--- name: "Vinnie Jones" canonical: "https://film.one/person/vinnie-jones" fi1m_id: "vinnie-jones" imdb_id: "nm0005068" tmdb_id: 980 wikidata_id: "Q296822" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 January 1965" reviewed_on_fi1m: 7 average_fi1m_score: 63 average_as: "actor" average_over: 7 updated: "2026-10-07T18:19:19.194096+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." --- # Vinnie Jones ## Identity Vinnie Jones - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vinnie-jones - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** vinnie-jones - **IMDb ID:** nm0005068 - **TMDB ID:** 980 - **Wikidata ID:** Q296822 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Jones, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296822, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005068/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/980 Actor. Born 5 January 1965 in Hertfordshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 January 1965, Hertfordshire, England, UK - **Active:** 1998–present - **Also known as:** Vincent Peter Jones - **Frequently works with:** [Guy Ritchie](https://film.one/person/guy-ritchie.md), [Jason Statham](https://film.one/person/jason-statham.md), [Matthew Vaughn](https://film.one/person/matthew-vaughn.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 7 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 78 (1), 2000s 58 (5), 2010s 71 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 57 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 5, Adventure 3, Crime 3, Action 2, Family 2, Animation 1 - **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,697m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Jones, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296822, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005068/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/980 ## Coming up - *Viva la Madness* (2028-01-21) ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*X-Men: The Last Stand*](https://film.one/film/x-men-the-last-stand.md) (54) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Vinnie Jones > Vinnie Jones makes menace funny by refusing to work too hard at it. We rate him when a director uses that bluntness to expose somebody else’s swagger; the familiar heavy roles do not always give him enough to do. In *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels* (1998), Vinnie Jones’s Big Chris barely has to exert himself to make the younger men’s swagger look silly. We laughed at the contrast between his blunt presence and their eagerness to look like criminals. Jones does little to advertise the threat, and that restraint is why the comedy works. Guy Ritchie gets good use from him in a caper whose people are thinly written but enjoyable company. That restraint matters in a film so fond of showing off. Tim Maurice-Jones’s cinematography follows Ritchie into swinging camera movements, freeze frames and slow motion, sometimes decorating conversations we would rather hear uninterrupted. Niven Howie’s editing keeps the competing schemes moving, although the pace can make it harder to remember who belongs where. Jones’s plain delivery gives us something uncomplicated to enjoy amid the business. Big Chris was his acting debut, and *Snatch* (2000) brought him back to Ritchie as Bullet-Tooth Tony. That swift return helped establish the pattern: physical authority, few words and a useful streak of dry humour. His Hollywood debut, *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), cast him as the largely silent Sphinx. *Mean Machine* (2001), a prison football comedy, gave him his first leading role as Danny Meehan. The difficulty is how readily that successful casting becomes a habit. The procession of enforcers and henchmen has given him steady work, but too often little opportunity to do more than confirm an expectation. Comedy parts in *EuroTrip* (2004) and *She’s the Man* (2006) suggest a more useful way to employ his deadpan delivery. We would rather see that timing tested than another character assigned to him chiefly because he looks difficult to argue with. The television series *The Gentlemen* (2024) reunites him with Ritchie as Geoff Seacombe. That partnership is worth following, since Ritchie has already shown how well Jones can puncture another actor’s swagger. A familiar director is no guarantee of a demanding part, though. Start with *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels*; the camera tricks are worth putting up with for Big Chris. ## Biography Vinnie Jones, also credited as Vincent Peter Jones, is a British actor and former professional footballer. Born on 5 January 1965 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, he played as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers, and earned nine caps for the Wales national team. Jones began his acting career with the role of Big Chris in Guy Ritchie's *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels* (1998), for which he received the Empire Award for Best Newcomer. He is also known for his performances in *Snatch* (2000), *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006) and *Arrow* (2012–2016). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (7) - *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), Fi1m 71, as Freddie the Dog (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md) - *Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties* (2006), Fi1m 40, as Rommel (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/garfield-a-tail-of-two-kitties.md) - *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), Fi1m 54, as Cain Marko / Juggernaut — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-the-last-stand.md) - *Extras* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Vinnie Jones — [page](https://film.one/tv/extras.md) - *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), Fi1m 40, as The Sphinx — [page](https://film.one/film/gone-in-sixty-seconds.md) - *Snatch* (2000), Fi1m 74, as Bullet Tooth Tony — [page](https://film.one/film/snatch.md) - *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels* (1998), Fi1m 78, as Big Chris — [page](https://film.one/film/lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels.md) ## Complete filmography (114) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Viva la Madness* (2028), Actor - *Reckless* (2026), as Trent - *The Gentlemen* (2024), series, as Geoff Seacombe - *The Bezonians* (2022), as Willard Greb - *Bullet Proof* (2022), as Temple - *Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins* (2021), as Bernard O'Mahoney - *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Albi Briscu - *The Big Ugly* (2020), as Neelyn · Producer - *La Desgracia de Ron Hopper* (2020), as Ron Hopper - *I Am Vengeance: Retaliation* (2020), as Sean Teague - *Cross: Rise of the Villains* (2019), as Gunnar - *Madness in the Method* (2019), as Vinnie - *The Gandhi Murder* (2019), as Sir Norman Smith - *Deception* (2018), series, as Gunter Gustafsen - *Cross Wars* (2017), as Gunnar - *MacGyver* (2016), series, as John Kendrick - *Decommissioned* (2016), as Michael Price - *Gridlocked* (2016), as Ryker - *The Midnight Man* (2016), as Pearl - *Kill Kane* (2016), as Ray Brookes - *Blood Trap* (2015), as Big John - *6 Ways to Die* (2015), as John Doe - *Awaken* (2015), as Sarge - *Checkmate* (2015), as Lu - *Rivers 9* (2015), as Ray Kaplan - *Absolution* (2015), as The Boss - *Hypnotized* (2015), Actor - *Toxin* (2015), as Renner - *Galavant* (2015), series, as Gareth - *Throwdown* (2014), as Vincent Delacruz - *Calculator* (2014), as Yust Van Borg - *Gutshot Straight* (2014), as Carl - *Reaper* (2014), as Rob - *Puncture Wounds* (2014), as Bennett - *Way of the Wicked* (2014), as John Elliott - *In Security* (2014), as Tillinghast - *The Musketeers* (2014), series, as Labarge - *Redirected* (2014), as Golden Pole - *Escape Plan* (2013), as Drake - *Blood of Redemption* (2013), as Campbell - *Ambushed* (2013), as Vincent Camastra - *Extraction* (2013), as Ivan Rudovsky - *Fractured* (2013), as Quincy - *Company of Heroes* (2013), as Brent Willoughby - *Magic Boys* (2012), as Jack Varga - *Arrow* (2012), series, as Danny 'Brick' Brickwell - *Elementary* (2012), series, as Sebastian Moran - *Fire with Fire* (2012), as Boyd - *Freelancers* (2012), as Sully - *Hijacked* (2012), as Joe Ballard - *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), as Freddie the Dog (voice) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md) - *Not Another Not Another Movie* (2011), as Nancy - *Cross* (2011), as Gunnar - *Blood Out* (2011), as Zed - *The Liquidator* (2011), as Killer - *You May Not Kiss the Bride* (2011), as Brick - *Age of the Dragons* (2011), as Stubb - *Kill the Irishman* (2011), as Keith Ritson - *The Cape* (2011), series, as Dominic Raoul / Scales - *Locked Down* (2010), as Anton Vargas - *The Heavy* (2010), as Dunn - *Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball* (2010), as Finbar McTeague - *The Bleeding* (2009), as Cain - *(Untitled)* (2009), as Ray Barko - *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Ricky Dorsey - *Legend of the Bog* (2009), as Mr. Hunter - *Year One* (2009), as Sargon - *Hell Ride* (2008), as Billy Wings - *The Midnight Meat Train* (2008), as Mahogany - *Loaded* (2008), as Mr. Black - *Strength and Honour* (2007), as Smasher O'Driscoll - *Tooth and Nail* (2007), as Mongrel - Rover - *The Riddle* (2007), as Mike Sullivan - *Chuck* (2007), series, as Karl Stromberg — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md) - *The Condemned* (2007), as McStarley - *7-10 Split* (2007), as Roddy - *Johnny Was* (2006), as Johnny Doyle - *Psych* (2006), series, as Ronnie Ives - *Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties* (2006), as Rommel (voice) — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/garfield-a-tail-of-two-kitties.md) - *You Can't Fire Me, I'm Famous* (2006), series, Actor - *X-Men: The Last Stand* (2006), as Cain Marko / Juggernaut — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men-the-last-stand.md) - *Played* (2006), as Detective Brice - *The Number One Girl* (2006), as Dragos Molnar - *The Other Half* (2006), as The 'Boss' - *She's the Man* (2006), as Dinklage - *Jules Verne's Mysterious Island* (2005), series, as Bob - *Jules Verne's Mysterious Island* (2005), as Bob - *Extras* (2005), series, as Vinnie Jones — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/extras.md) - *Hollywood Flies* (2005), as Sean - *Submerged* (2005), as Henry - *Slipstream* (2005), as Winston Briggs - *Blast* (2004), as Michael Kittredge - *Survive Style 5+* (2004), as Hired Killer - *Orange Playlist* (2004), series, Actor - *The Keith Barret Show* (2004), series, Actor - *EuroTrip* (2004), as Mad Maynard - *Tooth* (2004), as The Extractor - *The Big Bounce* (2004), as Lou Harris - *With a Little Help from My Friends* (2004), series, Actor - *The Importance of Being Famous* (2003), series, Actor - *Night at the Golden Eagle* (2002), as Rodan - *Mean Machine* (2001), as Danny Meehan - *Swordfish* (2001), as Marco - *Ally McCoist's Trial and Error's* (2000), Actor - *Snatch* (2000), as Bullet Tooth Tony — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/snatch.md) - *Gone in Sixty Seconds* (2000), as The Sphinx — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/gone-in-sixty-seconds.md) - *Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels* (1998), as Big Chris — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels.md) - *Ellington* (1996), series, as Vinnie Jones - *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor - *GamesMaster* (1992), series, Actor - *Noel's House Party* (1991), series, Actor - *Omnibus* (1967), series, Actor - *Kelly*, series, Actor - *Vinnie Jones: Great Balls of Fire*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Vinnie Jones](https://film.one/media/person/87962/gallery-5103930260fa.jpg) Vinnie Jones — 5 CREATIVE, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Vinnie_Jones_circa_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Vinnie Jones](https://film.one/media/person/87962/gallery-07e6268763b6.jpg) Vinnie Jones — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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