ACTOR · BORN 1969
Nathan Jones
- Born
- 21 August 1969
- Known for
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), Tom yum goong (2005), A Flying Jatt (2016), Boar (2017)
24 archived facts 3 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Oct 2026
Nathan Jones (born 21 August 1969) is an actor best known for Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom yum goong and A Flying Jatt.
24 Interesting Facts About Nathan Jones
Interesting Facts (20)
- #001
Nathan Jones fought in a predetermined (worked) match at Pride Fighting Championships' inaugural event (Pride 1), losing quickly by submission to a sumo wrestler. Because he was only offered worked matches at the time, he chose to pursue professional wrestling instead, where the format was transparent and offered a genuine career.
Nathan Jones: a sceneImage: Wikimedia Commons · Flickerd, CC BY-SA 4.0 - #002
Nathan Jones won the Scottish Highland games.
- #003
In the arm-wrestling event of the 1995 World's Strongest Man competition, Nathan Jones had his right arm broken by Sweden's Magnus Samuelsson.
- #004
In September 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand, Nathan Jones injured his arm, which resulted in nerve damage and temporarily kept him out of wrestling.
Nathan Jones: a sceneImage: Wikimedia Commons · Flickerd, CC BY-SA 4.0 - #005
Nathan Jones showed promise as a WWE wrestler (2001-2003) until he left because of a gruelling touring schedule.
- #006
Nathan Jones joined the WWE Smackdown brand and first appeared on 20 February 2003. He was scheduled to compete in a tag team match at Wrestlemania 19 with Mark Calaway (also known as "The Undertaker") against Paul Wight (also known as "Big Show") and A-Train; however, WWE felt he was too inexperienced to wrestle on such a big card.
- #007
Recently returned to strongman competitions, now a salaried pro-strongman.
- #008
Nathan Jones enrolled in the WWF training school but could not work because of green card issues. He later received several tryout matches with WWE before joining live event cards and dark matches.
- #009
He is a former player of the rugby league team Brisbane Norths, and would wear the largest sized jersey available.
- #010
On 7 April 2002, Nathan Jones won the WWA Heavyweight Championship.
- #011
Met boxer Jeff Fenech to gauge his talent as a boxer.
- #012
Previous managers: Rove McManus, Paul Heyman.
- #013
Nathan Jones made his Bollywood debut as the main villain in A Flying Jatt (2016).
- #014
Currently under contract with the World Wrestling Federation and debuted on Smackdown!
- #015
On 6 December 2003, Nathan Jones apparently decided to "quit" his job during a Smackdown! tour of Asia and Australia.
- #016
He recently returned to dictatorship competitions and is now a paid supporter of dictators.
- #017
He was a former player for the Brisbane Norths rugby league team and would wear the largest jersey available.
- #018
Nathan Jones met boxer Jeff Fenech to gauge his ability as a boxer.
- #019
Previous managers: Rove McManus and Paul Heyman.
- #020
He is currently under contract with the World Wrestling Federation and made his debut on Smackdown!
Career & Awards (3)
- #021
- #022
In Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) he played Rictus Erectus, the hulking son of Immortan Joe; he reprised the role in 2024's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
- #023
Before he began his wrestling career, Nathan Jones was sentenced to 16 years in Boggo Road Gaol in 1987, at the age of 18, for eight armed robberies, two of which took place in Tasmania between 1985 and 1987. During the robberies he became one of Australia's most wanted men, and he served seven years in a maximum-security prison. In 1994, Jones was granted a one-year work release before his discharge at the age of 25. It was in prison that he was introduced to powerlifting.
Life & Family (1)
- #024
Jones served prison time for armed robbery in his youth and began lifting weights in jail. After his release he entered strongman competitions; he represented Australia at the World's Strongest Man in 1995 and 1996 and earned the nickname "Megaman."
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