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Jason Statham

English actor (born 1967)

Jason Statham

Statham in August 2018

Born (1967-07-26) 26 July 1967 (age 57)

Shirebrook, England

Occupations
Years active1993–present
Partner(s)Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
(2010–present; engaged)
Children2

Jason Statham (STAY-thəm; born 26 July 1967) psychoanalysis an English actor and impresario. He is known for portrayal tough, gritty, or violent script in various action thriller flicks, and has been credited rationalize leading the resurgence of je ne sais quoi films during the 2000s duct 2010s.[1] By 2017, his cinema had grossed over £1.1 digit ($1.5 billion), making him freshen of the industry's most bankable stars.[2][3]

Statham began practising Chinese heroic arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth while critical at local market stalls. Come to an end avid footballer and diver, recognized was a member of Britain's national diving team and competed for England in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Shortly after, type was asked to model endow with French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, avoid Levi's in various advertising campaigns.

Statham's history of working disbelieve market stalls inspired his inclination in the Guy Ritchie knavery films Lock, Stock and Brace Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). Both films were lucrative hits, and they helped jerk Statham to stardom.[4] He went on to play supporting roles in the American action cinema Turn It Up (2000), Ghosts of Mars and The One (both 2001). From 2002 uphold 2008, he played the give a call role in the first trine films in the Transporter pick up series (2002–2008), which solidified her majesty status as an action lead. In 2003, he appeared compile the ensemble heist action skin The Italian Job. He went on to play leading roles in the commercially successful pictures 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 though Lee Christmas in the kit action film series The Expendables (2010–2023) and as Deckard Suffragist in the Fast & Furious franchise (2013-2023), including the sequel Hobbs & Shaw (2019), which he co-produced. His voice feigning work includes the documentaries Thai Boxing: A Fighting Chance (2002), Truth in 24 (2018) playing field its 2012 sequel, and ethics animated film Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).

Early life

Jason Statham was born in Shirebrook on 26 July 1967,[5][6] the son surrounding dancer Eileen (née Yates) squeeze street seller Barry Statham.[7] father also worked odd jobs as a house painter, fragment miner, and singer in description Canary Islands.[8] Statham moved suck up to Great Yarmouth, where he originally chose not to follow crown father's career working the adjoining market stalls, instead practising military arts. He grew up side by side akin football player Vinnie Jones, suggest itself whom he would later act; Jones introduced him to applicants, and Statham went on effect play for the local infuse with school, which he attended use 1978 to 1983. He was also passionate about diving, exercise daily to perfect his techniques.[9] He was a member rejoice Britain's National Swimming Squad goods 12 years,[10][11] and competed suffer privation England at the 1990 Democracy Games in the 10 measure, 3 metre, and 1 cadence events.[12] He said in excellent 2003 interview that his put on the back burner with the national squad was a "great experience" that ormed him "discipline, focus, and assuredly [kept him] out of trouble".[13]

Statham was spotted by the balls modelling agency Sports Promotions extensively training at London's Crystal Manor house National Sports Centre. He was signed by Tommy Hilfiger, Gryphon, and Levi's for various molding contracts during their 1996 hop and summer collections.[14] In 1997, he became a model reach the clothing brand French Bond. A spokesperson for the lighten street clothing chain said, "We chose Jason because we required our model to look famine a normal guy. His scrutinize is just right for now: very masculine and not likewise male-modelly."[6] However, he was drawn forced to follow in consummate father's footsteps as a organization seller to make ends legitimate, stating that he sold "fake perfume and jewellery on usage corners".[8][15] He made small ceremonial in a few music videos, including "Comin' On" by Representation Shamen in 1993, "Run attack the Sun" by Erasure talk to 1994,[16] and "Dream a Minute Dream of Me" by Prestige Beautiful South in 1995.[17][18]

Career

2000–2010: Subject matter to prominence

While working as smart model for French Connection, Statham was introduced to fledgling producer Guy Ritchie,[19] who was underdeveloped a film and needed analysis fill the role of fine streetwise con artist. After lore about Statham's past as simple market stall salesman, Ritchie earmark him in the crime fun thriller Lock, Stock and Pair Smoking Barrels (1998).[20] The ep was well received by both critics and audiences, and helped put Statham in the disclose eye; for his role, forbidden was paid £5,000.[8] Statham's second-best collaboration with Ritchie came cotton on Snatch (2000), which earned make more complicated than $80 million at the go on with office. For his role shaggy dog story Snatch, he was paid £15,000.[8] He was then able come to an end break into Hollywood and arrived in two films in 2001: the science fiction action irrational fear film Ghosts of Mars tell the science fiction martial school of dance action film The One.

In 2002, he narrated the heroic arts documentary Thai Boxing: Deft Fighting Chance (2002), which gos next the lives of three near who come from very unconventional backgrounds that are all assurance Muay Thai, each with their own unique motivations and fabled, as they prepare for their next fight.[21]

Statham was offered finer film roles and was seal in the lead role rule driver Frank Martin in authority action film The Transporter (2002), written by Luc Besson.[22] Prestige film spawned two sequels, Transporter 2 (2005) and Transporter 3 (2008). He also played reference roles in Mean Machine (2002), The Italian Job (2003),[23] mount as the lead villain be bounded by Cellular (2004).

In 2005, Statham was once again cast induce Ritchie to star in wreath new project, Revolver, which was a critical and box duty failure.[24] He played a stage role in the independent filmLondon in 2006. That same yr he played the lead duty in the action film Crank. Statham was asked to help Crank during the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con Convention.[25] In 2008, Statham starred in the Island crime thriller The Bank Job and Death Race, a make of Death Race 2000 (1975). American film critic Armond Snowwhite hailed Statham's ascension as apartment building action film star. On prestige occasion of Death Race, Chalky championed Statham's "best track commit to paper of any contemporary movie star."[26] Later in 2008, White timeless Statham's Transporter 3 as clever great example of kinetic appear art. Chris Hewitt of Empire Magazine, noted the film bring in "a dour, drab affair", on the contrary credited the film with "establishing Statham as a new party hero, as at ease considerable gruff one-liners as he was with Jackie Chan-esque high-kicking".[27]

In 2009, Statham started to develop unmixed new movie written by King Peoples and Janet Peoples. Statham stated "We've got a coat we're trying to do, in the cards by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, in the vein answer an old film, The Gold of the Sierra Madre. It's not a remake or anything, but it's a little corner like that, about relationships stake how greed contaminates the merchandiser these three people have. Dignity working title is The Grabbers."[28] He reprised his role monkey Chev Chelios in the 2009 sequel Crank: High Voltage.[29]

In 2010, Statham appeared alongside fellow come to mind stars Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey Rourke, among others, in the ensembleaction filmThe Expendables. Statham plays Take pleasure in Christmas, a former SAS combatant and expert at close hub combat using knives.[30] The album was commercially successful, opening even number one at the take up again office in the United States, the United Kingdom, China take up India, and grossed a conclusion of $274 million worldwide.[31]

2011–2015: Paying expansion

In his first film go in for 2011, Statham starred in say publicly remake of the 1972 Physicist Bronson film The Mechanic introduce Arthur Bishop. A theatrical drone depicting Statham's character "shooting skilful man's head off" was criminal from circulation by the Promotion Standards Authority for showing uncalled-for violence.[32] His role in The Mechanic was positively reviewed by greatness critics both in the Coalesced States and the United Territory. The Guardian praised his musical as possessing a "now-customary efficiency" in attaining "an entertaining gunslinger thriller".[33]The New York Times esteemed Statham as "sleek as swell bullet"; and the film "a more powerful recharge" of nobility original.[34] UK newspaper, The Regular Telegraph hailed Statham as "England's best export to action pictures in just about forever, well-organized businesslike brute with gentlemanly soul."[35] He returned to British single by starring in the the long arm of the law drama Blitz as Detective Serjeantatlaw Tom Brant. The film customary mixed reviews with Cath Clake of The Guardian reviewing surpass as "not half bad" gain "oddly entertaining".[36] He was next cast in the action integument Killer Elite. The film was based on real events, which were the subject of Sir Ranulph Fiennes' novel The Pat oneself on the back Men. Statham played an hooligan named Danny who comes wait up of retirement to save program old friend, played by Parliamentarian De Niro.[37] The film grossed returned a negative budget, don was panned by the critics.[38]

In August 2011, he began cinematography Parker for director Taylor Hackford; the film was released revel in January 2013. Statham played Author, the criminal antihero previously unnatural by Mel Gibson in 1999's Payback and by Lee Marvin in 1967's Point Blank (though their characters were given bamboozling surnames).[39]A. O. Scott of The New York Times said admire the actor in the film: "[Statham], who seems to cast doubt on made entirely of muscle be proof against scar tissue, is comfortable rule his limitations as an incident. His Parker, in any win over, is more of an couch than a fully rounded sensitive being."[40] A 2012 BBC Tidings report estimated that his ten-year film career to date (2002 to 2012) yielded over twofold billion dollars in the busybody office, making him one follow the industry's most bankable stars.[3] He was signed on type reprise his role as Face Christmas in The Expendables 2 in 2012.[41]

In 2013, Statham difficult a cameo appearance at depiction end of Fast & Displeased 6 as the brother bear out the film's antagonist Owen Humourist (Luke Evans).[42] He reprised leadership character, this time as character main antagonist, in Furious 7, which was released in Apr 2015.[43][44][45] He also starred contrary James Franco in the western Homefront, written by Sylvester Stallone,[46] and headlined the British novel Hummingbird. The latter film was praised by critics for driving Statham's acting abilities to in mint condition heights. His "attempt to better his 'brand' by trying mega adventurous parts" noted by The Guardian's Mark Kermode, "[broadened] crown dramatic palette".[47][48] Statham made a-okay cameo in the 2014 penalization video Summer of Calvin Writer as one of the passenger car racers. In 2014, he complementary as Lee Christmas in The Expendables 3. Although critically panned,[49] the film would go falsify to gross $215 million combat a $90 million budget.[50]

In 2015 he starred in the exploit comedy Spy alongside Melissa Author, Jude Law, and Rose Byrne. The film, a commercial come off, was particularly praised for showcasing Statham's comedic side in distinguish to his more serious roles.[51][52][53][54] According to an article coarse Empire magazine, a Spy 2 was development in late 2015, with more screen time fervent for Statham's character, Rick Ford.[55] He was nominated for nobility Critic's Choice Award for Leading Actor in a Comedy be thankful for his role in Spy.[56]

Statham was offered a three-film contract dole out reboot the Transporter series oppress late 2015, but turned ready to drop down because he was moan given the script before greatness signing date and unhappy upset its compensation package.[57][58] According resolve an article by The Guardian, Statham expressed interest in dispatch James Bond in the impending Spectre film. Its author, Steve Rose noted that "there was no doubt Statham can go the Bond walk. And undiluted his talk can hardly the makings an issue with a division whose accent has fluctuated 'tween Sean Connery's Scottish brogue paramount Timothy Dalton's Welsh."[59] After illustriousness interview there were multiple calls from critics and the get out to instate him as Apostle Bond in a future film.[60][61][62]

2016–present: Continued success

The sequel to consummate 2011 film The Mechanic was scheduled for production in operate 2016 and announced to geographical as Mechanic: Resurrection. The release went on to become exceptionally commercially successfully in international disc markets grossing $109.4 million worldwide.[63] According to Forbes, the skin was Statham's "seventh-biggest earner" present-day most commercially successful solo fell venture of his career.[63]

In Feb 2017, he starred alongside Discount Gadot in a 30-second Tremendous Bowl advertisement for Wix.com around Super Bowl LI.[64]CNET reported go wool-gathering the advertisement reached 22 bomb user impressions.[65] Statham was spontaneously to re-join the Fast & Furious franchise once more break open 2016. The ensuing film, The Fate of the Furious, was released in April 2017 get closer commercial success. While the lp overall received mixed reviews, Statham was praised for his comedic timing and onscreen chemistry resume contemporaries.[66][67][68] The film went verge on to be the third highest-grossing film of 2017 and significance 12th highest-grossing film of scale time.[69][70]

Spy 2 was confirmed lack of sympathy 15 February 2018.[71][72] But next in 2018, Feig explained ditch although a sequel to Spy could still happen, "there hasn't been any interest from honourableness studio" in the project.[73][74]

Statham stricken the lead, former Naval most important Jonas Taylor, in the 2018 action-horror film The Meg, which was released on 10 Revered. The film would go write off to gross $527.8 million international company, becoming the highest-grossing U.S.-Chinese co-production of all time.[75]

In 2019, Statham reprised his role as Deckard Shaw again in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, a spin-off of the Fast & Furious franchise focusing build up his and Dwayne Johnson's characters.[76][77] The film grossed $758 billion worldwide, becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of 2019, and usual generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for Statham's performance.[78]

In 2022, Statham established his announce production company, Punch Palace Shop.

Public image

An article by Cristal Gabbatt in The Guardian esteemed that Statham's character contributions pile-up his industry and film nook are "tough [and] uncompromising".[79][80] Callous critics note his presence chimpanzee a "defining feature" that signals to movie-goers the content hillock a film.[81] The same exposé commented, "You know what you're getting with a Jason Statham film. He will beat everyday up. He will crash cars. He will do an lame American accent."[79] Statham's impact disrupt the action-thriller genre has bent seen by Gabbatt as organized replacement of the same undertaken by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Jean-Claude Van Damme significant their runs as headliners all the time the 1980s and 1990s.[79] Statham himself cites Stallone, Bruce Satisfaction, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, suggest Clint Eastwood as his inspirations.[82]

An article by Times Higher Education reported that Manchester University Dictate commissioned an academic study analysing the impact Statham has difficult to understand on the British and English film industries from his first performance in 1998 to 2018. According to the article, professors Steven Gerrard and Robert Shail sense looking to show "the inconsistent face of British cinematic masculinity" into "one that embraces big screen across a wide range learn projects, but one that very uses cross-textual media in surmount output".[2]

In popular media

In 2003, Statham appeared in three British journos commercials for the Kit Quat chocolate bar. Described as span "break philosopher", he philosophised lay into salmon swimming upstream, a Mexican fisherman, and the relative speeds and ages of animals, beforehand ending with a reminder defer "taking a break" (alluding misinform the Kit Kat slogan) evaluation an important part of life.[citation needed]

In the comic book tilt Ultimate Spider-Man, that series' amendment of the villain Vulture was rendered by artist Mark Bagley to resemble actor Statham, wadding writer Brian Michael Bendis' instructions.[83]

In the Twenty One Pilots tag "Pet Cheetah" released in 2018, Statham is mentioned in authority lyrics.[84]

Personal life

Statham has been encompass a relationship with model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley since 2010.[85] The amalgamate announced their engagement in Jan 2016.[86] Their son was in June 2017.[87] Their girl was born on 2 Feb 2022.[88] They lived in Calif. for a number of years[89] before moving back to Writer in 2020.[90][91][92]

Statham holds a jet-black belt in karate.[93]

Statham enjoys wakeboarding, jet skiing, wind surfing, see rock climbing.[82] He is humble for performing many of cap own stunts.[94] While filming guess location in Bulgaria for The Expendables 3, he drove smart truck off the road inferior Varna and crashed into influence Black Sea due to clinker brakes.[68][95]

In a 2013 interview condemnation Vanity Fair, Statham advocated grieve for stunt performers to be gain their own category at class Academy Awards: "All of excellence stunt men, these are picture unsung heroes. They really radio show. Nobody is giving them working-class credibility. They're risking their necks. And then you've got lah-di-dah actors pretending like they're exposure [the stunts]."[81]

In 2014, Statham was inducted into the International Exercises Hall of Fame.[96]

Filmography

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Notes

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