Jason Statham

Birthday:

07/26/1967

Place of birth:

Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK:

Biography:

Jason Statham (born July 26, 1967) is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various action-thriller films who are typically tough, hardboiled, gritty, or violent. Statham began practicing Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth while working at local market stalls. 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. His past history working at market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). The commercial success of these films led Statham to star as Frank Martin in the Transporter trilogy (2002–2008). After starring in a variety of heist and action-thriller films such as The Italian Job (2003), Crank (2006), War (2007), The Bank Job (2008), The Mechanic (2011), Spy (2015), and Mechanic: Resurrection (2016), he established himself as a Hollywood leading man. However, he has also starred in commercially and critically unsuccessful films such as Revolver (2005), Chaos (2005), In the Name of the King (2007), 13 (2010), Blitz (2011), Killer Elite (2011), Hummingbird (2013), and Wild Card (2015). He regained commercial success as a part of the ensemble action series The Expendables (2010–2014) and the Fast & Furious franchise. In the latter, he has played Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), F9 (2021) and the spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). He was credited as a co-producer on Hobbs & Shaw, receiving his first production credit. His acting has been criticized for lacking depth and variety, but he has also been praised for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s. According to a BBC News report, his film career from 2002 to 2017 generated an estimated $1.5 billion (£1.1 billion) in ticket sales, making him one of the film industry's most bankable stars.



Credits

Fast X: Part 2 (2025)
Deckard Shaw
The Beekeeper (2024)
Adam Clay
Expend4bles (2023)
Lee Christmas
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Jonas Taylor
Fast X (2023)
Deckard Shaw
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
Orson Fortune
F9 (2021)
Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
Wrath of Man (2021)
H
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Deckard Shaw
The Meg (2018)
Jonas Taylor
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Deckard Shaw
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
Arthur Bishop
Spy (2015)
Rick Ford
Furious 7 (2015)
Deckard Shaw
Wild Card (2015)
Nick Wild
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Lee Christmas
Homefront (2013)
Phil Broker
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
Hummingbird (2013)
Joey Jones
Parker (2013)
Parker
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Lee Christmas
Safe (2012)
Luke Wright
Killer Elite (2011)
Danny
Blitz (2011)
Tom Brant
The Mechanic (2011)
Arthur Bishop
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (2010)
Self
The Expendables (2010)
Lee Christmas
13 (2010)
Jasper
Direct Your Own Damn Movie! (2009)
Self
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
Chev Chelios
Transporter 3 (2008)
Frank Martin
Truth In 24 (2008)
Narrator
Death Race (2008)
Jensen Ames
The Bank Job (2008)
Terry Leather
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)
Farmer
War (2007)
Special Agent Jack Crawford
Crank (2006)
Chev Chelios
The Pink Panther (2006)
Yves Gluant (uncredited)
Revolver (2005)
Jake Green
London (2005)
Bateman
Transporter 2 (2005)
Frank Martin
Chaos (2005)
Det. Quentin Conners
Cellular (2004)
Ethan
Collateral (2004)
Man in Airport
The Italian Job (2003)
Handsome Rob
The Transporter (2002)
Frank Martin
Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)
Turkish (Snatch) (archive footage)
Mean Machine (2001)
Monk
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Self
The One (2001)
MVA Agent Evan Funsch
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Sgt. Jericho Butler
Making 'Snatch' (2001)
Self
Turn It Up (2000)
Mr. B
Snatch (2000)
Turkish
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Bacon
Levon's Trade ()
Levon Cade
Small Dark Look ()
The Beekeeper (2024)
Producer
Expend4bles (2023)
Producer
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
Executive Producer
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023)
Producer
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Producer
Levon's Trade ()
Producer