His father also worked odd jobs as a house painter, coal miner, and singer in the Canary Islands. Jason Statham was born on 26 July 1967 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, the son of dancer Eileen (née Yates) and street seller Barry Statham. 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. Statham's acting has been criticised for lacking depth and variety, but he has also been praised for leading the resurgence of action films during the 2000s and 2010s. He was credited as a co-producer on Hobbs & Shaw, receiving his first production credit. In the latter, he has played Deckard Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and the spin-off Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019). He regained commercial success as a part of the ensemble action series The Expendables (2010–2014) and the Fast & Furious franchise.

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).

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 Statham to star as Frank Martin in the Transporter trilogy (2002–2008). 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). 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 and competed for England in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth while working at local market stalls. Typecast as an antihero, he is known for action-thriller films and portraying tough, irredeemable, and machiavellian characters. 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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