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The bright lights of Hollywood aren’t too far from the glare of the stadium spotlights. We take a look at a couple that dabbled in the acting game along with a few who have arguably forged bigger reputations on screen than they ever did in the arena.

VINNIE

JONES

Vinnie is one of the most successful sportsmen turned actors as he’s appeared in over 70 films, including his electrifying début in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

He has a wide acting range whether he is playing a very hard bloke from London in Snatch, a very hard bloke from London in X-Men: The Last Stand, or a very hard bloke from London in Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.

MIKE

TYSON

Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has appeared in 12 films, including The Hangover and Entourage.

It’s unclear if he was actually cast in any of the films or if no one had the guts to tell a convicted criminal boxing champion that they didn’t want him.

The people who had the easiest ride with Tyson on set were the caterers, who only had to provide food that was nicer than Evander Holyfield’s ear.

ARNOLD

SCHWARZENEGGER

Arnie’s world famous for his appearances in movies like the Terminator films, Total Recall and The Expendables, but you may not realise that he started out as a champion bodybuilder.

Interestingly, Arnie was overdubbed in his early films. So although low-budget film-makers didn’t think he sounded good enough for their straight-to-video dross, the people of California thought he sounded good enough to be in charge of the world’s sixth largest economy.

MICHAEL

JORDAN

The world’s greatest ever basketball player made a big-screen appearance in Bugs Bunny film Space Jam.

Michael’s performance was very impressive as despite acting alongside cartoon characters Daffy Duck and Porky Pig he was still the most one dimensional.

DWAYNE

‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON

Former wrestler ‘The Rock’ has carved out a great career as an action star in films like The Mummy Returns and The Fast and Furious series.

However, I can’t help thinking that the 6ft 5in muscle man may’ve been badly cast in the upcoming biopic of Warwick Davis.