Jason Statham
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
Credits
- 2026 · Fast X: Part 2 as Deckard Shaw
- 2025 · Levon's Trade as Levon Cade
- 2024 · Fortress 3 as Robert
- 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 Man in Airport
- 2003 · The New Tom Green Show as Self
- 2003 · The Italian Job as Handsome Rob
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · The Transporter as Frank Martin
- 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
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 2024 · Mutiny as Cole Reed
- 2024 · Untitled Baltasar Kormákur/Jason Statham movie as Mason