Jason Statham
Born July 26, 1967 (Age: 58)
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jason Statham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
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Filmography
The Beekeeper 2
2027
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as Adam Clay
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Age: 59
Shelter
2026
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as Mason
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Age: 58
A Working Man
2025
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as Levon Cade
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Age: 57
The Beekeeper
2024
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as Adam Clay
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Age: 56
Expend4bles
2023
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as Lee Christmas
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Age: 56
Meg 2: The Trench
2023
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as Jonas Taylor
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Age: 56
Fast X
2023
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as Shaw
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Age: 55
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
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as Orson
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Age: 55
F9
2021
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as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Wrath of Man
2021
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as H
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Age: 53
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
2019
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as Deckard Shaw
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Age: 52
The Meg
2018
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as Jonas Taylor
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Age: 51
The Fate of the Furious
2017
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as Deckard Shaw
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Age: 49
Mechanic: Resurrection
2016
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as Arthur Bishop
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Age: 49
Spy
2015
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as Rick Ford
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Age: 47
Furious 7
2015
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as Deckard Shaw
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Age: 47
Wild Card
2015
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as Nick Wild
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Age: 47
The Expendables 3
2014
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as Lee Christmas
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Age: 47
Homefront
2013
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as Phil Broker
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Age: 46
Fast & Furious 6
2013
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as Deckard Shaw (uncredited)
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Age: 45
Hummingbird
2013
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as Joey
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Age: 45
Parker
2013
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as Parker
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Age: 45
The Expendables 2
2012
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as Lee Christmas
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Age: 45
Safe
2012
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as Luke Wright
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Age: 44
Killer Elite
2011
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as Danny Bryce
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Age: 44
Blitz
2011
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as Tom Brant
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Age: 43
Gnomeo & Juliet
2011
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as Tybalt (voice)
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Age: 43
The Mechanic
2011
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as Arthur Bishop
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Age: 43
The Expendables
2010
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as Lee Christmas
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Age: 43
13
2010
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as Jasper
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Age: 42
Crank: High Voltage
2009
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as Chev Chelios
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Age: 41
Transporter 3
2008
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as Frank Martin
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Age: 41
Death Race
2008
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as Jensen Ames
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Age: 41
The Bank Job
2008
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as Terry Leather
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Age: 40
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
2007
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as Farmer
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Age: 40
War
2007
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as Special Agent Jack Crawford
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Age: 40
Crank
2006
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as Chev
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Age: 39
The Pink Panther
2006
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as Yves Gluant (uncredited)
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Age: 38
Revolver
2005
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as Jake Green
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Age: 38
Transporter 2
2005
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as Frank Martin
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Age: 38
Chaos
2005
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as Det. Quentin Conners
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Age: 37
Cellular
2004
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as Ethan
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Age: 37
Collateral
2004
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as Airport Man
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Age: 37
The Italian Job
2003
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as Handsome Rob
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Age: 35
The Transporter
2002
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as Frank Martin
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Age: 35
Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance
2002
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as Narrator
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Age: 34
Mean Machine
2001
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as Monk
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Age: 34
The One
2001
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as MVA Agent Evan Funsch
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Age: 34
Ghosts of Mars
2001
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as Sgt. Jericho Butler
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Age: 34
Snatch
2000
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as Turkish
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Age: 33
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998
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as Bacon
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Age: 31