Vinnie Jones Vinnie Jones Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea and Wales. Born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Jones represented and captained the Welsh national football team, having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. As a member of the "Crazy Gang", he won the 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon, a club for which he played well over 200 games during two spells between 1986 and 1998. He also played for Chelsea, Leeds United, Sheffield United and Queens
Vinnie Jones also currently Club President of non-league Soham Town Rangers. In 1998 Vinnie Jones made his film debut in Guy Ritchie's crime comedy "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", in which he played a mob enforcer, Big Chris. Jones was typecast in similar roles as criminals or villains, including the dapper gun-for-hire "Bullet-Tooth Tony" in Ritchie's 2000 follow up "Snatch". Jones became known to American audiences in the 2000 film remake of "Gone in 60 Seconds", in which he played "Sphinx". Although this was a major role with significant screen time, he only had one line of dialog because his character