Sylvester Stallone is an American actor and film director. He created and starred as Rocky Balboa in the 1976 film Rocky. He continued playing the role throughout the Rocky franchise, in which he wrote and directed sequels including Rocky II, Rocky III, and Rocky IV. Later, he starred in the Rocky spin-off films Creed and Creed II. Stallone also played the titular character in the Rambo franchise, starting with the 1982 film First Blood.