Jason Statham
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
Credits
- 2026 · Mutiny as Cole Reed
- 2025 · A Working Man as Levon Cade
- 2024 · The Beekeeper as Adam Clay
- 2023 · Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · Expend4bles as Lee Christmas
- 2023 · Meg 2: The Trench as Jonas Taylor
- 2023 · Fast X as Deckard Shaw
- 2023 · Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre as Orson Fortune
- 2021 · F9 as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
- 2021 · Wrath of Man as H
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Deckard Shaw
- 2018 · The Meg as Jonas Taylor
- 2017 · The Fate of the Furious as Deckard Shaw
- 2016 · Mechanic: Resurrection as Arthur Bishop
- 2015 · Spy as Rick Ford
- 2015 · Furious 7 as Deckard Shaw
- 2015 · Wild Card as Nick Wild
- 2014 · The Expendables 3 as Lee Christmas
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · Homefront as Phil Broker
- 2013 · Fast & Furious 6 as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
- 2013 · Hummingbird as Joey
- 2013 · Parker as Parker
- 2012 · The Expendables 2 as Lee Christmas
- 2012 · Truth In 24 II: Every Second Counts as Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · Safe as Luke Wright
- 2011 · Killer Elite as Danny
- 2011 · Blitz as Tom Brant
- 2011 · The Mechanic as Arthur Bishop
- 2011 · Gnomeo & Juliet as Tybalt (voice)
- 2010 · Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
- 2010 · The Expendables as Lee Christmas
- 2010 · 13 as Jasper
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- 2009 · Crank: High Voltage as Chev Chelios
- 2008 · Transporter 3 as Frank Martin
- 2008 · Truth In 24 as Narrator
- 2008 · Death Race as Jensen Ames
- 2008 · The Bank Job as Terry Leather
- 2007 · In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Farmer
- 2007 · War as Special Agent Jack Crawford
- 2006 · Crank as Chev Chelios
- 2006 · The Pink Panther as Yves Gluant (uncredited)
- 2005 · Revolver as Jake Green
- 2005 · London as Bateman
- 2005 · Transporter 2 as Frank Martin
- 2005 · Chaos as Det. Quentin Conners
- 2004 · Cellular as Ethan
- 2004 · Collateral as Airport Man
- 2003 · The New Tom Green Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- Future · Fast X: Part 2 as Deckard Shaw
- 2003 · The Italian Job as Handsome Rob
- 2002 · The Transporter as Frank Martin
- 2002 · Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance as Narrator
- 2001 · Mean Machine as Monk
- 2001 · Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars as Self
- 2001 · The One as MVA Agent Evan Funsch
- 2001 · Ghosts of Mars as Sgt. Jericho Butler
- 2001 · Making 'Snatch' as Self
- 2000 · Turn It Up as Mr. B
- 2000 · Snatch as Turkish
- 1998 · Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as Bacon
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- Future · The Beekeeper 2 as Adam Clay
- Future · Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller as Mason