Jason Statham

Known for ActingBorn 1967-07-26 (age 58)Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Dialing Up "Cellular"

Conan O'Brien Must Go

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Shelter

Snatch

Wrath of Man

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King

Truth In 24 II: Every Second Counts

Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars

The Beekeeper

Sly

Furious 7

Collateral

Fast X

F9

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Homefront

The Fate of the Furious

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Spy

Truth In 24

Fast & Furious 6

A Working Man

The Bank Job

The Italian Job

The Transporter

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Crank

The Mechanic

Safe

Meg 2: The Trench

The Expendables 2

War

Cellular

The Meg

Making 'Snatch'

Revolver

Death Race

Killer Elite

Transporter 2

Chaos

The New Tom Green Show

The Expendables

The Expendables 3

Mean Machine

Hummingbird

Blitz