Jason Statham
Jason Statham
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.
Known For
Actor
as Deckard Shaw
as Cole Reed
as Levon Cade
as Adam Clay
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Lee Christmas
as Jonas Taylor
as Deckard Shaw
as Self (archive footage)
as Orson Fortune
as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
as H
as Deckard Shaw
as Jonas Taylor
as Deckard Shaw
as Arthur Bishop
as Rick Ford
as Deckard Shaw
as Nick Wild
as Lee Christmas
as Phil Broker
as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
as Joey
as Parker
as Lee Christmas
as Narrator (voice)
as Luke Wright
as Danny
as Tom Brant
as Arthur Bishop
as Tybalt (voice)
as Lee Christmas
as Jasper
as Self
as Chev Chelios
as Self
as Frank Martin
as Narrator
as Jensen Ames
as Terry Leather
as Special Agent Jack Crawford
as Chev Chelios
as Yves Gluant (uncredited)
as Jake Green
as Bateman
as Frank Martin
as Det. Quentin Conners
as Ethan
as Man in Airport
as Handsome Rob
as Self
as Frank Martin
as Monk
as MVA Agent Evan Funsch
as Sgt. Jericho Butler
as Self
as Mr. B
as Turkish
as Bacon
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer