , including Edward Laurence Albert , Ellen Geer , Tony Jay , Stephen McHattie , and Armin Shimerman . Other alumni with memorable one - time appearances included Joey Aresco , Merritt Butrick , Rosalind Chao , and Jeffrey Combs . 1992 – 2000 . Since " Beauty and the Beast " ended , Perlman has appeared in hundreds of film roles . Some of his film credits from the early 1990s through 2000 include " Sleepwalkers " ( 1992 , with Alice Krige , Mädchen Amick , and Frank Novak ) , " When the Bough Breaks " ( 1993 , with Robert Knepper and Scott Lawrence ) , " The Adventures of Huck Finn " ( 1993 , with Dion Anderson and Leon Russom ) , " Police Academy : Mission to Moscow " ( 1994 , with David Graf ) , " Fluke " ( 1995 , opposite Bill Cobbs ) , " Prince Valiant " ( 1997 , with Zach Galligan , Walter Gotell , and Gavan O ' Herlihy ) , " I Woke Up Early the Day I Died " ( 1998 , with Lee Arenberg and Carel Struycken ) , " Frogs for Snakes " ( with Mike Starr ) , " Happy , Texas " ( 1999 , with Paul Dooley and Scarlett Pomers ) , and " Price of Glory " ( with Clifton Collins , Jr . ) . In addition , Perlman played a lead role in the 1993 horror film " Cronos " , which was written and directed by Guillermo del Toro . Perlman and Del Toro later worked together on several films during the 2000s . Perlman also starred in the acclaimed 1995 French film " The City of Lost Children " , which was co - directed by Jean - Pierre Jeunet . Perlman was again directed by Jeunet on the 1997 science fiction sequel " Alien : Resurrection " , which also starred Raymond Cruz , Brad Dourif , Leland Orser , and Winona Ryder . Perlman appeared with two " Star Trek " regulars in two different TV movies in 1995 : " Mr . Stitch " with " The Next Generation " s Wil Wheaton and " The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space " with s Nichelle Nichols . The latter also starred Daniel Riordan and Liz Vassey . Perlman also worked with regular Robert Picardo on Joe Dante ' s HBO movie " The Second Civil War " , which also featured Joanna Cassidy , Brian Keith , Dick Miller , and William Schallert . Perlman and Keith were previously directed by Dante for the first episode of the anthology series " Picture Windows " . In 2000 , Perlman co - starred with Scott Bakula , David Graf , and John Schuck in the TV movie " The Trial of Old Drum " . Perlman ' s other TV movie credits during this time included " Original Sin " ( 1995 , with David Clennon ) and " Houdini " ( with Paul Sorvino and David Warner ) . He has also guest - starred on such series as " Perversions of Science " ( with Brian Brophy , Jeffrey Combs , Jeff Corey , and the aforementioned David Warner ) , " The Outer Limits " ( directed by Steven Weber ) , and " Family Law " ( with Christopher McDonald , Salli Elise Richardson , and Julie Warner ) . Between 1998 and 2000 , Perlman was a regular on " The Magnificent Seven " , a western series on CBS based on the 1960 film of the same name . Andrew Kavovit and Rick Worthy were also regulars on this series . 2001 – present . Perlman reunited with Jean - Jacques Annaud , his director from " Quest for Fire " and " The Name of the Rose " , for the 2001 war film " Enemy at the Gates " . Perlman then reunited with his " Cronos " director , Guillermo del Toro , for 2002 ' s " Blade II " , which involved characters from Marvel Comics magazines . In 2003 , Perlman , along with Robert Picardo and TNG guest stars Marc Lawrence and George Murdock , were seen playing Acme Vice Presidents in the film " Looney Tunes : Back in Action " , which also marked Perlman ' s third collaboration with director Joe Dante . One of Perlman ' s most popular film role came when he starred in the Guillermo del Toro - directed " Hellboy " , playing the demonic title character ( alongside Doug Jones ) . He reprised this role in the film ' s 2008 sequel , " Hellboy II : The Golden Army " . He also voices the character in a series of animated made - for - TV and direct - to - video movies . His other recent film credits have included " Quiet Kill " ( 2004 , with Corbin Bernsen ) , " How to Go Out on a Date in Queens " ( 2006 , with Jason Alexander ) , and " In the Name of the King : A Dungeon Siege Tale " ( 2007 , with Kristanna Loken and John Rhys - Davies ) . He also starred in the 2006 thriller " The Last Winter " and had supporting roles in the science fiction adventures " Outlander " and " Mutant Chronicles " . In 2008 , Perlman starred as biker gang leader Clarence " Clay " Morrow in the hit FX television series " Sons of Anarchy " , which aired until 2014 . The show co - starred DS9 recurring actor William Lucking . In 2010 , Perlman co - starred with Nicholas Cage in the movie " Season of the Witch " . In 2013 , he reunited with Guillermo del Toro for " Pacific Rim " , which also starred Idris Elba and Clifton Collins , Jr . , as well as his " Sons of Anarchy " co - star Charlie Hunnam . In 2014 , he starred in the Amazon Prime pilot " Hand of God " , which was picked up for a full series . Voice - over roles . Perlman has become well - versed as a voice actor on television , in film , and even in video games . His gruff , distinct voice can be heard on such animated shows as " Superman " , " Justice League " , Disney ' s " Aladdin " , " Danny Phantom " , " Teen Titans " , " Avatar : The Last Airbender " , and " Star Wars : The Clone Wars " . On " Justice League " and " Justice League Unlimited " , he voiced the character of Orion , who was voiced by Steve Sandor on " Superman The Animated Series " . Perlman was the voice of the villainous Matt Hagen aka Clayface in the DCAU ' s " Batman : The Animated Series " ; of note , the initial episode ( " Feat of Clay , part 1 " ) which introduced the character featured original musical composition by orchestrator Jeff Atmajian . He also voiced an anonymous thug ( credited as " Driller " ) in an earlier episode of the same series , appearing with Robert Costanzo and Marcelo Tubert . He also voiced Clayface in the related series " The New Batman Adventures " ( appearing with Costanzo again ) and for the video game " Batman : Rise of Sin Tzu " ( featuring Jeffrey Combs , Loren Lester , and Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa ) . He later voiced the villains Killer Croc and Bane ( the same character was later portrayed in the film " The Dark Knight Rises " by Perlman ' s co - star Tom Hardy ) on a different Batman series entitled " The Batman " . He also had a voice - over role in the 2000 film " Titan A . E . " , as did the late Charles Rocket . His voice has been featured in video games such as " Chronomaster " ( with Brent Spiner ) , " Lords of Everquest " ( with Kate Mulgrew ) , and the mega - hits " Halo 2 " and " 3 " , the latter also featuring Debra Wilson . Ron Perlman ' s opening monologue lines to the " Fallout " game series are considered contemporary cult classics , beginning with " War . War never changes . " Michael Dorn , Malcolm McDowell , Dwight Schultz , and Wil Wheaton have also appeared in the " Fallout " series . He also lent his voice talents to voice Jagger Valance in the 2004 videogame " The Chronicles of Riddick : Escape from Butcher Bay " . His other video game credits include 2005 ' s " Gun " ( which also featured the voice of Brad Dourif ) , 2006 ' s " Justice League Heroes " ( as the voice of DC Comics ' Batman ) , and 2008 ' s " Turok " ( with Mark Rolston ) . Perlman ' s distinctive voice can be heard as the narrator of the SPIKE TV anthology series " 1000 Ways to Die " currently airing .