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.
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
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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
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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
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
64
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-07-26
Place of Birth
Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
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