Jason Statham

Biography

Jason Statham (/ˈsteɪθəm/ STAY-thəm; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor and producer. He is known for portraying tough, gritty, or violent characters in various action thriller films and has been credited for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s. By 2017, his films had grossed over £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion), making him one of the industry's most bankable stars. While working at local market stalls, Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth. An avid footballer and diver, he was a member of Britain's national diving team and competed for England in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Shortly after, he was asked to model for French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, and Levi's in various advertising campaigns. Statham's history of working at market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). Both films were commercial hits, and they helped catapult Statham to stardom. He played supporting roles in the American action films Turn It Up (2000), Ghosts of Mars and The One (2001). From 2002 to 2008, he played the title role in the first three films in the Transporter film series (2002–2008), which solidified his status as an action star. In 2003, he appeared in the ensemble heist action film The Italian Job. He went on to play leading roles in the commercially successful films Crank (2006), The Bank Job (2008), The Mechanic (2011), Homefront (2013), Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), The Meg (2018), Wrath of Man (2021), Meg 2: The Trench (2023), and The Beekeeper (2024). Statham has also starred as Lee Christmas in the ensemble action film series The Expendables (2010–2023) and as Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise (2013–2023), including the spin-off Hobbs & Shaw (2019), which he co-produced. His voice acting work includes the documentaries Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance (2002), Truth in 24 (2008) and its 2012 sequel, and the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet (2011). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Statham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Bacon

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Turkish

Snatch

Sgt. Jericho Butler

Ghosts of Mars

Farmer

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale

Chev Chelios

Crank

Special Agent Jack Crawford

War

Frank Martin

The Transporter

Jensen Ames

Death Race

MVA Agent Evan Funsch

The One

Jake Green

Revolver

Det. Quentin Conners

Chaos

Bateman

London

Terry Leather

The Bank Job

Ethan

Cellular

Frank Martin

Transporter 2

Lee Christmas

The Expendables

Arthur Bishop

The Mechanic

Handsome Rob

The Italian Job

Monk

Mean Machine

Mr. B

Turn It Up

Frank Martin

Transporter 3

Chev Chelios

Crank: High Voltage

Jasper

13

Narrator

Truth In 24

Danny

Killer Elite

Deckard Shaw

Fast X: Part 2

Luke Wright

Safe

Tom Brant

Blitz

Lee Christmas

The Expendables 2

Self

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Joey

Hummingbird

Parker

Parker

Lee Christmas

The Expendables 3

Phil Broker

Homefront

Rick Ford

Spy

Deckard Shaw

Fast X

Nick Wild

Wild Card

Levon Cade

A Working Man

Self

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

Deckard Shaw

Furious 7

Self

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

Deckard Shaw

The Fate of the Furious

Self

Making 'Snatch'

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sly

Tybalt (voice)

Gnomeo & Juliet

Narrator (voice)

Truth In 24 II: Every Second Counts

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup

Cole Reed

Mutiny

Mason

Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller

Jonas Taylor

The Meg

Arthur Bishop

Mechanic: Resurrection

Deckard Shaw

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

H

Wrath of Man

Orson Fortune

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Yves Gluant (uncredited)

The Pink Panther

Jonas Taylor

Meg 2: The Trench

Deckard Shaw (uncredited)

Fast & Furious 6

Deckard Shaw (uncredited)

F9

Lee Christmas

Expend4bles

Adam Clay

The Beekeeper

Airport Man

Collateral

Adam Clay

The Beekeeper 2

Narrator

Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance

(archive footage)

Wick Is Pain

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-07-26

Place of Birth

Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK

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