Vinnie Jones

Also known as Vincent Peter Jones, Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones

British footballer and actor

Film & TV

Hertfordshire, England, UK

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. Best remembered for his…

Known for

Viva la Madness2028
Reckless — Trent2026
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones — Self2026
Vinnie Jones; From Football Villain to Cult Icon — Himself2026
The Gentlemen — Geoff Seacombe2024
Tracked — Self - Host2023
Vinnie Jones in the Country2023
The Bezonians — Willard Greb2022
Bullet Proof — Temple2022
Bradley Walsh: The Laugh's on Me — Self2022

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Key facts

1986: → IFK Holmsund (loan)
Born: Vincent Peter Jones , ( 1965-01-05 ) 5 January 1965 (age 61) , Watford , Hertfordshire , England
Occupations: Actor presenter footballer
Spouse: Tanya Terry, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; died 2019 )
Position: Association football career Position Midfielder
1975 1977: Bedmond
Years: Team
1984 1986: Wealdstone
1986 1989: Wimbledon
1989 1990: Leeds United
1990 1991: Sheffield United
1991 1992: Chelsea
1992 1998: Wimbledon
1998 1999: Queens Park Rangers
1994 1997: Wales

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Jones
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Watford
Occupation: television actor
Languages spoken: English language
Sport: association football
Member of team: Wales men's national association football team
Position played: midfielder
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Wales
Official website: www.vinniejones.co.uk
Image: Vinnie Jones ComicCon (cropped2).jpg
Height: 185
Convicted of: assault

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Commons category: Vinnie Jones
date of birth: 1965-01-05
start of work period: 1984-00-00
end of work period: 1999-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 3
total goals in career: 0
social media followers: 175295
name in native language: Vinnie Jones

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Encyclopedic 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. Best remembered for his time at Wimbledon as a pivotal member of the famous "Crazy Gang", he won the 1988 FA Cup final with the London side, a club for which he played over 200 games during two spells between 1986 and 1998. He played 184 games in the Premier League, in which he scored 13 goals. Jones gained a reputation for being one of the hardest footballers in history, with his highly aggressive and physically uncompromising style of play, an image which has often led to him being typecast in his film career as violent criminals and thugs.

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