Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born January 5, 1965 in Watford, United Kingdom) is a British actor and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 1999 notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United and Chelsea. Jones has often been typecast in comedic or thug roles and has appeared in films such as Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch., Gone in Sixty Seconds (with Nicolas Cage), Swordfish (with John Travolta), X-Men: The Last Stand and Escape Plan (with Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger). He has co-starred with the likes of Jason Statham, Michael Madsen, Val Kilmer, Luke Goss, Casper Van Dien, Danny Trejo, Sean Astin, Hugh Jackman, Ving Rhames, Dolph Lundgren, C. Thomas Howell, Bruce Willis and Christian Slater.