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Date of Birth

5 January 1965, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Vincent Peter Jones

Nickname

The Axe

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Vinnie Jones was born in Watford, England, on January 5, 1965. He first came to public notice as a professional footballer, playing in the English Football League. Noted as one of soccer's hard men, he leapt to fame when a photographer at a match snapped him "marking" Newcastle United's Paul Gascoigne by grabbing his testicles. He has played for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. Internationally, he played for Wales, qualifying for that nationality through his grandparents. He made his first acting appearance in the British comedy/thriller Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) at the age of 33, although he had previous presented a video on football's hard men (for which he was censured by the Football Association.)

He starred in the blockbuster, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) as Cain Marko, also known as the Juggernaut. Prior to that, he played the scowling soccer coach illustrating both his likability and comedic side in Dreamworks' She's the Man (2006) with Amanda Bynes.

Other projects include a lead role in Johnny Was (2006) starring Roger Daltrey, Eriq La Salle, and Lennox Lewis, and he also appears in the independent feature, The Riddle (2007), starring Vanessa Redgrave and Derek Jacobi.

Over the years, he has received a number of prestigious awards, which showcase his accomplishments as a talented actor. In 1997, he won Satellite TV's Personality of the Year from Satellite TV Europe Magazine. In 1998, GQ Magazine named Jones Man of the Year. He was awarded Best Actor for Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels at the Odeon Audience Awards and also won the award for Outstanding New Talent from the Sir James Carreras Award Variety Club of GB. Jones won Best Debut in 1999 for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) at Empire Magazine's "The Awards 1999" and was titled the Male Cigar Personality of the Year at the The Millennium Cigar Awards. In 2001, he was named Best British Actor for Empire Magazine's "The Awards 2001." In 2002 Jones received the award for Best Supporting Actor for Night at the Golden Eagle at the New York Film Festival, and in 2005 he was honored with Best Newcomer for Slipstream (2005) at London's Sci-Fi Film Festival.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Simon Austin

Spouse

Tanya Jones

(25 June 1994 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Played 384 league games and scored 33 goals in his soccer career, most of them with Wimbledon. He was sent off more than ten times.

Was briefly player/coach of Queens Park Rangers football club. [1998]

Son Aaron born in 1991; Daughter Kayley born in 1987.

Holds the record for being the quickest player ever to be yellow-carded in a game of professional soccer. He was booked 3 seconds into the game.

Is banned from flying on Virgin Atlantic after causing a fight on a flight to Tokyo.

Shares birthday with Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) co-star Robert Duvall.

Was a student at Chancellors School, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.

Was originally set to play Skinner McGraw in Hero Wanted (2008) but couldn't due to filming commitments on Clive Barker's The Midnight Meat Train (2008).

Guy Ritchie offered him a role in Revolver (2005/I), but he turned it down for unknown reasons.

In 2002 he revealed that he is a supporter of the British Conservative Party.

Friends with actor Jason Statham.

Invited by singer Joss Stone to participate in her 3rd album "Introducing Joss Stone". He's the male voice in the album's 1st track "Change (Vinnie Jones Intro)".

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.

Personal Quotes

[the critics] say that about every film - that it will be my last one. My next one, in Australia, will be my 30th.

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.

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