---
name: "Nathan Jones"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nathan-jones"
fi1m_id: "nathan-jones"
imdb_id: "nm0428923"
tmdb_id: 24898
wikidata_id: "Q707158"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 August 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T14:55:26.026253+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Nathan Jones

## Identity

Nathan Jones

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nathan-jones
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nathan-jones
- **IMDb ID:** nm0428923
- **TMDB ID:** 24898
- **Wikidata ID:** Q707158
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Jones_(wrestler), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707158, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428923/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24898

Actor. Born 21 August 1969 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 August 1969, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Also known as:** נתן ג'ונס, Νέιθαν Τζόουνς, نیتن جونز
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 76 (2), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 75 to 76 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Adventure 3, Science Fiction 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,313m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Jones_(wrestler), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707158, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428923/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24898

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md) (72)

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## Fi1m on Nathan Jones

> Nathan Jones makes a convincing threat because he can move, not simply because he is large. We value his physical acting, especially for George Miller, while the narrowness of the parts leaves plenty still untested.

Nathan Jones can be disconcertingly quick for someone cast so often to loom over other actors. His fight work depends on speed and impact, and he performs his own stunts. That makes him useful in action films, though it also makes him easy to cast without much thought. We rate him as a physical performer; the parts have seldom offered much beyond an imposing antagonist.

The pattern was established before George Miller. *Troy* (2004) gave him Boagrius, a limited antagonist role alongside Brad Pitt, while *The Protector* (2005) put him into an extended fight opposite Tony Jaa. The latter is a useful place to see how well he handles fight choreography. These parts use his physical skills, but offer little escape from the usual antagonist casting.

As Rictus Erectus in *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), he gets a more particular kind of menace. The character's childlike simplicity makes his strength unsettling, and Jones is effective at keeping both qualities visible. We were exhilarated by the desert chase because Miller kept the action clear even at its most frantic. That clarity matters for a performer whose work is largely physical: we can follow the action rather than merely register a succession of collisions. Charlize Theron gives the film its purpose, though several supporting characters could still have used more attention.

He reprises Rictus in *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), again directed by Miller. We recommend it more cautiously: the middle hour has real invention, but the digital sand and the need to explain its central woman make it less satisfying than *Fury Road*. Jones fits this world, although returning to the same character offers little evidence of what different casting might bring. We would welcome a director who gives him a difficult conversation.

## Biography

Nathan Jones is an Australian actor and former professional wrestler, strongman and powerlifter. Born in Gold Coast, Queensland, he began his athletic career as a powerlifter and strongman, representing Australia at the World's Strongest Man competitions in 1995 and 1996. He later competed in professional wrestling, holding the WWA World Heavyweight Championship and appearing in World Wrestling Entertainment.

Jones made his acting debut in 1996 and has since appeared in numerous films, often in antagonist roles. He is known for portraying Boagrius in *Troy* (2004), Hercules O'Brien in *Fearless* (2006), and Reiko in *Mortal Kombat* (2021). He played Rictus Erectus in *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015) and reprised the role in *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rottentomatoes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Rictus Erectus — [page](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md)
- *Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw* (2019), Fi1m 65, as Russian Fighter Pilot — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-presents-hobbs-and-shaw.md)
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), Fi1m 88, as Rictus Erectus — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Treasure & Dirt* (2026), series, as Stanley
- *The Observance* (2026), as SWAT
- *Rippy* (2024), as Reuben Williams
- *Martin* (2024), as Fighter
- *Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga* (2024), as Rictus Erectus — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/furiosa-a-mad-max-saga.md)
- *Ricky Stanicky* (2024), as Big Ben
- *Spiderhead* (2022), as Rogan
- *Mortal Kombat* (2021), as Reiko
- *The Blade of Wind* (2020), Actor
- *Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw* (2019), as Russian Fighter Pilot — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/fast-and-furious-presents-hobbs-and-shaw.md)
- *Scorpion King: Book of Souls* (2018), as Enkidu
- *In Like Flynn* (2018), as 'The Mountain'
- *Boar* (2018), as Bernie
- *A Flying Jatt* (2016), as Raka
- *Never Back Down: No Surrender* (2016), as Caesar Braga
- *Bhooloham* (2015), as Steven George
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), as Rictus Erectus — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)
- *Charlie's Farm* (2014), as Charlie Wilson
- *WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak* (2012), as Nathan Jones (archive footage)
- *Conan the Barbarian* (2011), as Akhun
- *Muay Thai Giant* (2008), as Barney
- *Asterix at the Olympic Games* (2008), as Humungus
- *The Condemned* (2007), as Petr
- *Fearless* (2006), as Hercules O'Brien
- *The Protector* (2005), as T.K.
- *Troy* (2004), as Boagrius
- *WWE Survivor Series 2003* (2003), as Nathan Jones
- *WWA The Retribution* (2002), Actor
- *ZERO-ONE Impossible To Escape* (2002), Actor
- *WWA The Eruption* (2002), Actor
- *WWA The Inception* (2001), as “Front Row” Nathan Jones
- *Doom Runners* (1997), as Vike
- *Police Story 4: First Strike* (1996), as Russian Hit Man
- *Dark Ascension*, as Goroh

## Gallery

- ![Nathan Jones at WrestleMania XIX. Safeco Field. Seattle. March 302003.](https://film.one/media/person/267/gallery-2b1f977ed3b6.jpg) Nathan Jones at WrestleMania XIX. Safeco Field. Seattle. March 302003. — Mshake3 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Nathanjones.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Cast members from Tom-Yum-Goong at the press preview of the film. They include, from left, David Asavanond, Petchtai Wongkamlao (back to camera), Jonathan Foo (](https://film.one/media/person/267/gallery-c9d968adade4.jpg) Cast members from Tom-Yum-Goong at the press preview of the film. They include, from left, David Asavanond, Petchtai Wongkamlao (back to camera), Jonathan Foo ( — Curtis Winston, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Tomyumgoongpress02.jpg/1280px-Tomyumgoongpress02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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