Arrow Casts Vinnie Jones as ‘Brick’ | TVLine 

Professional soccer (or “football”) player-turned-actor Vinnie Jones next will get his kicks with a plum role on

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As first reported by our sister site Variety, the Brit will recur on the CW series as Danny “Brick” Brickwell, a ruthless gang leader.

But whereas in DC Comics lore, Brick’s nickname was born of his near-impervious hide, on

is stems from his reputation for having sustained multiple gunshot wounds.

Cool.Part of me was hoping that Adam Baldwin would play this role, but he’s probably too busy. Still, he’d be a great addition to the Arrow-verse, if they could get him.

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