Nathan Jones
Nathan Jones (born 21 August 1970) is an Australian actor, strongman, powerlifter, and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA). A delinquent in his youth who served a prison sentence for armed robbery, Jones began his athletic career as a powerlifter and strongman, representing Australia in the World's Strongest Man competitions of 1995 and 1996.
Nathan Jones

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- Name
- Nathan Jones
- Born
- 21 August 1970
- Birthplace
- Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Nationality
- Australia
- Occupation
- actor · professional wrestler · powerlifter · strongman
- Languages
- English
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Nathan Jones (born 21 August 1970) is an Australian actor, strongman, powerlifter, and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA). A delinquent in his youth who served a prison sentence for armed robbery, Jones began his athletic career as a powerlifter and strongman, representing Australia in the World's Strongest Man competitions of 1995 and 1996.
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Biography
Biography
Jones worked across actor, professional wrestler, powerlifter, film actor and strongman. This article rests on 39 published texts, 1 digitised documents and 7 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

Cast members from Tom-Yum-Goong at the press preview of the film. They include, from left, David Asavanond, Petchtai Wongkamlao (back to camera), Jonathan Foo (hand over eyes), Xing Jing, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Johnny Nguyen and Nathan Jones.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Nathan Jones • Ring Names — Nathan Jones Nathaniel Stathom • Born — 21 August 1970 • Birthplace — Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia • Height — 6 ft 11 in • Weight — 345 lb • Trainer — Ultimate Pro Wrestling Mike Bell Tom Howard • Debut — 1998 • Retired — 2005 • Children — 1
Early life
Early life
Jones was born in Gold Coast, Queensland in 1970.
Legal issues
Legal issues
Before his career as a wrestler, Jones was sentenced to 16 years in 1987 at the age of 17 to Boggo Road Gaol for eight armed robberies between 1985 and 1987, two of which occurred in Tasmania. During the robberies, he became one of Australia's most wanted and ended up serving seven years in a maximum-security prison. In 1994, Jones was given one-year work release before being discharged at the age of 24. While in prison, he was introduced to the sport of powerlifting. He is also alleged to have begun taking steroids during this time. Within a short space of time, he became the National Powerlifting Champion of Australia.
Strongman career
Strongman career
Upon his release, Jones also began competing in strongman contests, and during this time, he was dubbed "Megaman". As the reigning Australian Strongest Man, he entered the World Strength Championship at Callander, Scotland, on 29–30 July 1995. He took first place, topping a field that included 1993 World's Strongest Man Gary Taylor. The following weekend, he competed in the World Muscle Power Classic held at Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. That contest was won by Magnús Ver Magnússon, with Nathan finishing fifth in a field of twelve competitors. Jones next took part in the 1995 World's Strongest Man contest. After quickly defeating Phil Martin twice in the arm wrestling event in the qualifying heat, Jones was then matched against Magnus Samuelsson, who had been Europe's arm wrestling champion for several years and who would become the World's Strongest Man in 1998. Samuelsson won the first round. In the second round, Jones refused to go down and pulled with his opposite arm, twisting his body. This resulted in breaking the arm he was using to wrestle (a spiral fracture of the humerus), and he subsequently was out of the competition. Jones returned to Strongman competition in 1996, winning the World Strongman Challenge, and placed third in a World's Strongest Man qualifying heat behind Magnús Ver Magnússon and Jorma Ojanaho. During the heat, Jones opted to retire from the penultimate event, confidently assuming he would win the last event to get the necessary points to get through to the final; however he placed fourth in the last event and angrily left the playing area, refusing to speak to any competitors or media.
Mixed martial arts career
Mixed martial arts career
He also participated in a mixed martial arts match at Pride Fighting Championships's debut event Pride 1 in October 1997, facing Japanese professional wrestler and former grand sumo champion Koji Kitao. Jones was submitted after being caught in an armlock.
World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002)
World Wrestling All-Stars (2001–2002)
After working as a bodyguard for multimillionaire Rene Rivkin, Jones began a career in wrestling during this time, working for Ultimate Pro Wrestling. Jones first gained fame working in World Wrestling All-Stars, making a large impression at the first WWA pay-per-view "Inception", where he was accompanied to the ring by Rove McManus. However, he was defeated after Rove was smashed with Jeff Jarrett's guitar and Jones was hit with the Stroke. During his time in the WWA, Nathan won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship on 7 April 2002 before losing the belt to Scott Steiner only 5 days later.
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (2002)
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (2002)
After the title loss, Jones began performing for Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max in June. On 20 October, Jones and Jon Heidenreich defeated Masato Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani to win the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship. On 25 October, Jones and Heidenreich successfully retained the title against Jimmy Snuka Jr. For the 2nd time. and The Predator before losing the title the next day to Naoya Ogawa and Shinya Hashimoto.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2003)
World Wrestling Entertainment (2002–2003)
After Jones initially signed his contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he was unable to work in the United States because of visa issues stemming from his criminal history. In late 2002 and early 2003, Jones began performing in dark matches for World Wrestling Entertainment. He was originally promoted as a "Hannibal Lecter" type character. On 10 April 2003 episode of SmackDown!, Jones made his televised WWE in-ring debut and defeated Bill DeMott. Upon debuting, Jones' original character was mixed, and he was put into a storyline with The Undertaker as his protégé and helper during The Undertaker's feud with A-Train and Big Show. At WrestleMania XIX, Jones and The Undertaker were scheduled to face Big Show and A-Train in a tag team match, but at the last minute, the match was made a handicap match instead. On screen, Jones was attacked pre-match and left injured. Near the closing moments of the match, Jones reappeared and attacked Big Show, enabling The Undertaker to pin A-Train for the victory. Jones was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to improve his skills. Jones was then absent from television for several months until returning in the fall of 2003 as a villain known by the nickname "The Colossus of Boggo Road", a title referring to his time spent in Boggo Road Gaol. He was paired with Paul Heyman on-screen, with Heyman taking on the role of SmackDown! General Manager. He was also immediately placed into Brock Lesnar's Survivor Series team, which also included A-Train, Big Show, and Matt Morgan to compete against Lesnar's rival Kurt Angle and his team. At Survivor Series, Jones was eliminated by Angle after he submitted to the ankle lock. Team Lesnar was defeated by Team Angle, and Jones was then relegated to interfere in Lesnar's matches along with the other members of Team Lesnar. He was also placed in matches by either Lesnar or Heyman to aid them. On 6 December 2003, Jones quit the company due to the rigor of WWE's heavy travel schedules while on tour in Perth, Australia.
Post-WWE and retirement
Post-WWE and retirement
After leaving WWE, Jones was scheduled to make his pro wrestling return in 2004 at the Australian Wrestling Supershow III, booked against Mark Mercedes. Jones did not appear as advertised and a battle royal was held following an angry shoot promo on Jones by Mercedes and promoter Andy Raymond. In 2005, he wrestled three matches for World Series Wrestling. On 5 October, he defeated Lee Star, and on 7 and 8 October, he defeated Mark Hilton. After his last match with Hilton, Jones immediately retired from wrestling. In 2008, Jones signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, but nerve damage caused by a cement truck hitting his left arm kept him sidelined for the first three months. He never wrestled for the promotion.
Acting career
Acting career
Following a segment on Good Morning Australia in which he lifted and pushed a Ute down a street, Jones was contacted by Jackie Chan to be in the film First Strike. Eight years later, Jones featured alongside Brad Pitt in the 2004 film Troy. Although he had acted in movies as early as 1996, Jones pursued acting full time following his retirement from wrestling in 2005. In 2015, Jones had a featured role in the film Mad Max: Fury Road as Rictus Erectus. He portrayed the character of Reiko in the 2021 film adaptation of the video game Mortal Kombat. In 2016, he portrayed a negative role in a Bollywood film, A Flying Jatt. In 2024, Jones would reprise the role of Rictus Erectus in the prequel film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
Personal life
Personal life
Jones has been married to his wife Fawn Tran since 2016; together, they have a son.
Championships and accomplishments
Championships and accomplishments
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated • PWI ranked him #137 of the Top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003 • Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX • NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jon Heidenreich • World Wrestling All-Stars • WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) • Wrestling Observer Newsletter • Most Embarrassing Wrestler (2003) • Worst Wrestler (2003)
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1997 — Doom Runners — Vike — Television film
Career and working life
Career and working life
Jones worked as actor, professional wrestler, powerlifter and film actor, and the authority record catalogues a further 1 occupations under the same name, among them strongman. Jones was active from 1997. Jones worked in English.
Catalogued output
Writings and published texts
These are catalogued publications carrying the name — editions and printings, distinct from the works they contain and from writing about the subject. The 2010s are the densest part of the run, with 26 titles, and that concentration is a fact about what the registers have catalogued rather than a judgement on the work itself. A selection is set out below and the complete run may be opened beneath it.
39 editions carry dates between 1980 and 2024
The run opens with Advent, Christmas, Kwanzaa: festivals of love and closes with Urban Operations
The entries follow Open Library
Advent, Christmas, Kwanzaa: festivals of love
1980
The Children's Choir Christmas Book
1982
Sharing the old, old story
1982
Black man in Europe
2008
Excerpts from My Soul
Read Without Prejudice
2010
Noah's Ark
2011
Professional IOS Network Programming
2012
Mason and Green Beans
2013
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39 editions carry dates between 1980 and 2024
The run opens with Advent, Christmas, Kwanzaa: festivals of love and closes with Urban Operations
The entries follow Open Library
Advent, Christmas, Kwanzaa: festivals of love
1980
The Children's Choir Christmas Book
1982
Sharing the old, old story
1982
Black man in Europe
2008
Excerpts from My Soul
Read Without Prejudice
2010
Noah's Ark
2011
Professional IOS Network Programming
2012
Mason and Green Beans
2013
Irish Employment Legislation Handbook
2013
Beyond the Chutes
2014
Very Curly Girly
2014
Train Your Dog
2014
Fair Thee Well
2014
Mill City Sketches
2015
Act of Reading
2015
Strategies of Online Income
2015
The Coin
2015
Zed
2016
Scottish Highland Overture
2017
Very Cury Girly
2017
Adoption of a Pro-US Foreign Policy by Spain and the United Kingdom
2017
March of the Toys: Dur
Artists Re-thinking the Blockchain
2018
Hacking with Kali Linux the Ultimate Beginners Guide
2019
Linux for Beginners
2019
Nanny Mcnoon and Her Magical Broom
2019
Dare to Suck
2019
Shut In
2019
Last Stand
2019
Finding Freedom Behind Bars
2020
Curso de Finanzas Personales: Educación Financiera para No Financieros
2020
Travelling Without Moving
2021
Hunt
2022
Skinner
2022
Understanding Your Inner Child and Overcoming Addiction
2023
Bibliotech
2023
Something's Broken
2024
Urban Operations
2024
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1996 — First Strike — Hitman • 2004 — Troy — Boagrius • 2005 — Tom-Yum-Goong — T.K. • 2006 — Fearless — Hercules O'Brien • 2007 — The Condemned — Petr • 2008 — Somtum — Barney Emerald • Asterix at the Olympic Games — Humungus • 2011 — Conan the Barbarian — Akhun • 2014 — Charlie's Farm — Charlie Wilson • 2015 — Mad Max: Fury Road — Rictus Erectus • Bhooloham — Steven George • 2016 — Never Back Down: No Surrender — Caesar Braga — Direct-to-video • A Flying Jatt — Raka • 2017 — Boar — Bernie • 2018 — In Like Flynn — The Mountain • The Scorpion King: Book of Souls — Enkidu — Direct-to-video • 2019 — Hobbs & Shaw — Russian Fighter Pilot • 2021 — Mortal Kombat — Reiko • 2022 — Spiderhead — Rogan • 2024 — Rippy — Reuben Williams • Ricky Stanicky — Big Ben • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — Rictus Erectus • Martin — Jail fighter • 2027 — Voltron — Post-production
Primary material
Documents and archives
institutional register
- Library of Congress authority file no2016123485
Unverified · Library of Congress
- VIAF authority file 6111147665831360670004
Unverified · VIAF
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q707158: Nathan Jones
Unverified · Wikimedia Foundation
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1216912130, The second life of Nathan Jones.
Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Authority records
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 1.Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.
- 2.Marvez, Alex. Alex Marvez's weekly look at professional wrestling. Shns.com.
- 3.Reynolds, R.D. The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!. ECW Press. 22. 2007.
- 4.Milo, October 1995, pp. 37–42
- 5.Milo January 1996, pp. 41–46
- 6.World's Strongest Man competition page. Strongestman.billhenderson.org. Retrieved on 23 October 2011.
- 7.Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.
- 8.Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.
- 9.Keith, Scott. Wrestling's Made Men: Breaking the WWE's Glass Ceiling. Citadel Press. 44. 2006.
- 10.Nathan Jones - OWW.
- 11.Madigan, TJ. TJ Ain't Bob Hope. SLAM! Sports. 13 December 2003.
- 12.Beeby, Scott. Australian Wrestling Chronicles (Part Two). Bleacher Report. 26 July 2020.
- 13.Murray Weissman & Associates. Giant Actor/Wrestler Nathan Jones Hit by Truck in Bangkok. Market Wired. 8 September 2008.
- 14.Griffiths, Dave. OZ COMIC-CON – Nathan Jones Interview. HEAVY Mag.
- 15.Ryan, Mark. Nathan Jones: Too Much, Too Soon. The Signature Spot.
- 16.Skyjoker. Interview: Nathan Jones Talks 'Mad Max Fury Road'. Spotlight Report.
- 17.Foster, Tom. Nathan Jones: From WWE Wrestler to Hollywood Villain. Tvovermind. November 8, 2021.
- 18.Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2003 - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.profightdb.com.
- 19.Nathan Jones « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net.
- 20.Glynn, Jennifer. Anya Taylor-Joy Wraps Filming on 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Prequel 'Furiosa'. Collider. October 28, 2022.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1216912130, The second life of Nathan Jones.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Partially resolvedinstitutional register
Library of Congress authority file no2016123485Library of Congress
Partially resolvedinstitutional register
Partially resolvedinstitutional register
Wikidata, structured authority record Q707158: Nathan JonesWikimedia Foundation
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