Vinnie Jones was born in Watford, England on January 5th 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 appearence in the British comedy/thriller Two Smoking Barrels 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 3: The Last Stand as Cain Marko, also known as the Juggernaut. Prior to that, he played the scowling soccer coach illustrating both his likeability and comedic side in Dreamworks' She's The Man with Amanda Bynes.

Other projects include a lead role in Johnny Was starring Roger Daltry, Eriq La Salle and Lennox Lewis and he also appears in the independent feature, The Riddle, 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 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 at London's Sci Fi Film Festival.


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. Son Aaron born in 1991; Daughter Kayley born in 1987. Is banned from flying on Virgin Atlantic after causing a fight on a flight to Tokyo. Was a student at Chancellors School, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. Guy Ritchie offered him a role in Revolver (2005/I), but he turned it down for unknown reasons. Friends with actor Jason Statham. 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.