Jason Statham
Born: 1967-07-26 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- A Working Man as Levon Cade
2024
- The Beekeeper as Adam Clay
- Conan O'Brien Must Go as Deckard Shaw (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
- Fast X as Shaw
- Expend4bles as Lee Christmas
- Meg 2: The Trench as Jonas Taylor
- Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre as Orson
- Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Wrath of Man as H
- F9 as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
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
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- The Expendables 3 as Lee Christmas
2013
- Homefront as Phil Broker
- Parker as Parker
- Hummingbird as Joey
- Fast & Furious 6 as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
2012
- The Expendables 2 as Lee Christmas
- Safe as Luke Wright
- Truth In 24 II: Every Second Counts as Narrator (voice)
2011
- Gnomeo & Juliet as Tybalt (voice)
- Killer Elite as Danny Bryce
- The Mechanic as Arthur Bishop
- Blitz as Tom Brant
2010
- The Expendables as Lee Christmas
- 13 as Jasper
- Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
2009
- Crank: High Voltage as Chev Chelios
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie! as Self
- Live from Studio Five as Self
2008
- Death Race as Jensen Ames
- Transporter 3 as Frank Martin
- The Bank Job as Terry Leather
- Truth In 24 as Narrator
2007
- War as Special Agent Jack Crawford
- In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Farmer
2006
- Crank as Chev Chelios
- The Pink Panther as Yves Gluant (uncredited)
2005
- Revolver as Jake Green
- Chaos as Det. Quentin Conners
- Transporter 2 as Frank Martin
- London as Bateman
2004
- Collateral as Airport Man
- Cellular as Ethan
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Italian Job as Handsome Rob
- The New Tom Green Show as Self
2002
- The Transporter as Frank Martin
- Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance as Narrator
2001
- The One as MVA Agent Evan Funsch
- Mean Machine as Monk
- Ghosts of Mars as Sgt. Jericho Butler
- Making 'Snatch' as Self
- Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars as Self
2000
- Snatch as Turkish
- Turn It Up as Mr. B
1998
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as Bacon