Known for movies
Short Info
Mark | Trademark move: Sidewalk Slam |
Fact | Showed promise as a WWE Wrestler (2001-2003) until he quit, due to an exhausting touring schedule. |
Nathan Jones (born 21 August 1976) is an Australian actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as the titular character in the Mad Max franchise, as well as his roles in the films Troy (2004), The Condemned (2007) and Conan the Barbarian (2011).
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Born in Sydney, Australia, Nathan Jones was raised in a small town in Victoria. His father was a police officer and his mother was a schoolteacher. He has two older sisters.
Jones began his career as a professional wrestler in the early 1990s. He wrestled for several years in Australia and Japan before being signed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 2001. He wrestled under the name “The Road Warrior” and was a member of the tag team known as The Acolytes. He left the WWF in 2003 and returned to Australia to pursue an acting career.
Jones made his film debut in the 2004 film Troy, in which he played the role of Ajax. He has since appeared in a number of films, including The Condemned (2007), Conan the Barbarian (2011) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). He will reprise his role as Rictus Erectus in the upcoming Mad Max: The Wasteland (2021).
Jones has a net worth of $5 million. He has been married to his wife Lisa since 2004. They have two children together.
MMM..YUMMY! Get in my mouth, and into my belly!? pic.twitter.com/njpr08K6UX
— Nathan Jones (@MinMeLOL) May 25, 2015
General Info
Full Name | Nathan Jones |
Height | 2.11 m |
Weight | 159 kg |
Profession | Actor, Strongman, Professional Wrestler |
Nationality | Australian |
Family
Parents | Brad Jones |
Accomplishments
Nominations | AFL Rising Star |
Movies | A Flying Jatt, Mad Max: Fury Road, Troy, Fearless, The Protector, Never Back Down: No Surrender, The Condemned, Bhooloham, Charlie's Farm, Somtum, Conan the Barbarian, Asterix at the Olympic Games, Doom Runners, Dark Ascension, A Way of Life, Boar |
Social profile links
Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
---|---|
1 | Trademark move: Spinning Heel Kick |
2 | Trademark move: Scoop Lift into an Inverted DDT |
3 | Trademark move: Gutwrench Suplex |
4 | Trademark move: Chokeslam |
5 | Trademark move: Big Boot |
6 | Trademark move: Sidewalk Slam |
Facts
# | Fact |
---|---|
1 | Retired from World Wrestling Entertainment. [December 2003] |
2 | Currently under contract with the World Wrestling Federation and debuted on Smackdown! [March 2003] |
3 | Recently returned to strongman competitions, now a salaried pro-strongman. [May 2005] |
4 | Injured his arm after being sideswiped by a cement truck in Bangkok, Thailand, in September 2008. He suffered nerve damage to his arm and was sidelined from wrestling for three months. |
5 | Previous managers: Rove McManus, Paul Heyman. |
6 | Met boxer Jeff Fenech to gauge his talent as a boxer. |
7 | He is a former player of the rugby league team Brisbane Norths, and would wear the largest sized jersey available. |
8 | Fought in Pride FC's first event only to lose by a quick submission to a sumo wrestler. |
9 | Showed promise as a WWE Wrestler (2001-2003) until he quit, due to an exhausting touring schedule. |
10 | He joined the WWE Smackdown brand and made his first appearance on Febuary 20, 2003. He was scheduled for a tag-team match with Mark Calaway (aka "The Undertaker") against Paul Wight (aka "Big Show") and A-Train at Wrestlemania 19; however, the WWE thought he was still a little bit too green to wrestle on such a big card. |
11 | He was enrolled in the WWF training school but didn't work out due to green-card issues. He later received several try-out matches with the WWE before joining them on live event cards and dark matches |
12 | On December 6, 2003, he apparently decided to "quit" the business during a Smackdown! tour of Asia & Australia. |
13 | In April 7, 2002, he won the WWA Heavyweight Title. |
14 | Won The Scottish Highland games |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Dark Ascension II: The Journey to Hell | 2018 | pre-production | Goroh |
Dark Ascension | 2017 | pre-production | Goroh |
The Tower | pre-production | Goliath | |
A Flying Jatt | 2016 | Raka | |
Boar | 2016 | Bernie | |
Never Back Down: No Surrender | 2016 | Caesar Braga | |
Boologam | 2015 | Steven George | |
Mad Max: Fury Road | 2015 | Rictus Erectus | |
Charlie's Farm | 2014 | Charlie Wilson | |
Conan the Barbarian | 2011 | Akhun | |
Somtum | 2008 | Barney Emerald | |
Astérix aux jeux olympiques | 2008 | Humungus | |
The Condemned | 2007 | Petr | |
Fearless | 2006 | Hercules O'Brien | |
The Protector | 2005 | T.K. (as Nathan B. Jones) | |
Troy | 2004 | Boagrius | |
Doom Runners | 1997 | TV Movie | Vike |
Police Story 4: First Strike | 1996 | Hit Man |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The 30//10 Challenge | 2017 | TV Series post-production | Himself |
Survivor Series | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
WWE Smackdown! | 2003 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Team Lesnar |
WrestleMania XIX | 2003 | TV Special | Nathan Jones |
WWE Raw | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
WWE Velocity | 2002 | TV Series | Himself (2003) |
WWA Eruption | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
WWA: The Inception | 2001 | Video | Himself |
Pride 1 | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
WWE Saturday Morning Slam | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
Undertaker: The Streak - 20-0 | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
Royal Rumble | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia