Vinnie Jones made his debut in the 1998 crime comedy film ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ directed by Guy Ritchie. The film received a positive response from critics and was a major box office success. In 2000, he starred as ‘The Sphinx’ in the American action heist film ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ directed by Dominic Sena. Despite opening to negative reviews, the film managed to come out as a major commercial success. That same year, he also appeared in the British-American crime comedy film ‘Snatch’ which also did decent business at the box office. He continued to star in films like ‘Swordfish’ (2001), ‘Night at the Golden Eagle’ (2001), ‘The Big Bounce’ (2004), ‘Slipstream’ (2005), ‘Submerged’ (2005), and ‘Mysterious Island’ (2005). The year 2006 saw the release of the superhero film ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ where Jones was seen playing the role of ‘Cain Marko / Juggernaut.’ The film opened to a mixed reception and was a box office success. The following year, he starred as ‘Ewan McStarley’ in the action film ‘The Condemned’ directed by Scott Wiper. The film was panned by critics and was a box office bomb.
In 2008, he appeared in the American horror film ‘The Midnight Meat Train’ directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. He next appeared in films like ‘(Untitled)’ (2009), ‘Year One’ (2009), ‘Assault of Darkness’ (2009), ‘Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball’ (2010), ‘Kill the Irishman’ (2011), ‘You May Not Kiss the Bride’ (2011), ‘Not Another Not Another Movie’ (2011), ‘Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted’ (2012), ‘Freelancers’ (2012), ‘Company of Heroes’ (2013), ‘Escape Plan’ (2013), ‘Redirected’ (2014), ‘Way of the Wicked’ (2014), ‘Mercenary: Absolution’ (2015), ‘Gridlocked’ (2015), and ‘The Midnight Man’ (2016). In 2019, he starred as ‘Sir Norman Smith’ in the historical political thriller film ‘The Gandhi Murder’ directed by Karim Traïdia and Karim Traïdia. The film saw mostly negative reviews upon release. The following year, he was seen playing the role of ‘Neelyn’ in the American action film ‘The Big Ugly’ directed by Scott Wiper. The film received a mixed response from critics.
Jones has also appeared in television series like ‘Extras’ (2005), ‘Chuck’ (2010), ‘The Cape’ (2011), ‘Elementary’ (2013), ‘Psych’ (2014), ‘Mind Games’ (2014), ‘Arrow’ (2015-2018), ‘Galavant’ (2015-2016), and ‘Deception’ (2018). In 2021, he joined the cast of the American crime drama television series ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ where he played the role of ‘Albi Briscu.’ He appeared in 5 episodes of the series. Jones was last seen in the 2021 crime drama thriller film ‘The Bezonians’ directed by Savvas D. Michael. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. He is all set to appear in the upcoming action film ‘Death Pursuit’ directed by James Clayton.
