Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) as Big Chris
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) as Cain Marko / Juggernaut
Swordfish (2001) as Marco
Short Info
Net Worth
$8 million
Date Of Birth
January 5, 1965
Spouse
Tanya Jones
Mark
Often plays a very angry brute character, who swears a lot at people he dislikes.
Fact
Guy Ritchie offered him a role in Revolver (2005), but he turned it down for unknown reasons.
Vinnie Jones is a retired professional footballer who now works as an actor and television personality. He was born on 5 January 1965 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, to Bill and Sheila Jones. His father was a professional footballer who played for Watford, and his mother was a housewife. He has two younger brothers, Stephen and Dean. He was educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys.
He began his career as a professional footballer with Wimbledon in 1984. He played for the team until 1992, when he moved to Leeds United. He also played for Chelsea, Sheffield United, Queens Park Rangers, and Cardiff City. He retired from football in 1999.
During his career, he won the FA Cup with Wimbledon in 1988 and the League Cup with Chelsea in 1998. He also represented Wales at international level.
Since retiring from football, he has worked as an actor and television personality. He has appeared in films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), Mean Machine (2001), and The Expendables 3 (2014). He has also appeared on television shows such as Celebrity Big Brother (2010) and The Apprentice UK (2015).
As of 2020, Vinnie Jones’s net worth is $30 million. He earns a salary of $1 million per year from his work as an actor and television personality. He also has significant earnings from his work as a brand ambassador for various companies.
Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Mean Machine, The Midnight Meat Train, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Condemned, Gone in 60 Seconds, EuroTrip, She's the Man, Escape Plan, Swordfish, Hell Ride, Redirected, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, The Big Bounce, Strength and Honour, Night at the Gol...
Often plays a very angry brute character, who swears a lot at people he dislikes.
Quotes
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Quote
1
I said it all 15 years ago, that diving would creep in, and also that the England team would suffer, because none of these foreign managers would buy English players. It's all happening, just like I said it would.
2
It's not the country I grew up in. It's a European country now. If someone blindfolded you and put you on a plane in LA, and you landed at Heathrow and they took it off, you wouldn't have a clue where you were.
3
I'm a Conservative but I talk for the ordinary working classes. I get on with the boys at the pub but I can also mix with Prince Andrew. I understand both levels. The toffs haven't lived in council estates, they've just known big mansions. How can they understand how the postman feels? I would never say no to becoming an MP.
4
I've always felt that people put me down, and I'd fight back. I played football 15 years, and nobody gave me any credit, and they never will do.
5
[the critics] say that about every film - that it will be my last one. My next one, in Australia, will be my 30th.
Facts
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Fact
1
[November 24, 2013] Receiving treatment for skin cancer.
2
Vinnie formed a football team called the Hollywood All Stars Football Club (HASFC) in spite of the existing Hollywood United Football Club. HASFC beat United in their inaugural season and won the championship.
3
Invited by singer Joss Stone to participate in her 3rd album "Introducing Joss Stone". He is the male voice in the album's 1st track "Change (Vinnie Jones Intro)".