Jason Statham
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Jason Statham (born 12 Septembe is an English actor and former diver, known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie crime films Revolver, Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Statham appeared in supporting roles in several American films, such as The Italian Job, as well as playing the lead role in The Transporter, Death Race, Crank, The Bank Job and War (opposite martial arts star Jet Li). Statham also appeared alongside established action film actors Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren in The Expendables. He usually performs his own fight scenes and stunts.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels | Bacon | Film debut |
| 2000 | Snatch | Turkish | |
| Turn It Up | Mr. B | ||
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars | Sgt. Jericho Butler | |
| The One | MVA Agent Evan Funsch | first time partnered with Jet Li | |
| Mean Machine | Monk | ||
| 2002 | The Transporter | Frank Martin | |
| 2003 | The Italian Job | Handsome Rob | |
| 2004 | Collateral | Airport Man | Cameo appearance |
| Cellular | Ethan Greer | First film to appear as a villain | |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 | Frank Martin | |
| Revolver | Jake Green | ||
| London | Bateman | ||
| 2006 | Chaos | Det. Quentin Conners | |
| The Pink Panther | Yves Gluant | Uncredited role | |
| Crank | Chev Chelios | ||
| 2007 | War | FBI Agent John Crawford | second time partnered with Jet Li |
| 2008 | The Bank Job | Terry Leather | |
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Farmer Daimon | ||
| Death Race | Jensen Garner "Frankenstein" Ames | ||
| Transporter 3 | Frank Martin | ||
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Chev Chelios | |
| 2010 | 13 | Jasper Bagges | |
| The Expendables | Lee Christmas | third time partnered with Jet Li | |
| 2011 | The Mechanic | Arthur Bishop | |
| Gnomeo & Juliet | Tybalt | Voice | |
| Blitz | Detective Sergeant Tom Brant | ||
| Killer Elite | Danny Bryce | ||
| 2012 | Safe | Luke Wright | |
| The Expendables 2 | Lee Christmas | filming, fourth time partnered with Jet Li |
Box office performance
Since 1998, Statham has appeared in over twenty films. Several have been box office hits, such as Snatch and The Bank Job. He has starred in two film series, The Transporter and Crank. The films he has been in have grossed a total of more than $1 billion USD at the box office, with the highest individual film being The Expendables.
