![]() ![]() However, he has also starred in such commercially and critically unsuccessful films as Revolver (2005), Chaos (2005), In the Name of the King (2007) by Uwe Boll, 13 (2010), Blitz (2011), Killer Elite (2011), Hummingbird (2013), and Wild Card (2015). 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. ![]() The commercial success of these films led him to star as Frank Martin in the Transporter trilogy (2002–08). Statham's past professional history working in market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000). Shortly after, he was asked to model for French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, and Levi's in various advertising campaigns. An avid footballer and diver, he was a member of Britain's national diving team, competing for England in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Typecast as the antihero, he is known for his action-thriller roles and portraying tough, irredeemable, and machiavellian characters.īorn in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, he began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth while working at local market stalls. Jason Statham ( / ˈ s t eɪ θ əm/ born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (2010–present engaged) ![]()
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