after a long spell performing in direct-to-video films since 1995, lundgren returned to hollywood in 2010 with the role of gunnar jensen in "the expendables", alongside sylvester stallone and an all-action star cast. he reprised his role in "the expendables 2" (2012) and "the expendables 3" (2014). also in 2014, he co-starred in "skin trade", an action thriller about human trafficking he co-wrote and produced. the film marks his third collaboration with cary-hiroyuki tagawa, the previous two being "showdown in little tokyo" (1991) and "bridge of dragons" (1999). he reprised his role of ivan drago in "creed ii" (2018), and is due to reprise his role as gunner jensen in "the expendables 4" (2020). he appears in "" (2017), playing the protagonist's son gil as an adult, and in "aquaman" (2018), playing the father of mera. he also had a recurring role in the fifth season of "arrow" (2012–present), playing antagonist konstantin kovar.