Name
Jason Statham
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1967-07-26 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
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).
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- 1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as Bacon
- 2000 Snatch as Turkish
- 2001 Ghosts of Mars as Sgt. Jericho Butler
- 2007 In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale as Farmer
- 2006 Crank as Chev
- 2007 War as Crawford
- 2002 The Transporter as Frank Martin
- 2008 Death Race as Jensen Ames
- 2001 The One as MVA Agent Evan Funsch
- 2005 Revolver as Jake Green
- 2005 Chaos as Det. Quentin Conners
- 2005 London as Bateman
- 2008 The Bank Job as Terry Leather
- 2004 Cellular as Ethan
- 2005 Transporter 2 as Frank Martin
- 2010 The Expendables as Lee Christmas
- 2003 The Italian Job as Handsome Rob
- 2011 The Mechanic as Arthur Bishop
- 2001 Mean Machine as Monk
- 2000 Turn It Up as Mr. B
- 2008 Transporter 3 as Frank Martin
- 2009 Crank: High Voltage as Chev Chelios
- 2010 13 as Jasper
- 2008 Truth In 24 as Narrator
- 2011 Killer Elite as Danny Bryce
- 2012 Safe as Luke Wright
- 2011 Blitz as Tom Brant
- 2012 The Expendables 2 as Lee Christmas
- 2010 Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self
- 2013 Hummingbird as Joey
- 2013 Parker as Parker
- 2014 The Expendables 3 as Lee Christmas
- 2013 Homefront as Phil Broker
- 2015 Spy as Rick Ford
- 2023 Fast X as Shaw
- 2015 Wild Card as Nick Wild
- 2025 A Working Man as Levon Cade
- 2015 Furious 7 as Deckard Shaw
- 2001 Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars as Self
- 2017 The Fate of the Furious as Deckard Shaw
- 2001 Making 'Snatch' as Self
- 2023 Sly as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2011 Gnomeo & Juliet as Tybalt (voice)
- 2012 Truth In 24 II: Every Second Counts as Narrator (voice)
- 2023 Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King as Self (archive footage)
- 2026 Mutiny as Cole Reed
- 2026 Shelter as Mason
- 2018 The Meg as Jonas Taylor
- 2016 Mechanic: Resurrection as Arthur Bishop
- 2019 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Deckard Shaw
- 2021 Wrath of Man as H
- 2023 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre as Orson Fortune
- 2006 The Pink Panther as Yves Gluant (uncredited)
- 2023 Meg 2: The Trench as Jonas Taylor
- 2013 Fast & Furious 6 as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
- 2021 F9 as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
- 2023 Expend4bles as Lee Christmas
- 2024 The Beekeeper as Adam Clay
- 2004 Collateral as Airport Man
- 2027 The Beekeeper 2 as Adam Clay
- 2002 Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance as Narrator
- 2028 Viva la Madness as X
- 2027 Jason Statham Stole My Bike as Jason Statham
- Soon John Doe as Man With No Name
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 The New Tom Green Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2024 Conan O'Brien Must Go ( 1 episode ) as Deckard Shaw (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1993 Raw ( 1 episode ) as Self
