1967-07-26 Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, UK
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.
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Fast X: Part 2 | Deckard Shaw | 2025-04-03 |
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Levon's Trade | Levon Cade | 2025-01-17 |
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The Beekeeper | Adam Clay | 2024-01-08 |
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Orson Fortune | 2023-01-04 |
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Expend4bles | Lee Christmas | 2023-09-15 |
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Meg 2: The Trench | Jonas Taylor | 2023-08-02 |
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Fast X | Deckard Shaw | 2023-05-17 |
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Jean-Claude Van Damme, coup sur coup | Self (archive footage) | 2023-03-17 |
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Sly | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-09-16 |
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Wrath of Man | H | 2021-04-22 |
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F9 | Deckard Shaw (uncredited) | 2021-05-19 |
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Deckard Shaw | 2019-08-01 |
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The Meg | Jonas Taylor | 2018-08-09 |
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The Fate of the Furious | Deckard Shaw | 2017-04-12 |
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Mechanic: Resurrection | Arthur Bishop | 2016-08-25 |
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Wild Card | Nick Wild | 2015-01-14 |
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Furious 7 | Deckard Shaw | 2015-04-01 |
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Spy | Rick Ford | 2015-05-06 |
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The Expendables 3 | Lee Christmas | 2014-08-07 |
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Homefront | Phil Broker | 2013-11-12 |
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Fast & Furious 6 | Deckard Shaw (uncredited) | 2013-05-21 |
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Hummingbird | Joey Jones | 2013-05-07 |
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Parker | Parker | 2013-01-23 |
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The Expendables 2 | Lee Christmas | 2012-08-08 |
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Safe | Luke Wright | 2012-04-16 |
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Truth In 24 II: Every Second Counts | Narrator (voice) | 2012-05-22 |
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The Mechanic | Arthur Bishop | 2011-01-13 |
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Gnomeo & Juliet | Tybalt (voice) | 2011-01-13 |
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Blitz | Tom Brant | 2011-05-20 |
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Killer Elite | Danny | 2011-09-22 |
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The Expendables | Lee Christmas | 2010-08-03 |
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13 | Jasper | 2010-03-12 |
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' | Self | 2010-11-14 |
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Direct Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | 2009-05-19 |
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Crank: High Voltage | Chev Chelios | 2009-04-16 |
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Death Race | Jensen Ames | 2008-08-22 |
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The Bank Job | Terry Leather | 2008-02-28 |
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Truth In 24 | Narrator | 2008-11-06 |
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Transporter 3 | Frank Martin | 2008-11-26 |
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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Farmer | 2007-11-29 |
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War | Special Agent Jack Crawford | 2007-08-24 |
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The Pink Panther | Yves Gluant (uncredited) | 2006-02-10 |
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Crank | Chev Chelios | 2006-08-31 |
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Chaos | Det. Quentin Conners | 2005-01-17 |
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Revolver | Jake Green | 2005-09-11 |
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Transporter 2 | Frank Martin | 2005-08-03 |
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London | Bateman | 2005-09-03 |
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Cellular | Ethan | 2004-09-06 |
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Collateral | Man in Airport | 2004-08-04 |
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The Italian Job | Handsome Rob | 2003-05-30 |
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The Transporter | Frank Martin | 2002-10-02 |
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Ghosts of Mars | Sgt. Jericho Butler | 2001-08-24 |
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Mean Machine | Monk | 2001-12-26 |
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Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars | Self | 2001-12-04 |
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The One | MVA Agent Evan Funsch | 2001-11-02 |
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Making 'Snatch' | Self | 2001-07-03 |
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Snatch | Turkish | 2000-09-01 |
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Turn It Up | Mr. B | 2000-09-06 |
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Bacon | 1998-08-28 |
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