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My Take
Vinnie Jones fascinates me because second acts this convincing are vanishingly rare. A genuinely hard defensive midfielder for Wimbledon, Leeds, Chelsea and more, captain of Wales, and then, instead of fading into punditry, he reinvented himself as a screen presence. What strikes me is that he never fought his image; he weaponized it. The menace that defined him on the pitch translates into roles with real, unmanufactured authority. Plenty of athletes try acting; few become shorthand for an entire archetype. I respect a man who turned his reputation into a craft, twice over, in two unforgiving industries.
Overview
Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor, presenter, and former professional footballer. Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. He also played for and captained the Welsh national team, having qualified through a Welsh grandparent.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vinnie Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィニー・ジョーンズ
- Reading
- ゔぃにー・じょーんず
- Born
- January 5, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Watford, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / association football player / voice actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.