Vincent Peter Jones was born on January 5, 1965 in Watford, England. He
first came to public notice as a professional footballer, playing in
the English Football League. Noted as one of football's hard men, he
leaped 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 appearance in the British
comedy/thriller,
Bube Dame König grAS (1998),
at age 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: Der letzte Widerstand (2006),
as "Cain Marko", also known as "The Juggernaut". Prior to that, he
played the scowling soccer coach illustrating both his likability and
comedic side in Dreamworks'
She's the Man - Voll mein Typ (2006), with
Amanda Bynes. Other projects include a lead
role in Johnny Was (2006), starring
Roger Daltrey,
Eriq La Salle and
Lennox Lewis, and he also appears in the
independent feature,
Der geheimnisvolle Code (2007), 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
Bube Dame König grAS (1998)
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
Bube Dame König grAS (1998)
at Empire Magazine's "The Awards 1999" and was titled the Male Cigar
Personality of the Year at 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 (2001)
at the New York Film Festival and, in 2005, he was honored with Best
Newcomer for Slipstream (2005) at
London's Sci-Fi Film Festival.
