Known for movies

Short Info

MarkTrademark move: Sidewalk Slam
FactShowed 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.

General Info

Full NameNathan Jones
Height2.11 m
Weight159 kg
ProfessionActor, Strongman, Professional Wrestler
NationalityAustralian

Family

ParentsBrad Jones

Accomplishments

NominationsAFL Rising Star
MoviesA 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

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Marks

#Marks / Signs
1Trademark move: Spinning Heel Kick
2Trademark move: Scoop Lift into an Inverted DDT
3Trademark move: Gutwrench Suplex
4Trademark move: Chokeslam
5Trademark move: Big Boot
6Trademark move: Sidewalk Slam

Facts

#Fact
1Retired from World Wrestling Entertainment. [December 2003]
2Currently under contract with the World Wrestling Federation and debuted on Smackdown! [March 2003]
3Recently returned to strongman competitions, now a salaried pro-strongman. [May 2005]
4Injured 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.
5Previous managers: Rove McManus, Paul Heyman.
6Met boxer Jeff Fenech to gauge his talent as a boxer.
7He is a former player of the rugby league team Brisbane Norths, and would wear the largest sized jersey available.
8Fought in Pride FC's first event only to lose by a quick submission to a sumo wrestler.
9Showed promise as a WWE Wrestler (2001-2003) until he quit, due to an exhausting touring schedule.
10He 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.
11He 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
12On December 6, 2003, he apparently decided to "quit" the business during a Smackdown! tour of Asia & Australia.
13In April 7, 2002, he won the WWA Heavyweight Title.
14Won The Scottish Highland games

Pictures

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dark Ascension II: The Journey to Hell2018pre-productionGoroh
Dark Ascension2017pre-productionGoroh
The Towerpre-productionGoliath
A Flying Jatt2016Raka
Boar2016Bernie
Never Back Down: No Surrender2016Caesar Braga
Boologam2015Steven George
Mad Max: Fury Road2015Rictus Erectus
Charlie's Farm2014Charlie Wilson
Conan the Barbarian2011Akhun
Somtum2008Barney Emerald
Astérix aux jeux olympiques2008Humungus
The Condemned2007Petr
Fearless2006Hercules O'Brien
The Protector2005T.K. (as Nathan B. Jones)
Troy2004Boagrius
Doom Runners1997TV MovieVike
Police Story 4: First Strike1996Hit Man

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 30//10 Challenge2017TV Series post-productionHimself
Survivor Series2003TV SpecialHimself
WWE Smackdown!2003TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Team Lesnar
WrestleMania XIX2003TV SpecialNathan Jones
WWE Raw2003TV SeriesHimself
WWE Velocity2002TV SeriesHimself (2003)
WWA Eruption2002TV MovieHimself
WWA: The Inception2001VideoHimself
Pride 11997TV MovieHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
WWE Saturday Morning Slam2012TV SeriesHimself
Undertaker: The Streak - 20-02012Video documentaryHimself
Royal Rumble2004TV SpecialHimself

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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