Best known for his
role as Big Chris in Lock, Stock and Two
Smoking Barrels, Vinnie Jones first entered
the public's eye as a football (soccer) player
in the 'English Football League'. Jones quickly
picked up a reputation for his antics on and
off the field, as he played for Wimbledon, Leeds
United, Sheffield United, Chelsea and Queens
Park Rangers. His true calling, though, was realized
in 1998 when Jones starred in his first movie,
Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking
Barrels, as an English hit man. His portrayal
attracted the attention of producer Jerry Bruckheimer,
who cast him in Gone in 60 Seconds while
Guy Ritchie also had him star in Snatch that
same year. Jones appeared in nine more pictures
in the four years that followed, including Gen
Sekiguchi's Survive
Style 5+ (2004).
With his success in
the film business, the once football player has
retired from the sport and moved to Los Angeles
to continue his acting career, where he stared in roles such as Cain Marko, the Juggernaut,
in X-Men: The Last Stand.
Other names: Vincent Peter Jones (ヴィンセント・ペーター・ジョーンズ) |